The First Caroline Outing

Let me start off by saying that it didn’t go as anticipated, “imagine that”. Caroline’s pediatrician appointment was at 1:50 on July 10. Amy decided that it would be a good idea to start getting ready very early to give us enough time to get things accomplished, i.e. shower, shave, get paper work and bags ready. Well, it’s about 1:47 now and we’re not even in the car yet, dogs need to go to the bathroom and guess what, Caroline just spit up about 2 oz of colostrum all over her new, clean outfit; to say the least, we were late.

She LOVES her car rides, only when were moving though, god forbid we ever come to a stand still. We all arrive safely to the clinic, check in and wait for about 60 minutes before were all called back. Then we get to wait another 30 minutes unit the doctor showes up, so frustrating. Caroline weighed in at a whopping 6lbs 7oz only losing 7oz from birth, which to my understanding is great. She had a little notable jaundice, which is measured through the blood and to get the blood Caroline needed to be pricked on the base of her foot, the way she reacted you would of though the doctor just amputated it, it was heart breaking. As we waited for the results, she started rooting and doing her, “I call it”, the bird face, waiting for a worm from mama, she was hungry. We’re still waiting for the milk to come in so were supplementing formula for the mean time. I went down to the clinics store to get some bottled water, a .99 cent bag of white cheddar popcorn and a bottle of cherry coke. We were not aware this was going to be lunch at the time. I get back up there to feed Caroline and Amy, by this time the doctor shows up with the results and lets us know she is OK, and to bring her back in a couple of days for another weight check.

So we start to pack things up and proceed to put on a clean outfit and diaper. As Amy puts her clothes on I am cleaning her up, wiping her bottom, getting the new diaper ready and just as I open the desitin cream she decides that its time to pee everywhere, its going up her back soaking in to her new outfit, dripping on the floor, and saturating that white paper stuff on the bench she was sitting on. Of course this just couldn't be enough for us very noticeable first time parents, but some how she was able to get her tiny little hands all in the desitin cream and rub it in her ears, nose, hair, and body. It’s just amazing what can happen in a matter of seconds.

Now after that escapade she has no more clean cloths, so we had to wrap her up in a baby blanket and put her in the car seat with just a diaper on. If I were to guess, Caroline has about 200 hundred outfits she can wear in her closet and she’s going home with nothing on, this just goes to show no matter how well prepared you think you are for any situation, your not.

So, all-in-all, the first outing was unexpected and something we will never forget.