bring on baby!! Welcome!!!

[annie00]

Omg they r so damn cute!!!! The snow is so beautiful!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm jealous!!!!!!

I know but I wash my hands really good after n don't smoke around her

 

[bexxc]

i don't think you're a bad person. like hope said, it's a really hard habit to break, but you made it two trimesters without. (just fyi though, it's not just your hands that have chemicals from smoking on them. they really stick around in your hair and clothes and on your skin...something to consider).

eli's doc just called. his biliruben numbers stayed the same over the last 24 hours! he expects that the borderline jaundice will resolve itself. we have blood work again tomorrow, then its off to the pediatrician for another checkup.

 

[annie00]

Bex that's great about his levels!!!
Did they tell u to put him in direct sunlight.,
They told me to put bentlie in it whn we was discharge..
So I opened a window in the mornings and put her bassinet in front of it..
It worked lovely its gone now...

I wanna see more pics!!!

She just ate 3 oz again!!!

 

[bexxc]

yeah. we've been getting him some sunlight too.

i'm so glad bentlie's eating better!!! that's fabulous news.

 

[hopestruck]

So glad to hear about Eli's levels, Bex!
And I agree with Annie - more pics!

xoxox

 

[hopestruck]

And more pics from you, too, Annie!!

 

[hopestruck]

Oh my, just realized my new wedding countdown ticker is a bible! haha. I feel like I should change that... wouldn't exactly say it's a defining aspect of our relationship!

 

[bexxc]

that's so funny, hope! and it's too bad, really. it's such a pretty countdown!

 

[bexxc]

i have first (home) bath pics to add. hopefully i'll get to it tonight.

 

[annie00]

I just started usin the tub u bought me Bex last night bc I was scared to get cord wet.. Even though I'm not suppose to wet cord I still use it bc I didn't wet cord!!

I been using a towel and lay her on it an just drizzle water on her.. She smells so good after..

I got to go to Medicaid tomorrow bc they put her birthday wrong so everyhing is messed up!!!! Ughhhhh!!

How often is Eli eating??

 

[annie00]

https://i1114.photobucket.com/albums/k536/alexannie88/D736E7A0-3B00-47A3-85AE-463BB8CDBA73-7748-00000B2EC1803FB6.jpg

https://i1114.photobucket.com/albums/k536/alexannie88/C8DCC295-DBB2-44FF-A559-4677AFBAF72D-7748-00000B2ECA82FBC5.jpg

https://i1114.photobucket.com/albums/k536/alexannie88/D9D7CC71-7388-4A41-A187-224DB6E0D174-7748-00000B2ECFC5804B.jpg

Tomorrow I'm gonna put her little tutu on naked with just a bow to match it and take pics..

 

[bexxc]

oh, annie! she's just lovely. i can't wait to see her tutu pictures! those are going to be absolutely heart-melting!!!!

we're also using eil's tub, but we're not putting water in it. we're just using the sling portion and sponge bathing with a warm washcloth.

how annoying about her birth date! i hate things like that!

we're still trying to establish a regular feeding pattern with him. it's been kind of difficult because he really loves to sleep and he often doesn't want to wake up to feed. it's contributing to his jaundice because he's not processing enough to get rid all the ick. we're aiming for 10-12 feedings a day (every 2-3 hourss), but we haven't quite hit that yet because he's had a pattern so far of having a big 5 hour gap in between about 8am and 1pm where he just wants to sleep and isn't alert enough. i'm just trying to be patient with it. i'm pumping right after he feeds to encourage my milk supply to increase. right now i'm only getting a few drops after each feeding.

here are some pics from eli's first bath:

https://i1058.photobucket.com/albums/t405/bexxc/IMGP1167.jpg

https://i1058.photobucket.com/albums/t405/bexxc/IMGP1169.jpg

https://i1058.photobucket.com/albums/t405/bexxc/IMGP1171.jpg

https://i1058.photobucket.com/albums/t405/bexxc/IMGP1172.jpg

https://i1058.photobucket.com/albums/t405/bexxc/IMGP1177.jpg

 

[hopestruck]

They are both absolutely precious

 

[annie00]

Awe shy he is so cute!!

Bentlie is only eating 3-4 hours so Eli isn't that far behind sometime she goes 6 hours!
Wow ur not getting alot of milk huh? Mom was right when I was producing tons..

I forgot to mention bentlies baptism is Saturday my mom is coming back and I think I'm gonna go to the mall and try to get me something to wear

 

[annie00]

I decided to dress bentlie in her little my first Xmas onesie!!

https://i1114.photobucket.com/albums/k536/alexannie88/6A217CB8-1003-48EB-B018-7EDAF606E447-7748-00000C39BE0EB8A9.jpg

 

[annie00]

I got bentlies insurance taken care of yay!! Ugh my cut is hurting today .. Maybe I did to much yesterday clean the hole house

 

[hopestruck]

How precious is she! awww, love it.

So glad you got her insurance taken care of! What a pain!

 

[annie00]

https://i1114.photobucket.com/albums/k536/alexannie88/1017FD94-5E05-47DC-98C0-40E677D455C2-8428-00000C70D042CD65.jpg

https://i1114.photobucket.com/albums/k536/alexannie88/9F1C6A61-82D2-4F53-9FCE-D137AAF449D6-8428-00000C70F6BE3BAC.jpg

https://i1114.photobucket.com/albums/k536/alexannie88/8547AA58-9AF0-4C5D-AC3B-F345B523A3DD-8428-00000C70D7C4E4A1.jpg

https://i1114.photobucket.com/albums/k536/alexannie88/55E1F6A0-0EC1-4431-8618-C7E0320594D8-8428-00000C710642B2D0.jpg

https://i1114.photobucket.com/albums/k536/alexannie88/E5AC4761-25B7-4140-A4E1-EC0194EFE706-8428-00000C7112312690.jpg

https://i1114.photobucket.com/albums/k536/alexannie88/AA3BBC96-9AAF-431F-9C90-B1649AE887B7-8428-00000C7131532A44.jpg

 

[annie00]

Bex I wanna see more pics!!!

I wanna see a close up of Morgan bc I'm thinking Eli looks like a spitting imiagne of him but I'm not sure..

 

[bexxc]

oh my gosh! she's so cute in her Christmas onesie!!!! and that's great about her insurance. like hope said, that stuff is such a pain in the butt!

i think i'd be getting more milk from pumping, but i'm feeding first. eli had his best feeding yet today. he held the same latch for almost 20 minutes!

his doctor was so happy with his progress today. his bili numbers went down and he's gained 6 oz since monday! (because of the jaundice, he wasn't eating and he'd lost more than 10% of his body weight.) he wants me to cut the formula supplementation to only once or twice a day! he thinks we'll be back to breast milk exclusively soon!