Do's and Don'ts - Containing Baby

Who Does Sarah Look Like?

Sarah

Mom

Dad

Do's and Don'ts - Fun Games for Baby

Wednesday morning

Sarah had a very good night. I took first shift at about 9:30, and she didn't fuss, spit up, or cry through the entire night. Erika took over at around 2:00-2:30, and Sarah continued to rest peacefully. What a great girl!

Today is the first full day with Nurse Amy. She is going to come during the week and take care of Sarah from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. so Erika can get some more sleep. I am back at work today, so Erika will need to be well rested in order to handle more of the overnight watch by herself.

Do's and Don'ts - Nursing Baby

Our First Outting

Pretty in purple.

Grandma feeds Sarah so well!

We ventured out today to go to our first pediatrician appointment in her office. I was very sure to not wait in the waiting room for even 25 seconds and asked all nurses in the office if everything they used had been cleaned immediately before our visit. It was all clean.

Sarah weighed in at 4 lbs 14 ounces! We are going to take into account that this is her first time on that scale, but, if it is right, she gained 5 ounces over her first weekend home!

Now a recap of the weekend. Sarah slept almost non-stop from the time we brought her home on Friday, until just about 9p.m. last night. That was some SOLID sleep! She did wake up a few times on her own to eat and we gave her the bottle. She ate almost all of the bottle a few times. Then her tummy seemed to be bothering her from about 9pm last night. She cried for hours every time we fed her, arching her back and spitting up a lot. That is normal reflux for preemies. We got her back on the Zantac to help alleviate some of that pain, and we know it will help.

Grandma stayed the night to help us out while we figure out the nursing situation, but it looks like we will have a new nurse by Tuesday.