Sorry for the lack of pictures...our internet has been out & I asked David to post some when he was at the other house the other day...as you can see, he didn't get very far! So, until it stops acting up, I can't promise when there will be more pictures...hopefully soon, but everytime I try to post them, the internet freezes & shuts down. =( Anyway, I can't believe that Madelyn is already more than a week old. I guess because part of that time was hospital-spent. She is doing really fabulous. Here are a few things about her -
- she purposefully rolled on her left side in the hospital at a day & a half old
- she rolled on her right side at 4 days old
- mommy & daddy are thinking this can't be good, espsecially since she rolls right back no matter how many times you put her on her
- she has pretty good head control - she can hold it up for about a minute at a time & switch it from side to side
- I think she would sleep all night if I would let her, but right now with the weight issue, I'm not so sure that a good idea...maybe we'll have gained when we go next week.
- she will not eat if she's too tired...we've tried everything to wake her up, but no luck.
- our last night in the hospital, we were taken care of by a nurse who was a family friend. That was very cool & very special since I hadn't seen her in a long time. She told me something the doctors didn't (which really wasn't of concern since there were no problems with the birth) - it said in my chart that she had a knot in her umbilical cord, which made me even more thankful for a c-section as it could have cut off her blood & oxygen supply, causing brain damage, cerebral palsy, or mental retardation among other things. I may not have wanted a c-section, but I am thankful for a healthy baby!
We go back to the doctor next Tuesday...her color is tons better so we think we've gotten over the bilirubin issue. We truly have a little angel...and we are both enjoying her tremendously. I don't think either one of us will have an easy time going back to work!
2 comments:
I absolutely love reading your posts...keep them coming since this is all I have until we are all healthy again! I can't wait to visit when we are all well!!! Expect a visit SOMEDAY...(:
I know what you mean about the rolling over thing! When John was still in the hospital he kept rolling over onto his tummy in his sleep and the nurses kept getting onto us for putting him at risk for SIDS. I don't think they believed us that he was rolling over on his own until his first visit at the doctor's and he rolled over while the doctor was examining him. Talk about proof! Hope everything is going well with you guys!
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