Getting Settled at Home

Well, we have finally gotten settled enough at home for another update. We had many visitors at the hospital, including many of our close friends, my mom, step-dad, dad and grandparents. Leanne's mom, Kathy, flew into town Monday afternoon and came straight to the hospital to see her new grandson. There is a really nice photo of the two new Grandmothers at the link below.
We got to come home Tuesday morning from the hospital. No issues getting packed up, but Riley didn't really like his car seat at first. Once we got in the car and started driving he settled right down. The only thing we were at all worried about was introducing the two dogs to the new family addition. For all of you that don't know our dogs, calling them high energy would be an understatement. I came home for a visit the night before so that Bella and Gunner could see me briefly and so I could let them smell a blanket with Riley's scent. We let Leanne come in first without the baby so the dogs could get out some of their excitement in seeing her after a few days. After they settled a little bit I came in with Riley. They were very curious at first, then seemed to lose interest until Riley started making some noise and crying. They immediately seemed to show some sense of concern for the crying baby. We have some great photos of Gunner getting up close and personal.
Leanne's milk came in early Wednesday morning and since then Riley has been feeding great. We have been getting a good routine down with me on diaper duty, and of course Leanne on feeding duty. We are still trying to figure out how to maximize our sleeping, which of course will be a long process. Kathy has been a great help around the house, so we don't have to worry about things like dishes, etc.
On Thursday we made our first outing to take Riley to his first Pediatrician's appointment. They said everything was great and he has gained 2 ounces after being born. He should continue to gain an ounce a day.
It has been a strange and exciting adjustment but we are getting used to being parents. Keep checking back for more updates, and check out some more photos here and here.