Photo An Hour / Thursday, 13th June

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9.30 am Romy's second breakfast for the morning. Rather than get up when Luke did after her first breakfast bottle, Romy & I slept in and started our day much later than usual

10.30 am After her feed, Luke bathed Romy while I had a shower and got ready for the day. I was so impressed with her outfit that I let her help me choose my outfit for the day

11.30 am Our washing has accumulated after a good couple of wet days. I did a spot of washing while Luke picked up some breakfast supplies and coffees

12.30 pm We had a delicious scrambled egg brunch with a side of cream cheese and bagel. Romy decided she wanted brunch too, so we had to take turns eating our meal

1.30 pm After brunch and a quick tidy up, we bundled Romy up and took her out for coffee and blueberry cheesecake at one of our new favourite cafes. It was such a nice afternoon to be out in the sun after a so much rain, unfortunately our back yard was in the process of being dug up for plumbing purposes so we had to go else where for some sun rays

2.30 pm A trip to the health food store to pick up some essential oils to arm us for Romy's 'witching hour'. She has been really unsettled the past couple of nights in the early evening and we've had lots of recommendations for lavender oil to calm her down

3.30 pm We went to my parents house to use my Mum's hair cutting stuff. I think I did a pretty good job of shaving Luke's head. I do realise this requires little skill, but I did manage to cut his head last time

4.30 pm After Luke's hair cut we waited around for my Mum to finish work so she could see Romy. After hugs we made our way to the shops to pick up some dinner ingredients (my phone ran out of battery mid visit so I didn't manage to get a photo of this hour)

5.30 pm We came home, packed away our groceries, and settled with cups of tea and old 90's sitcoms Sabrina, The Teenage Witch & Friends before Luke made dinner

7.30 pm Luke made a quinoa fattoush for dinner, and we were actually able to eat the entire meal together without Romy gate crashing

8.30 pm After dinner hugs and episodes of Modern Family

Our First Week Home

Hot, hearty breakfasts

Morning meals with Luke

Getting organised with lists

Expressing milk

Constant time keeping

And looking at this little face

It has been just over a week since we brought Romy home. Our first night was a little rough, the complete darkness & silence at night unsettled her as our bedroom was unlike the noisy nights in the hospital with the fluorescent lights. I woke up to find her in our bed snuggled up to Luke, which has been one of the best things I have ever woken up to by far. Our days together have all been much of the same thing, only we get more organised each morning. Our house is two stories, so while I'm still on the mend I'm keeping my trips upstairs to just one a day. In the mornings Luke brings everything we'll need for the day downstairs and we set up our lounge room ready for a day of napping, nursing, expressing & feeding. After we've dressed for the day, fed Romy her breakfast & bathed her, Luke makes us breakfast and we sit down together and enjoy our first quiet moment of the day. During my stay in hospital by the time I got around to having my breakfast it was generally cold and I was constantly being interrupted by nurses, so I either had to eat it super quickly or not at all. To say it has been really nice to just sit and enjoy a meal eaten off a plate with someone at a table, would be an understatement!