Emma is One Month Old! {10-20-12}

I haven't had much time to blog about Emma because it requires two hands, and most of the time both of my hands are busy feeding, burping, patting, holding, and rocking Emma.  In the short times that I am not taking care of her I am trying to get a shower, fold clothes, eat, or doing things for Presley.

One of the many tests that they run on newborns is called a Coombs' test, and Emma was positive, so they had to check her billi levels. They were at a six, so we had to go to Little Rock on Saturday to the pediatrician (after we had just been released Fri. afternoon). Her level was at 10 Saturday, so we had to go back on Monday. Her levels were at 13 on Monday, so we had her checked in Cabot Tuesday. The billi level was still at 13 on Tuesday, so we didn't have to go back! Her poor little feet were so bruised from all of that.

Her weight got down to 6lbs 5oz, but I had to take her back to the doctor on October 2nd, and she was back to 7lbs. I was going to just have to take her back for a weight check, but she had thrush. She had one round of Nystatin, and I thought we had gotten rid of it.  By the next Friday I could tell that it was back, but we just got some gentian violet (recommended by doctor and pharmacist).  It might be messy, but it very effective!

 

Emma is in size 1 diapers and some 0-3 month clothes and some newborn clothes although most of them are too short! She has started smiling at us a lot, but I haven't tried to catch it on camera. I've just been enjoying watching her!