Coming home

On the way out of the hospital we got curious and smiling looks from everybody around. Even for strangers, seeing a new life must be really special. It filled us with joy also.

First time driving a car with a newborn baby was a bit scary. The car seat was for newlyborns, however he looked so incredibly small in there, too small! And he would just slump together like a sack with his head everywhere, and it would look uncomfortable. After some fussing, we managed to get the seat belt on. But this head... We came up with the idea of supporting his head on some cloth so he wouldn't look so distressed.

Daddy cannot remember ever having driven so carefully. And military experience made us take "technical stop" a couple of times to check out the cargo, adjust any straps etc. Baby was fast asleep and everything looked dandy.

We had been getting communications from home that our arrival was expected and restlessly awaited. When we pulled into the driveway grandparents, 3 in number, came out to welcome us. This felt really special, everybody was just smiles.
Upon entering the house, everything looked a lot more tidy than when we left, and it smelled of freshly cleaned floors everywhere. There were some fun stories of the cleaning cooperation project between parties who did not share a common language.

The first order of business was to eat dinner! We were very hungry, despite having had dinner at the hospital only a couple of hours earlier. And then there's a party. There were napkins with "Happy Birthday" on them, the coffee table was set with cakes and candies, the playpen was decorated with balloons, there were gifts... definitely a birthday party alright.

However, after a hard ordeal, a long day with new experience for us all, tiredness overtook us, and we started preparing for bed.

Preparing for bed is one thing, going through with it quite another. Magnus felt he had had more than enough of new experiences for the day, so upon being put in his new bed, he would have none of it. He cried LOUDLY for several hours. Nobody in the house slept until he quieted down around 5am... but by then it was nice to sleep for young and old. Another day over.