5.14.2008

going home

we left the hospital on monday evening around dinnertime. it seems a lot has happened since then! miette's bilirubin level has been tested twice, both turning out with similar results, which made the dr. comfortable with the outcome and told us not to worry about it at all. we found some blood in miette's diapers. we are waiting to hear back if it is her blood or my blood (amniotic fluid still in the tummy...). if it's my blood, then it's not a big deal and it will pass (this is what we are hoping for!!) if it turns out that it is her blood, the doctor explained that it could be one of two things. first, and she suspects that it is this, is that miette could have an allergy to cow's milk, she could be lactose intolerant. which would mean i have to stop eating all dairy while breastfeeding. or secondly, it could be something worse, but she didn't want to tell me or explain it to me to keep my mind at ease. which i appreciate. so anyway, because of miette's bilirubin levels, she has been very sleepy and not very hungry. this can be frustrating as a parent, because you only want to see your child behaving normally! but the doctor said that she looks very healthy otherwise. and that she felt this would all pass in the next few days.

justin and i have not been sleeping very much! the dr. had wanted miette to be fed every 2 hours, so when you add the 30-40 minutes it takes to feed and diaper her, you are left with a little over an hour in which to sleep in - four or five times a night. we were both able to take naps today which has helped quite a bit. don't know how things would be going if we weren't staying with justin's parents... justin's mom has been enormously understanding and helpful in taking care of finn for us.

so there's your update and here are some pictures of miette's homecoming! will let you know when we find something out.





5 comments:

Anonymous said...

she looks older than only a week!

~melissa~ said...

my first thought when i saw her picture...that is justin in a dress :) she is too cute(even if she looks like her daddy) :) love you guys!

Tonya said...

Corrie she is BEAUTIFUL I love the dress! Great pick for coming home in ;) I hope everything is ok with her and the blood. I will say a prayer for her tonight and you guys too for sleep.

Unknown said...

how sweet!

Chari & Darin said...

I have to agree....I thought the first pics of her look like Finn...that same little puckery mouth. But these pics...well, she looks like her daddy! Can't wait to meet her! Four days and counting!!!Love you guys!