Leaving the Hospital and First Week at Home

Here is Corbin in his car seat for the very first time. It was so nice to have him in there after spending a lot of time picking the perfect one out, taking the car seat safety course, and having it inspected by the Pennsylvania State Police Barracks. It was so exciting to take him home for the very first time!

Daddy is carrying Corbin into the house for the first time as Mommy hobbles in behind him. I couldn't carry anything heavier than Corbin's body weight for at least the first six weeks after surgery so George had to carry him in his car seat. After we brought him into the house, we put up "It's a Boy" signs outside announcing his birth!

Corbin was snuggling in the boppy our first night home waiting for Mommy and Daddy as they got ready for bed. He just looked too cute!!

What a cutie patootie all snuggled in the boppy asleep. It cracks me up that he was holding his fingers, even while asleep.

Hospital Pictures

Here is Corbin's "professional" hospital picture. They tried to take a picture of him on the rolling bassinet that they had but he wanted to snuggle with Mommy and Daddy! This picture of Corbin was actually taken while Corbin was snuggling with Daddy. He looks so much like his handsome papa in this picture.

Here Corbin is being held by Aunt Beki. He was so sleepy!

It was sooooooo sweet to watch Daddy and Corbin snuggle together in the hospital. Corbin was asleep all cuddled next to Daddy. Snuggling is one of our favorite family activities still to this date (except Corbin is much more active and doesn't stay still as long as he did back then).

Pictures From When Corbin Came to Our Room

Yay! My first time holding my handsome little guy. I was exhausted (and on some heavy pain medication by this point) but I loved every minute of it.

George's mom took this picture of Corbin so that she could share it with everyone. This picture was taken three hours after he was born. He was all bathed, swaddled, and very sleepy!

Corbin in his bassinet. He was such a little peanut!

George's First Time Holding Corbin and Announcing His Birth to Our Family and Friends

Daddy and His Little Man! I know that both George and I were very shook up about having the emergency surgery. I was so thankful that George was able to be in the room with me (after I was all numbed up and cut open, of course). When we heard Corbin's first cry, it was like music to our ears. I immediately welled up with tears because I was so ecstatic that he was here!

Daddy Admiring His Little Guy! After looking at George's baby pictures and looking at Corbin as a newborn, I am in awe of the similarities between the two. I always wanted a little boy that looked like my handsome husband - and I got one! What a gift from God!

The waiting room was filled with anxious people wanting to know what was going on. All that they knew was that I was having an emergency c-section and that everything was okay. I am sure that they knew that everything was NOT okay otherwise I wouldn't have needed the surgery. So, when George went out to the waiting room, I am sure that everyone was relieved to know that the baby and I were doing just fine. However, I wanted to be present when he announced to everyone the baby's name. That was one tough secret to keep quiet!!!

Corbin Joshua in the nursery. His temperature was slightly low so he was there under the warmer for quite some time. It was about three hours after he was born before I could really hold him. Then I didn't want to let him go...

The Evening of Corbin's Birth

When we went to the hospital, we thought that we were going for a routine induction. We had no idea what we were really in for! Since Corbin's heart rate was really high and would not come down, they decided to do a c-section. As it turns out, the cord was wrapped around his feet and he was kicking, trying to get it off. The funny thing is that he is a kicker and a dancer now. He is always moving his feet. I guess that we were getting a glimpse into who our little man is!

I was scared to death of the c-section because I have never had surgery before. The funny thing is that in between all of my convulsions (because I was terrified), calling our family and letting them know that the baby was going to be arriving very shortly, and being catheterized, we were still taking pictures! We almost left the digital camera in the car because we figured it would be a while before Corbin arrived - but he was here within 3 short hours of arriving at the hospital.

This was actually my second glimpse at our little angel. The first glimpse was when they peeked him over top of the blue tarp immediately after they pulled him out. Here he was at least wiped off and warm. After they put him on my chest and let me kiss him (I didn't know that my hands were tied down at the time so I couldn't have touched him if I wanted to), they let George hold him. Then, they whisked Corbin off to the nursery to weigh and measure him. He was 8 lbs even and 20 inches long.

Here the nurse is letting me get a glimpse of our baby. He looks like a mini version of George!

Love at first sight...

Kissing my little pumpkin...