I took Josie to the Pediatrician for her first visit on Monday. The doctor said that she looked really yellow so she sent us to the hospital to have Josie's bilirubin levels checked. Her score was a little high so the doctor wanted us to keep her in a bilibed overnight. (It's a bed that has blue lights, which help to break down the red blood cells and get rid of jaundice) One of us had to watch her at all times to make sure she didn't remove the eye cover thing. So needless to say, I didn't get much sleep on Monday night, oh the joys of having a newborn. By the way, Russ nicknamed Josie "Jaundice Josie". He's such a sensitive and loving father. Russ and I are really enjoying parenthood. We couldn't love Josie anymore than we do. She is so cute and she's such a good baby, we are really lucky. Here is a picture of her that I thought was cute.
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Glad she's doing well. Pictures always seem to make babies look bigger than they really are, ya know. See you this weekend...if not sooner.
how fun! Congratulations!
Oh, it's so sad to see her under the lights. She is such a sweet little girl. You're so lucky she's such a good baby.
She looks so cute laying on her side with her hands tucked under her chin. I never had a jaundiced baby, I didn't know they even had beds like that. Can't wait until we are able to see you.
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