As I pointed out yesterday, Caleb spent the first couple of days in a hopsital issued "shirt" which was really nothing more than a paper towel with sleeves and one tiny piece of velcro in the front. His mom's suitcase did not contain any of his clothes because we had only had a baby shower just two weeks ago and he wasn't expected until April 13. Since he showed up a little early, we were caught off guard and had not sorted all of the wonderful clothes so many generous friends and family have given to Caleb. I finally got back to the house of the morning of April 3 and brought some of Caleb's clothes to the hospital.
This picture is Caleb's first outfit. This is the first time he wore his own clothes. As you can see, from this picture, he was not too thrilled with the process of putting on this little gown. It does not have the customary snaps and had to be pulled over his head like a t-shirt. It was a little tight around his tiny little head and kind of hard for his mom to get on him.
Prior to his birth everyone, especially Caleb's mom, was concerned that Caleb was going to be a big baby and that many of the newborn sized clothes that he had received would not fit. As you know, when he was born, Caleb was a bit on the small size. Look at this picture closely. This outfit was sized for a premie! Look how loosely the cap fits on his head. I don't think we are worried anymore about Caleb fitting into his clothes (or his newborn diapers for that matter).
Unfortunately, Caleb did not get to wear this outfit for very long. On Thursday, Caleb developed a case of jaundice. Shortly after putting this outfit on Caleb, the nurse showed up to let us know that the doctor had ordered Caleb to spend some time in a bilirubin blanket. So he had to take off the new gown pretty quickly. However, his mom had a good time putting him in something cute and is looking forward to dressing him in more cute outfits in the future.
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