There's no place like home :)

After six days at the hospital we were ready to go home. It was exciting and a little nerve racking all at the same time. I felt like we had been spoiled at the Clinique Generale-Beaulieu and now we were about to be all on our own with our little one.

We had one final check from my doctor and from the pediatrician. Madeleine also had her picture taken for the official hospital birth announcement (just click on April 2008 to view). Even though we couldn't get her to stay awake, it is still a cute picture. In the afternoon Mrs. Kofi came to pick us up. Installing the car seat turned out to be a little more challenging than we thought, but eventually we got it secured so Maddie was safe and sound on the way home.

G had taken two weeks off and it was great that he was around the entire week after we came home from the hospital. We had a sage-femme (or midwife) who came out to our place every day for the first week. Our sage-femme, Sadrine was a life saver! She helped us out so much, weighing Maddie every day, helping me with breastfeeding issues, and simply being there to answer all of our questions.

One of the things the nurses at the hospital told me was to get out and about as soon as possible. The more I was able to get out and walk the better. So on our first full day home we walked to the Paquis for ice cream and then we walked back along the lake. Those first few days at home were fantastic, we were all settling into our new life together. Although we aren't getting too much sleep these days, we are just so happy to have our little girl home with us.

Thanks for everything! Our little family is heading home.


Is that Miss Suisse Romande? No, it's our ride home, Mrs. Kofi!


Madeleine slept the whole way.


Settling in at home.