Settling in

'Settling' might be a bit optimistic I guess, but things are going alright. Sleep levels are about what you'd expect, and he seems to be calming down a little more consistently with each passing night. A midwife came and checked on us the first three days we were home, and she came back again today to weigh him. He's gained a little weight after making the transition to our place, so it looks like we're really on the right track now. We found out today that his buddy from the ward (born on the same day, next to each other in transitional care) went home yesterday too, so good news all around. Here are a bunch of pictures.

He's not yet helpful at science :
crazy eyes before feeding time:tired out or happy after feeding:
exploring his city:
not thrilled about getting a clean set of pants:

Side notes:
Tomorrow night would have been our final antenatal class, where I would have had to act out calming down a doll that was crying or something. It amuses us to keep track of stuff like that.

We're extremely grateful for all the notes, comments, emails etc. we've gotten over the last several weeks, and someday soon we'll get caught up with you all a little more personally.

Midwives delivered Calvin, helped care for him at the hospital, and came to our house (four times this week!) to make sure we were ok once we were back here with him. Midwives are amazing, and May 5th is International Midwives day. If you see any, recognize them!