Peter picked Lydia and me up from the hospital and brought us home this afternoon.  Alethea (who was being watched by Gramma and Aunt Leah) was thrilled to see me walk in the door and seemed a little surprised, but pleased that I’d brought the baby with me.

Just a few other observations from the day:

I found out Lydia has dimples!  She ‘smiled’ in her sleep and I saw one on each cheek.  I’m glad, dimples are so cute!

Alethea has been very sweet to her sister today, giving hugs and kisses and saying ‘gentle’ every time she goes to touch Lydia.  I can see though that she is struggling a little bit with all the change, since she’s been testing the boundaries more than normal.  She also screamed a few times, which is a new thing for her.  It wasn’t directed at anyone in particular, but it was definitely a sound of frustration.  We also had some tears when I left the room at bedtime, which isn’t entirely unheard of, but certainly not the norm.  Over all though, I am extremely pleased with how well she is handling everything.

I mentioned to one of the nurses this morning that I had been scheduled to be induced, but that I had gone into labor on my own.  She said it was probably a good thing because Wednesday night the ward was completely full, which means, it is quite likely they would have had to reschedule my induction.  I know I would have been completely depressed if that had happened!  Whew!

After having a bit of a rough night last night, Lydia has slept nearly all day long.  I am wondering if that means we are in for another rough night, or if she’ll just keep sleeping.  We’re about to find out because we’re all off to bed!  Goodnight!