What a magical time! Our little bundle kept us very busy during the first week. We were lucky that Jason was able to stay home this week, and we had lots and lots of visitors and helpers. Mostly, we got to spend lots of time together getting to know our little Lily.
Our big news for the week was when Lily became a "Bili Baby." At our postpartum visit to the hospital, we discovered that Lily's bilirubin levels were elevated, and the pediatrician prescribed phototherapy to treat the jaundice. We were so nervous they were going to ask us to check back in to the hospital! Luckily, we could do the therapy at home. A nurse came each day we were on lights to draw blood, check her bilirubin and weight, and give us tips on "power-feeding" the baby. We think all new parents should have a nurse come check on them every day, that part was pretty fabulous! We weren't very happy that she had to be on the lights whenever she wasn't eating, but it did keep us home and focused on recovery. On Friday, we got the great news that her levels had dropped low enough to stop the lights. Now our job is to get her back up to birth weight!
Lily loves to suck on her hands, and occasionally finds a thumb! We also joke that her favorite activity is trying to claw out her own eyes...yikes, baby!
On Tuesday (before lights), Jason read Lily her first book, "Oh the Places You'll Go." As you can see, she loved it.
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