Baby's Got the Sniffles
She's now one month old and at the doctor's office she weighed about 8.5 pounds. Fortunately my mastitis has cleared up and I am feeling 100 percent better.
It's been a pretty rough week at the Bailey household. I'm praying for a much healthier March.
Not Feeling Too Well
Me and My Baby
My mom kept Laurel today while I went to Kiwanis, and then when I got back home, she complained that she didn't have any pictures of me and Laurel together. Since I was actually dressed up (not wearing pajamas), we thought now would be a great time to get some pictures. Luckily Laurel was wide awake and ready for the camera. I love this picture!
Laurel Meets Aidyn
Getting Bigger
I started trying to nurse her again on Sunday (I had to pump and bottle feed her). It was rough at first, but she's definitely gotten the hang of it. I find it much more convenient because there's no bottles or equipment to wash or prepare. Anything that requires less dishwashing sounds good to me.
Until last night, Laurel had done so well at sleeping in her crib in her room. However, she now will be sound asleep and the second you lie her down, she wakes up and starts fussing and crying until we get her. I guess we'll try to work on that this week... Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Here's my new favorite picture of her. She was just hanging out in her swing.
Laurel Meets the Family
Feeling So Much Better
When he finally called at 2:30 this afternoon, we found out that her level had actually dropped to 9.9! That means she won't have to go back to the doctor until next Thursday for her two week checkup. She is eating great now and slept through the night last night. When we woke her every three hours to feed her she ate well and then pretty much just went right back to sleep. Tim has been great to feed her while I pump, which makes the night-time feedings so much quicker. I also think he enjoys the bonding time he gets to share with his baby girl. He is already so in love with her! He carries her all over the house and talks to her and she just looks at him and studies him so intently. Here's a picture of him explaining the snowstorm to her and telling her how excited he is to take her out to play in the snow when she gets older.
I am so glad for everyone who prayed for us and called to check on her, we are very fortunate to have such wonderful friends and family!
Scary Trip to the PICU
After a small breakdown, I got in touch with Tim to tell him what was going on. Mom helped me back and we brought her to the hospital, where she was put in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) to be put under the lights and monitored. In addition to being under the lights, we worked with the lactation consultant at the pediatrician's office to develop a care plan for eating because she had lost more than 10 percent of her body weight after birth and hadn't been eating well. She is now eating expressed breast milk and formula if needed and doing much, much better. They checked her levels at 10 p.m. last night and they had falled from 21 to 18, so we knew she was on the right track. They checked her again this morning at 6:30 and thank God, her levels are down to 11! She did so well last night and is seeming to really enjoy just chilling under the lights.
While it is scary to have your baby in the hospital, it is reassuring to know that she is doing better and is being well monitored. Luckily Tim and I have been able to stay with her, but she is just in a corner of the PICU with nothing but curtains separating her from the rest of the area, so sleep was pretty much non-existent for Tim and myself. We're definitely ready to go back home. Thank you so much to everyone who prayed for us and checked in on us.
Pictures
This is me in one of my favorite places, my daddy's arms.
And it begins. Mommy has started trying all of my clothes on me. Aren't I pretty in purple?
Saturday, February 28, 2009
Baby's Got the Sniffles
She's now one month old and at the doctor's office she weighed about 8.5 pounds. Fortunately my mastitis has cleared up and I am feeling 100 percent better.
It's been a pretty rough week at the Bailey household. I'm praying for a much healthier March.
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Not Feeling Too Well
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Me and My Baby
My mom kept Laurel today while I went to Kiwanis, and then when I got back home, she complained that she didn't have any pictures of me and Laurel together. Since I was actually dressed up (not wearing pajamas), we thought now would be a great time to get some pictures. Luckily Laurel was wide awake and ready for the camera. I love this picture!
Monday, February 16, 2009
Laurel Meets Aidyn
Thursday, February 12, 2009
Getting Bigger
I started trying to nurse her again on Sunday (I had to pump and bottle feed her). It was rough at first, but she's definitely gotten the hang of it. I find it much more convenient because there's no bottles or equipment to wash or prepare. Anything that requires less dishwashing sounds good to me.
Until last night, Laurel had done so well at sleeping in her crib in her room. However, she now will be sound asleep and the second you lie her down, she wakes up and starts fussing and crying until we get her. I guess we'll try to work on that this week... Any suggestions would be appreciated.
Here's my new favorite picture of her. She was just hanging out in her swing.
Monday, February 9, 2009
Laurel Meets the Family
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Feeling So Much Better
When he finally called at 2:30 this afternoon, we found out that her level had actually dropped to 9.9! That means she won't have to go back to the doctor until next Thursday for her two week checkup. She is eating great now and slept through the night last night. When we woke her every three hours to feed her she ate well and then pretty much just went right back to sleep. Tim has been great to feed her while I pump, which makes the night-time feedings so much quicker. I also think he enjoys the bonding time he gets to share with his baby girl. He is already so in love with her! He carries her all over the house and talks to her and she just looks at him and studies him so intently. Here's a picture of him explaining the snowstorm to her and telling her how excited he is to take her out to play in the snow when she gets older.
I am so glad for everyone who prayed for us and called to check on her, we are very fortunate to have such wonderful friends and family!
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Scary Trip to the PICU
After a small breakdown, I got in touch with Tim to tell him what was going on. Mom helped me back and we brought her to the hospital, where she was put in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) to be put under the lights and monitored. In addition to being under the lights, we worked with the lactation consultant at the pediatrician's office to develop a care plan for eating because she had lost more than 10 percent of her body weight after birth and hadn't been eating well. She is now eating expressed breast milk and formula if needed and doing much, much better. They checked her levels at 10 p.m. last night and they had falled from 21 to 18, so we knew she was on the right track. They checked her again this morning at 6:30 and thank God, her levels are down to 11! She did so well last night and is seeming to really enjoy just chilling under the lights.
While it is scary to have your baby in the hospital, it is reassuring to know that she is doing better and is being well monitored. Luckily Tim and I have been able to stay with her, but she is just in a corner of the PICU with nothing but curtains separating her from the rest of the area, so sleep was pretty much non-existent for Tim and myself. We're definitely ready to go back home. Thank you so much to everyone who prayed for us and checked in on us.
Sunday, February 1, 2009
Pictures
This is me in one of my favorite places, my daddy's arms.
And it begins. Mommy has started trying all of my clothes on me. Aren't I pretty in purple?