The Next Day

Well, it was a very interesting night.  Nurses coming in, what seemed like every other hour, and feedings all through the night.  Karin was in a lot of pain throughout the night.  The Vicadin did not work real well overnight. 

Today, Karin's doctor put her on some stronger pain killers, and they seem to be working very well.  This morning was very interesting.  We got about a dozen visits from what I have dubbed the "Cavalcade of Knowledge".  Apparently, St. Joseph's lines up experts of all sorts at your door to come tell you how to be a good parent and not injure your child.  This experts included the anesthesiologist, several people who claimed to be experts on breast feeding, the pediatrician, a photographer, and a woman who I think was trying to convince me that I may not be the father.  Needless to say, we were happy when people quit coming in.  The best part was about halfway through, they decided knocking was not needed.  That made things real interesting.

Karin is doing a lot better now on the new pain killers.  She is moving around a lot better, and was able to get quite a long nap in this afternoon.  I have not. 

Morgan is doing well.  She has been feeding regularly, and apparently we are the talk of the nursery because we have "3 poopy diapers and 1 peepee diaper".  This is a good thing, although I am thinking in about a week or so, I will fail to realize the value. 

If things continue to improve, we will probably be discharged tomorrow, and be back home.  I am looking forward to this, as my "home" now consist of an 18" wide by 6' long vinyl bench.

While my sense of humor has seemed to returned amid the hours of lost sleep, this has been an amazing experience.  All in all, everything has gone very well.  Karin has done a great job and is a terrific mother. 

Keep checking back for updates, and I will try to get some more pictures up soon.  (Karin has high standards for the quality of pictures posted to the world wide web.  Unfortunately, these standards are not widely available in a hospital, post-pardom environment.)