Life With Frazier

I had the following post almost all ready to go the other night, but I started feeling really sick before I could finish it and had to quit. I think it was my pain meds...which I have semi-straightened out now. Anyway, the next morning was a whirlwind because we had to take Frazier in for a follow up lactation appointment and bilirubin test. While lactation went okay, his bilirubin count was elevated to the point his pediatrician called and said to pack a bag and take him to the hospital. So we spent two nights there and I didn't have my camera cord and stuff or I'd have updated before now. As of this morning his bilirubin count was back down about 8 points from where it was Monday so we were released, but we're going in tomorrow morning for more labwork and hopefully it won't have jumped back up. Here's Frazier in his "tanning bed" with his UV shades. He was determined to get them off along with his IV and the heart monitors. Unfortunately, he was strong and stubborn enough to succeed with almost all three a couple of times! So we're back home now and we're relieved though prayerful for the lab results tomorrow. It's just nice to here again...and best of all my mom was here when we got home so we both got to take our second showers since Frazier was born. It's good to be clean. :)

Here's the post I'd planned for Sunday...now outdated, I suppose...but at least there are pics!

It seems that we've had him so much longer than three days. It's already hard to remember what life was like without him!
I just wanted to post some new pictures and an update. We're still doing fine. We came home yesterday instead of Friday since we were having some trouble breastfeeding (despite all my research and the lactation class...turns out it's more complicated when you actually have a real baby to work with). We're just now having some success, but he has jaundice which is making him too sluggish to sustain many feedings so I'm pumping to ensure he gets enough for now. And most of our day is spent sitting with him in a window letting him soak up some sun. The poor little thing is all yellow-orange-y...even the whites of his eyes. We have an appointment back at the hospital tomorrow morning and we're hoping for a good report. Even jaundiced and sluggish (we rarely get to see his eyes he's asleep so much and we've had to wake him up for every feeding!) he's been so much fun. We still stop now and then and say how surreal all of this is! It's so interesting after so many years together to be seeing a new side of each other, too! Josh has been a new daddy extaordinaire!

I keep watching them and thinking what a lucky kid my son is to have my husband for his dad.