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We're back at home after being discharged from the hospital. We are totally exhausted! Madeline has her clocks backwards and is apparently a wonderfully calm daytime baby and a very fussy nighttime baby. After an all-night labor and two nights of crying Baby, we are operating on very very little sleep. Jessica is trying to nap now in anticipation of another tough night, while I am trying to keep Madeline from waking her.

Sierra (our dog) met Madeline for the first time today and while I think she didn't know what to make of the baby at first (friend to sniff, chew toy, unidentified object?), after a couple hours, when Sierra saw a breast feeding session, followed shortly by us rocking a screaming baby, a sudden wave of realization (and anxiety) swept across her face and now she appears to be guarding her.

We have a bunch of stuff to unpack, unwrap, and set up still. Plus, the hospital gave us a whole bunch of pads, cloths, diapers, formula, and some other various goodies we are using to make our changing and feeding stations better! We learned a lot from the nurses in the hospital!