Natalie and Owen

One fear that Kristin and I had when we talked about having a second child was how Natalie would deal with a brother and sister, and how she would treat him/her. Throughout the pregnancy we tried to teach Natalie how she could help us and help her brother. She has always been interested in listening how she can be a helper. As we got closer to Owen being born, we still didn't know if all of our work was going to pay off, or if she would not like her little brother.

I am proud to report that Natalie has been the best Big Sister to Owen! She is constantly asking to hold him, or sing to him, or kiss on him. She can be a little rough at times, but I just don't think she understands how fragile a 1 week old can be.

That's not to say that Natalie has not been trying to get our attention by acting out, but we were expecting that, and it hasn't been bad at all. The best story I can share about Natalie adjusting to Owen coming home was two nights ago...

Natalie had a bad dream and came to our bed. She quickly climbed up and fell asleep between us. In short order, Owen was up and screaming in our room. At first, Natalie covered her eyes with one hand, and pet Owen's hair with her other to try and calm him down. She then progressed to covering up both of her ears because the screaming got a little too loud for her. She never complained, never asked him to stop crying, she just controlled what she could and tried to stay asleep.

Here are a few recent pictures of Natalie with her brother:

Coming Home

Owen and mom came home today from the hospital. Owen is still either eating, sleeping, or pooping. Mom is now trying to rest back up, since she has had a few long days. Our hospital "encourages" the parents to keep their baby in the room with them all the time. And by "encourage" we mean refusing to take the baby at 2 in the morning in the nursery, even for 30 minutes. Oh well, I guess too many people have abused the system.

The other big highlight of the day was getting a parking ticket for parking in the fire lane in front of the hospital. The fire lane that is beyond the 15 minute parking (which was full with overnight guests), and is no where near the building. If they had to use this lane to fight a fire, they may need to bring a golf cart to escort the firemen to the building. I REALLY want to show up to court next week and dispute my ticket, because the hospital does not provide enough parking to pick up patients. The fine is $15, which is low enough to not waste my time with going to the courthouse, but high enough to get a steady revenue from the ferocious and highly dangerous hospital patients trying to leave.....okay, enough about that...

Here is a few pictures we took when we got home. G-Ma makes the blog again!

More Video

I added a video from Day 3. Here is the link.

It is now Day 4 and we should be coming home. Owen and Kristin are getting checked out by the doctors one last time before they let us go home. Hopefully I can add some pictures tomorrow from our house!

Day 3

We have made it to Day 3 and Owen and mom are still doing great. Natalie is having fun with G-Ma and is looking forward to coming to seeing Owen again this afternoon. We should be coming home tomorrow, but may stay until Saturday. Here are a few more pictures:

First off, Owen would like to send a shout-out to his peeps, WAZZAAP!!

 

A few of you have asked about Owen's hands and feet. They are long and skinny.

 

 

Owen still sleeps almost all day, so this is probably what he looks like as you are reading the blog:

 

Natalie Sees Owen for the First Time

Here is a video that I captured while G-Ma held Natalie as they saw Owen for the first time. To view the video you must have a username and password. Give me a call or send me an email and I will give you the info.

Link to Video

Owen, Day 2

Mom and Owen are still doing great. We got a few hours of sleep, which we are thankful for. Owen has not fussed much, only when he wants to eat, or needs to burp, or has a dirty diaper. We are waiting for Natalie and G-Ma to come and visit.

Check out all this hair!!

 

 

Link to all pictures

Owen James Luttrell is here!

 

Owen was born at 11:01 AM Eastern time this morning. Owen weighs 9 lbs 5 oz and is 21 1/2 inches long. Mom and baby are doing great. Owen has slept most of the day and mom is looking forward to sleeping as well. G-Ma is holding Owen right now, and enjoying her new grandson. Natalie keeps asking to hold Owen and wanting to take him home.