Braeden's Progress

Braeden had his appointment to check his bilirubin and weight today.  We were hoping that his levels would be down enough and that he had gained a little weight back from the hospital.  He had gone down from 6lbs 13oz on Monday to 6lbs 2oz on Wednesday in the hospital and they said if he lost any more weight they would have to have us supplement some of his breast feeding with fortified formula.  We stop at the lab station to have his blood taken first and he didn't even cry.  We then got to the office and the worst part of the visit was the rectal thermometer.

His weight had gone up by almost a half a pound at 6lbs 9oz.  He is a growing boy.  That is no surprise since Michelle thinks he eats all the time.  Dr. Templeman did a few more checks on him and then told us he would give us a call with the results of his bilirubin test as well as the course of action we would need to take.

Once we got home we spent some time with the two boys.  Drew warmed up a little more with Braeden and even asked if he could hold him.  Not so much with words, but with his hands.

The doctor's nurse called and said they still wanted Braeden to be on his Bili Lights till at least Sunday and then if we felt he looked better we could return the lights, but if not he recommended we make an appointment and have his levels checked again.  Here he is on the bed which was installed on my nightstand.

The Bili bed also came with a Bili blanket that you can use when Michelle is feeding him, but Drew thought it was more fun to play with.  I have to admit I thought it was fun also.  It would be like a really expensive night light or lamp.