Haven't updated in a few days, once I got him in my arms I had a hard time letting go! lol. So here's a rundown of the past few days.
4/30 - 8 days old - weight 5 lbs 15 oz. At 7:30 a.m. the bili levels came back at 15.1. Doc says we can take him home on one condition - we bring him back the next day for another bili check and take him to our pediatrician on Friday. We were finally released around 9 a.m. that morning. Rich, Zachary and Ashlyn came to pick us up from the hospital and they were both fascinated by their new little brother :) It's so nice to finally be home. The other 3 kids couldn't run into the house fast enough after school to get their first peek at their new brother :)
5/1 - 9 days old - went back for another bili check. He slept right through the heel poke lol.
5/2 - 10 days old - went for a check up with our pediatrician. Weight is still about the same (was 6 lbs 4 oz with a wet/dirty diaper on) Thursday's bili levels were 15.8 but that's fine for this age. She said the jaundice could take up to a month to really go away. He's still a bit yellow but not as bad. He checked out perfect :) Goes back again at 1 month old which will be right around his due date.
He's eating well and sleeping well at home. He wakes to eat about every 2 1/2-3 hours except for one 5 hour stretch each morning. He's been awake and alert from about 5 pm - 8 pm each evening and he's so quiet you hardly know he's here!
Here's some pics - some you've seen, some are new:
4/30 - 8 days old - weight 5 lbs 15 oz. At 7:30 a.m. the bili levels came back at 15.1. Doc says we can take him home on one condition - we bring him back the next day for another bili check and take him to our pediatrician on Friday. We were finally released around 9 a.m. that morning. Rich, Zachary and Ashlyn came to pick us up from the hospital and they were both fascinated by their new little brother :) It's so nice to finally be home. The other 3 kids couldn't run into the house fast enough after school to get their first peek at their new brother :)
5/1 - 9 days old - went back for another bili check. He slept right through the heel poke lol.
5/2 - 10 days old - went for a check up with our pediatrician. Weight is still about the same (was 6 lbs 4 oz with a wet/dirty diaper on) Thursday's bili levels were 15.8 but that's fine for this age. She said the jaundice could take up to a month to really go away. He's still a bit yellow but not as bad. He checked out perfect :) Goes back again at 1 month old which will be right around his due date.
He's eating well and sleeping well at home. He wakes to eat about every 2 1/2-3 hours except for one 5 hour stretch each morning. He's been awake and alert from about 5 pm - 8 pm each evening and he's so quiet you hardly know he's here!
Here's some pics - some you've seen, some are new:
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