Grandma and Grandpa Daniel were so wonderful to stay with our kids all day Friday. They brought the kids to the hospital on Saturday morning to meet their new sister. This was the first (and sadly last time) the kids were able to hold her. It was so endearingly cute to see all their reactions. Nathan was probably the most excited. His whole face just lit up when it was his turn. Sawyer was fairly uninterested. He just wanted to be up on the bed with me.
I was on my own for the rest of the hospital stay as Dave took the kids home. The pediatrician recommended we keep the kids away as an extra measure of caution against giving Anne the chicken pox. I did enjoy a visit from my sisters-in-law and mother-in-law and then from Keri, who is still trying to get me to name the baby Claire.Sadly, while still in the hospital, Anne's bilirubin and hematocrit levels were way too high (meaning jaundice) and she had to go under the lights.
After an excruciatingly long wait for a discharge from my doctor, we took the baby home on Sunday evening. She is still very jaundiced and has to be on a bili-bed as much as possible. She comes off the lights only to eat and get a little snuggling. I have had to take her back into the hospital each day to get her blood drawn and to the doctor this afternoon. Despite the lights and feeding her every two hours, she remains jaundiced. Hopefully we will see some improvement soon.Anne and I are hanging out in my bedroom all day. Only Emma gets a chance to hold her. The boys only get to peek in the doorway. It makes me so sad that they don't get to cuddle her but better safe than sorry. In a couple of weeks I'm sure she'll get as much holdin' and lovin' as she can handle.
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My labors were thankfully short (and fairly boring) also. Unfortunately they were all during the night...
Sorry to hear about the jaundice. Hopefully she won't get chicken pox also.
She's so cute! Almost makes me want another one...
She's so precious. I hope she gets rid of the jaundice and the chicken pox clears out of the house fast.
Jaundice- yuck. We did lights for two solid weeks with Z- they nearly admitted him to the hospital- and shorter amounts of time with all our other boys, too. I hate it. You just want to cuddle new little ones, and putting them on the lights instead is the pits.
Congratulations! She is adorable.
I remember Emma with the lighted blanket. At least this "bed" seems easier to handle.
I love the pictures of the BIG kids with their little sister. I can see the excitement in their faces. That's precious.
And I'm looking forward to some snuggle time in a couple of days. I've had the chicken pox!
She is BEAUTIFUL! I am sorry about the bili light though, and the sick siblings!
I literally let out an "awwwwww" when I saw the first pic. I need some baby time I think, gotta stop those twitching ovaries. Sorry about the jaundice, that's no fun at all.
Holly's been dealing with the Jaundice thing too. Hopefully that stage is already a memory. I'm so excited that I'm next in line for delivery day. Your blog is so fun to read and of course your pictures are awesome, is that you shooting from the bed? Are visitors who have had chicken pox welcome?
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