Going Home

 Sophie and I were released from the hospital today, July 17.  This is Sophie's 3rd day in the world.  Eric has been at the theatre about 14 hours a day, since they are in previews.  He took a cab to the hospital last night, in order to sleep with Sophie and me.  So, this morning, Mia brought the car from home.  Well, as luck would have it, they were under staffed and over worked at the hospital today, so getting discharged was a project.  Unlike most people, who would try to stay as long as you can and get the most help out of your hospital experience, we needed to get home.  The clock was ticking.  If we didn't leave early, we wouldn't be able to get out 'til after midnight, meaning insurance stops paying for your visit and care.  We tried to begin checking out at 9 a.m. and didn't get checked out til after 11.  Eric was planning to drive us home and get to work by noon and Mia was helping with pulling the car around , holding on to massive heavy vases of flowers in the back and  making trips to the car with stuff we couldn't carry.  She was a life saver!  When we got down to the car, we realized they had forgotten to give us our prescription, so I walked back up through the guest entrance to find the doctor.  While she got the prescription situation fixed, Daddy was putting in the car seat and was helped by a certified trainer that happened by.  So, it actually worked out well that I had to go back.  Sophie could now have a safe ride home in her securely installed carseat.  Daddy was starting to run very short on time and started to cab it and then we decided to just drop him off at the theatre.  The valet looked at me like I had four heads, when she asked him to close the driver side door for me and then pulled away.  We picked up Eric one street away and dropped him at the theatre 20 minutes early!  Yay!  Mission Accomplished!  We didn't realize until we got home that I wasn't supposed to drive or pick anything up accept baby after giving birth.  Whoops.  All is well though.  We made it home and Daddy made it to work.  You will all be happy to know that Sophie's peeing and pooping regularly.  We are still figuring out breast feeding, but we must be doing something right to have a good amount of poopie!  These are the things that excite us now!  We will see a pediatrician this week to check our progress.  Everyone has informed us that it's no walk in the park, but we are up for the challenged.