Creighton turned 1 week old yesterday. Time sure has flown by. On the one hand, I feel like he just got here, but on the other hand, I feel like Creighton has been in our lives forever.
To catch you up on what's been happening, we got home from the hospital on Thursday October 30th. That first night was pretty rough, as to be expected. Creighton screamed and cried a lot. We had to take him to the pediatrician the next day because of his jaundice and we discovered why Creighton was having such a rough time...he was starving, poor little dude. My milk was delayed in coming in because of the blood transfusion and his doctor advised us that Creighton had lost almost a pound since birth (about 12% of his body weight). He went from his birth weight which was 7 lbs 6 oz down to 6 lbs 8 oz. And his billirubin level had therefore increased. Luckily my milk came in on Friday afternoon and so Friday night was marathon feeding, literally every hour on the hour. I was so exhausted on Saturday from delivery, anemia, and no rest, but was so delighted when the pediatrician told us Creighton gained 3 ounces in less than 24 hours! And his billirubin levels had already started to decrease. Since then, our little man has been a steady and good eater, which has also resulted in him being a good sleeper. He got 6 consecutive hours of sleep on Monday night and Tuesday night!! We'll see what happens tonight, though. I think it's a little too early for real patterns to emerge. Anyhow, it's been a great week and Creighton has brought us much joy. I hope God knows just how much we appreciate this little gift he has given to us. Here are some pictures to catch you up...
Creightons first Halloween...we vowed to get a cute family picture of us for his baby book but this is all we managed to snap. It was a rough day! He sure looks scary here
Poppy, Aunt Lula, Dee, Aunt Ashlie
Over the past week, we've had many visitors and we've enjoyed showing off our little man to our friends and family. Creighton has been a true delight; he seems to be a good eater and sleeper...we pray that lasts! He sure is smiley little guy, though : )
To catch you up on what's been happening, we got home from the hospital on Thursday October 30th. That first night was pretty rough, as to be expected. Creighton screamed and cried a lot. We had to take him to the pediatrician the next day because of his jaundice and we discovered why Creighton was having such a rough time...he was starving, poor little dude. My milk was delayed in coming in because of the blood transfusion and his doctor advised us that Creighton had lost almost a pound since birth (about 12% of his body weight). He went from his birth weight which was 7 lbs 6 oz down to 6 lbs 8 oz. And his billirubin level had therefore increased. Luckily my milk came in on Friday afternoon and so Friday night was marathon feeding, literally every hour on the hour. I was so exhausted on Saturday from delivery, anemia, and no rest, but was so delighted when the pediatrician told us Creighton gained 3 ounces in less than 24 hours! And his billirubin levels had already started to decrease. Since then, our little man has been a steady and good eater, which has also resulted in him being a good sleeper. He got 6 consecutive hours of sleep on Monday night and Tuesday night!! We'll see what happens tonight, though. I think it's a little too early for real patterns to emerge. Anyhow, it's been a great week and Creighton has brought us much joy. I hope God knows just how much we appreciate this little gift he has given to us. Here are some pictures to catch you up...
Creightons first Halloween...we vowed to get a cute family picture of us for his baby book but this is all we managed to snap. It was a rough day! He sure looks scary here
We had lots of visitors, both in the hospital and once we got home. Here are just a few of them:
Aunt Suzanne
Mimi and Grandpa
Poppy, Aunt Lula, Dee, Aunt Ashlie
Grandma
Aunt KK
Brownlee
Tina
Uncle Hung and Aunt Cindy
Uncle Hung and Aunt Cindy
Poppy and cousin Brett
Cousins Ethan and Ashton
Cousin Megan and Aunt Ashlie
Mommy can't wait to get Creighton out on the town (besides just the doctors office!)
so we went for a walk around the neighborhood, wich was a bad idea...a little premature for mama. I was tuckered out afterward. But the fresh air and the sunshine was wonderful!
So for now we'll just leave it to short car trips and leave our door open to visitors!
so we went for a walk around the neighborhood, wich was a bad idea...a little premature for mama. I was tuckered out afterward. But the fresh air and the sunshine was wonderful!
So for now we'll just leave it to short car trips and leave our door open to visitors!
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