We're home! Now what?...

The day we have been waiting for! January 16th, 2006 we brought our little pink bundle of joy home! How exciting, right? Well, yes, but I had been gone so long that home, didn't feel like home anymore. I actually missed the hospital because that was where I had spent the past two months. Still, to this day when I go to St. Cloud, I feel a little "at home". Steve was comfortable at home because he had been commuting every few days back and forth, but I hadn't. After we had been home for a while, Steve had to go check on things at the farm. There we were, Aubrey and I sitting on the couch wondering what to do! I know it sounds silly, but I had no clue what to do! I had a little bit of anxiety about being in my own home! I was pumping every two to three hours, so that kept me busy. Aubrey was sleeping most of the time, so I slept too. I felt like I wanted to watch her every second just to make sure she was breathing.

We actually were/are very lucky with Aubrey's sleep schedule. She has pretty much slept through the night since a few weeks after we got her home. Please don't hate me ladies, but I never had the "sleep deprivation" I hear so many suffer from! Thank you Aubrey! Weeew! I am a sleeper, so I'm sure our next child (if we are blessed with one) will keep me up all night just for saying that! (lol) There was only one night I had to put her in the car and drive around the gravel road.

We soon fell into our routine and things have been great ever since! Aubrey is now 27 months old! I like to call her my lil' Drama Queen, so if you hear me refer to her as "DQ" that is what I mean ;) I am so utterly in love with this girl. I don't remember what life was like before we had her. From this point on in this blog, I will be sharing stories and milestones. Steve and I plan on trying to go through in Vito again in the next year, so you will have to stay tuned for that whole process! Thanks for following us through our journey!