Wyatt James Deegan

Luca seemed to find baby Wyatt quite interesting. He wasn't sure what to think at first - but then as he became more comfortable around him he became quite posessive. "My baby, My baby" and "Me hold." It's quite cute how Luca kisses his head, and tries to gently pat his head.

Luca even got a present from Baby Wyatt - a Dr's kit. Luca entertained himself by playing Dr. with us and Wyatt. Luca's attention span is about 15 mins, so we tried to keep his visits to the hospital short. Usually a visit in the morning and another one in the evening before he went to the beach with Oma and Pop. After Luca, Baby Wyatt's first visitors were Oma and Pop.

Wyatt's first bath - he looks exactly like Luca did when he was born.

Although both boys look similar, the one difference I've noticed is that Wyatt seems a lot more fragile. Perhaps this is because he was born at 38 weeks and Luca was born at 40+. Wyatt probably wasn't ready to make his enterance just yet. It took about 5 hours for him to open his eyes, and several days later to actually look alert and wide eyed. He weighs less than Luca, and his head seems more wobbily, but it gets stronger each day.

Wyatt is quite a content little baby. We barely heard him cry until about day 3 when he finally found his lungs. Even then, his cries are short and not very often. It's amusing being in the maternity ward and hearing babies SCREAM at the top of their lungs all day day and night (and then if you keep listening you'll hear..."bing, bing" which is the nurses alert button that someone needs help). Luca was a screamer. So far, Wyatt hasn't been (or maybe it's just now that Mommy actually knows what she's doing...ha ha)

It's definitly easier the 2nd time around. I'm a lot more confident, knowing that there is no 'correct' way to do anything. Although it's only been 2 years, I had seemed to forgotten a lot! The nurses and midwives were very helpful in answering any questions I had, and the breastfeeding support is much appreciated too. In NZ, breastfeeding is a BIG deal here. All the midwives are trained, and there are specialized lactation consultants that come around and give you assistance.

I've obviously never had a baby in the States, but I can honestly say that the Public health care system for having a baby in NZ in top notch. My midwife was excellent and the care I recieved pre and post baby has been fantastic. All funded by our taxes :-)

Wyatt is so gorgeous. I could cuddle him for hours on end. I probably didn't need to stay in the hospital as long as I did, but it was nice to relax and just focus on healing and spending time bonding with Wyatt. Those 6 days in the hospital are days that I will never get back - so precious are those first few days with a newborn. The way I can hold his little butt and his curled up legs in one hand and hold him close to my chest, and the way that he smells, and turns his head to my voice...it's not like any other feeling in the world.

We left the hospital on Sunday morning armed with plants, flowers, a new baby, a new big brother, gifts, and plenty of pain medicine. It was quite a big day for us as it was also our first night in the new house. New house, new baby. Talk about overload!