Due Date

Today is kind of special for me because it is Emma's due date. I would have been 40 weeks pregnant today. Even though she came 3 weeks early, I waited for this day for months and months. I couldn't have imagined being pregnant until today. But I'm glad that Emma is happy and healthy. Here a just a few cute pics

Emma's 1st Bath

Emma's umbilical cord fell off today and she got her first bath tonight. She did so good. She had a confused look on her face most of the time. She just didn't understand what was going on. She fussed a little bit at the end but once we got her wrapped up and warm again, she was ok.

Playing Around

Yes, I know, I'm a little blog-crazy right now. But she is just too cute. I just have to share all of this with you.

Hungry??

Emma has gotten better at telling us when she is hungry. Josh was holding her tonight while I was putting sheets on the bed and she decided that she wanted to eat right then. She just couldn't figure out why that t-shirt was in her way. Josh had a nice big wet spot on his shirt when she got finished with him. This video is just too funny not to share with you. The pic is of daddy and his little girl. [they are so cute]

2 Weeks Old

Time has flown by so fast. I can't believe our little baby is already two weeks old. I feel like just yesterday I was peeing every 5 minutes and waddling up and down the stairs. But these past two weeks have been the best. Emma is such a great baby. She sleeps like a rock. Most nights we have to wake her up to feed her. Don't get me wrong. She has had a couple of nights where she just wants to get up and play at 4:00 in the morning. I guess she is just so used to my schedule when I was pregnant that we just need to get her where she knows that she sleeps at night now. She has recently started pooping like crazy too, which Josh and I are ecstatic about. We are going to the pediatrician tomorrow for yet, another weight check. But after all this pooping, she's probably lost weight. We'll just have to wait and see. Here are a couple recent pics of her.

Family Pics

Nana
Autumn
Emma & Uncle Sam
Nana & Papa J
Granddad
Victoria & Katie

POOP!!!!

After 9 days, Emma has FINALLY pooped!! Most parents get tired of poop but Josh and I were praying for it. We went back to the doctor today to check her weight and she lost an ounce. But after a poop like that, the doctor was surprised she didn't lose more so she isn't too concerned. However, she wants us to come back on Monday to check her weight again. She is still eating every 2 hours, at least until she gets back to her birth weight. I feel like every time I put her down, it's time for her to eat again. But maybe after she gets to 8 lbs, the doctor will let me feed her every 3-4 hours. We'll just have to wait and see.

Check-Up

My mom and I took Emma to the pediatrician today for another check-up. She weighed 7 lbs 1 1/2 oz. So she still isn't gaining any weight. The doctor changed the way I am pumping so that Emma will get more calories and hopefully begin to put on some weight. Josh and I have been concerned lately because Emma hasn't pooped in a week. But we have been told that it is normal for babies to sometimes go a week without pooping. So the doctor actually stuck her finger [well, I'll let you use your imaginiation] in Emma to kind of get things going. I'm still waiting on her to go. She still looks a little jaundice but as she continues to eat and when she poops, that will help it to go away. We have to have her weight checked again on Friday. Hopefully she'll be back up to her birth weight soon. After her appointment, my mom took me out to breakfast at Tex & Shirleys. Emma does great being out in public. She just sleeps in her carseat. But she's only 11 days old.....I'm sure that will change.

New Pics

Here are a few new pictures of Emma.

No More Lights!!

As of yesterday, Emma is off the bili lights. The came out yesterday morning and drew more blood to test her level. They called us after lunch time and said that it came down to 11.2. So the doctor said that we could go ahead and take her off the lights. I'm so excited. It's so nice to be able to go and pick her up and hold her whenever I want to. I think she is much more comfortable now too. She is still a little jaundice but I'm hoping that it will continue to get better.

Improving

Today, the nurse from Advanced Home Care came again and drew some more blood to test Emma's bili level. She did so good. The nurse stuck her foot and she didn't even cry. We gave her a little milk before the nurse came so I think that kind of kept her happy. She went from 19.2 yesterday to 15.8 today. So it is improving. Once she gets down to 12 then they will let us take her off the bili lights. They are coming back out to re-check her on Sunday. I hope that we can get rid of these lights soon. It makes it so hard because I can't go and pick her up very easily or sit and hold her. Please keep her in your prayers that she will continue to improve. Here are a few pictures from today. I couldn't decide which one was cuter so I just had to share both. :]

Active Little Baby

Even though Emma sleeps a lot, when she is awake, she is very active. She loves to swing her arms and legs.

Glow Worm

More Lights

Advanced Home Care came this morning and drew some more blood to check Emma's bili level. Unfortunately her level increased. So the doctor ordered that she have another bili light. She now has one underneath her and also one on top of her. It doesn't make her uncomfortable or anything, I just hate seeing her like this. Having those lights makes it so much harder to just pick her up whenever I want to and love on her. She doesn't seem to mind it though. The nurse also weighed her today and she is now at 6 lbs 15 oz. So she lost 2 oz. since yesterday. She will have to have blood drawn again tomorrow morning. :[ It absolutely breaks my heart, but I just have to keep telling myself that she is going to be ok and that it could be a lot worse than this. So I'm grateful that we are getting this taken care of and hopefully in a few days she will be fine.

Update

Emma has been doing so much better. Since being on the bili light she has started to eat better and also is more active than she was. She has continued to breast feed really well too. She is doing a great job. I'm so proud of her. She has lost the yellow tint to her skin too. We had thought that they were going to retest her bili level on Saturday but they are actually sending someone to our house today to re-check it. I hate seeing her little foot get stuck but it has to be done so that we can make sure she's getting better. Hopefully if her levels come down, then she won't have to be on that light anymore. It is kind of a pain to have to keep it on her at all times. She looks like a little glow worm though. It's kind of cute. Please keep her in your prayers that she will continue to get better.