Wow

So Kiernan is now a week and two days old. Well technically in 2 1/2 hours, it'll be 3 days...not that I'm counting :)

Things are going well. He seems to be getting better with his jaundice. We went on Monday to have his blood tested, and it had gone up from the last time we were in the hospital. So they had us go in the next day to retest. and it had gone back down. both times, the number wasn't high enough to have us use the lights at home, so I just need to make sure he gets fed, and that he doesn't get sick in other ways (fever, not eating, etc). So far, so good. He's eating 10-12 times a day with at least 10 minutes for each session (usually it's at least 20...he's a big growing boy). Also, starting yesterday, he has started to be awake for a period of time, just looking around, listening, and taking in the sights. This is a good thing as it means he's got enough energy to be doing that instead of just sleeping through everything.

We spend Thanksgiving at my parents house. We went down on Wednesdays, and just got back tonight. It was nice to go there, and have everyone see him. It was also nice to have other people take care of him. I honestly just don't realize how tired I am. I think I'm fine, until I find myself just dozing off at random times throughout the day. I just don't feel that tired, until I get to nursing, or just simply holding him, then I tend to conk out. Unfortunately, this doesn't work as well at night :) I'm still too paranoid to be able to take my hearing aids out at night when I sleep, this explains a lot of why I'm so tired, besides the fact that I get up about every two hours to feed Kiernan. :) I'm not used to hearing sounds in my sleep at all, so to hear the baby's slightest whine or movement, i wake up and make sure he's doing ok, I now also wake up to the husband's lovely snores. :) We'll see how long keeping the hearing aids in at night lasts.

It was nice not to have to worry about doing laundry, dishes, cooking, food, and things in general when we were at my parents house. In fact, mom loved it. She felt bad that she couldn't just come and check on us everyday like her mom did. She was more than happy to have us there for three days and help us out. She really did, she held him when I needed to eat and Bryan was asleep or doing homework. She also took him today when it was very obvious that I needed to sleep (fell asleep while burping him). Even though I only slept for an hour, it seems to have made a world of a difference.

My incision isn't hurting nearly as much anymore. I'm still well aware of where it is, but it doesn't hurt nearly as much to get up from sitting down or to sit down, or to shift positions in my sleep.

Looks like Kiernan is expecting an early feeding, so off I go. :)