Brayden's first week

We were very excited and a little nervous to bring Brayden home from the hospital. We didn't leave the hospital until 8 that night. Jared was still real tired from the past 48 hours so he wanted to take a nap before we left. He napped with Brayden while I took a shower and got ready to leave. We dressed Brayden in his outfit and headed home. He was quiet the whole way home. Here he is in his car seat after his first ride.Here is the outfit that he wore home. Daddy and Mommy picked this out several months before Brayden was born. It was a football outfit with a matching hat and blanket. Our first night home was pretty rough, luckily my mom was able to stay with us. We all got ready for bed and then Brayden decided he wasn't ready for bed. He was really fussy and we were all very tired. We took turns staying up with him during the night. He discovered that Brayden really liked his bouncy chair and we started using that if was fussy.

A few days after we got home from the hospital Grandma and Grandpa Aurich came to meet their newest grandson. Brayden loved being held by them all day long.
Brayden loved being swaddled. He would be crying and we would try several things, but the minute we got one arm in the swaddle he would calm right down and fall asleep. He looks so cute all bundled.
Jared and I gave him his first bath at home.
Brayden spent a lot of time sleeping that first week. Daddy spent as much time sleeping with Brayden as he could. We were all pretty tired and it was good to have several naps to catch up on missing sleep.