Thursday, September 17, 2009

Kendra 1 week old

I arrived at Laura's on Friday afternoon.  They had been home from the hospital for a few hours.  Kendra slept in Mom and Dad's room and kept them up most of the night like a newborn should.  Saturday we took Kendra to the lab for a Bilirubin count and then called the doctor to find out the results.  He doctor's office was closed.  Later in the afternoon a doctor called and said her count was too high and she needed photo therapy.  They ordered the therapy from home heath care facility and a bili bed arrived a few hours later.  In the meantime Kendra went sunbathing in the back yard.  That night when the bed came she tried it out and loved it.  She has to be on the bed as much as possible.  She only comes off to eat and change her diaper.  She slept in my room and did great.  She only woke up once in the wee hours of the morning.  Sunday she did not want to eat but Laura was persistent and by the end of the day she was eating well.  Sunday night we went to Brinck's to celebrate Craig's Dad's birthday.  We took the bili bed with us.  Monday we went back to the lab for another test and then to the doctor.  Her count was down but not enough, back to the bili bed for another day and night.  Tuesday the doctor said to take her off the bed and then on Wednesday to go to the lab for another test.  Wednesday's test showed it had gone up .5 but the doctor said that was good and she didn't need the bili bed any more.  We have found that she sleeps longer if we turn the fan on.  Wednesday night she wanted to eat every three hours so she must be growing.  She is a sweet heart.  She is a very good baby.  Laura took some really cute pictures.

1 comment:

James and Audra said...

Oh she looks super cute, like every little girl should. I am glad she is off the bili bed, that can be frustrating. Can't wait to see her. Love Audra