What a week! We started the week by celebrating Jim's birthday with a party! Brody had lots of fun getting to spend the day with Nanny, Bobo, Grandma, Uncle Neal, Jenny, Daddy, Mommy and Addisen! There were a lot of people to play with!
Uncle Neal and Jenny took Brody outside for some fun! It was more of a workout for Uncle Neal than Brody!
My mom made Addisen a matching hat and sweater! We were afraid that it might not fit since she is growing so fast - but it looks like she will at least get a couple of wears out of it!
This week has been a trying one for me. Yesterday I took Addisen to my work to see how much she was weighing (up to 10lbs 12oz already!). While I was there a few of the doctors commented on how "orange" she still was. So off we went to the hospital to get some labs drawn. It was heartbreaking to watch Addisen cry as they collected the blood from her. By the end of the day our doctor had called and said that her levels were the same as when she came home from the hospital - so we needed to do some more looking. Unfortunately the lab forgot to collect for one of the tests so we had to go back again today for labs. I took her back and this time instead of a heel poke she had to have blood drawn from her arms! I thought the heel was bad - but I had no idea what it would be like to watch your 6 week old baby suffer as they tried to find a vein in her arm! We heard back on the results today and the good news is that everything appears normal. So we are trying to figure out why her jaundice hasn't gotten any better. We are going to try giving her formula instead of breast milk this weekend to see if this will help things clear through her body. We will be back to the lab on Monday - so please pray that the levels improve and we won't have to continue this process!
Brody is still in love with his baby sister! Tonight he was sharing his toys with her (notice the octopus under her arm). He was so excited to pose for pictures with his baby sister and his toys!
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