Olivia Comes Home

First, we would like to thank all those that helped us out during our hospital stay. Amy Hrdy came in and was a huge part of the delivery after a long day at work. We greatly appreciated her being there, since 5 am, because she provided so much support for both Denisse and me! Thanks so much Amy! Cathy Bachl and Kate Moll who stopped everything and came in from Washington D.C. and New York City within hours of Denisse going into labor. They helped us out all day on Sunday! Cathy, thanks for your motherly insights throughout your stay! You are an amazing friend. Kate, thanks for your helpful hints throughout the medical process. Lastly, we would like to thank Olivia's Abuela, Olivia, for helping us through the hospital discharge. There are no words to express how thankful we are for all the love and support that everyone provided during our stay.

Another exciting day for the Lunoff family! After nine months of pregnancy, taking the step of finally taking our daughter home brought out a lot of different emotions varying from excitement, anxiousness to nervousness. You start going over everything in your head wondering if everything was ready for the baby and your mind goes about 100 miles a minute, but, when it finally happened, we were the happiest new parents in the hospital. Granted, it took us quite a while to get home because I may have been driving 10 miles UNDER the speed limit with the precious cargo we were carrying!

When we finally got home, we began to get Bailey associated with Olivia. Luckily, we brought receiving blankets home the first night Olivia was in the hospital so Bailey knew her smell. Bailey automatically understood that she was part of the family because she began protecting her from Rambo, the other Griff in the house right now. She did great and actually pushed Olivia in her swing which is one of the pics. I think Olivia and Bailey will be friends for life!

We are absolutely excited to be home and so far, Olivia is doing great. She took her first nap in her own bed and several naps in her pack and play. She is loving our new glider in the nursery and loves the warmth our pellet stove puts out in the family room. We will continue to update Olivia's progress in the coming days. Hopefully, I will be able to get some good videos of her!

Love,

Drew, Denisse, Olivia and Bailey