Keira... still sweet & cute

She is doing great. The last few days have been wonderful. Evan and Isaac have each other, so there haven’t been any signs of jealousy (yet). If anything, they seem happier because we have time off work, so they have lots of attention. Plus, they just keep each other busy.

I think Keira has her nights and days mixed up. Yesterday I was thinking that she is a great sleeper because it had been a couple hours since she had eaten, and then we went out to eat as a family. I thought for sure she’d wake up during mealtime, and I was trying to eat fast, but she slept through dinner, then dessert, then during our outing to Blockbuster. When we got home, I had to wake her up to feed her. However, last night she made up for that by waking up often. At one point she woke up every hour or two, though she did go a 5 hour stretch of sleeping. Still, she was eating more often at night than during the day. We are going to fix that by waking her every 2 hours during the day today, so that she gets most of her calories during the day. Keeping her awake long enough to eat a full feeding is also a challenge. Like every newborn, she falls asleep during her feedings.

She kinda looks jaundiced to me. I asked her pediatrician about this, and she said she’s fine. They checked her bilirubin while she was in the hospital, and it was in the normal range. Still, she is yellow. Her doctor said all newborns are a little jaundiced. My nurse friend suggested I expose her to some sunlight. I’ll do that soon.

She poops a lot! It’s driving me crazy. At night when she wakes up, I’ll change her, then feed her. While she’s eating, I can hear her filling her diaper, so I’ll change her again. When I’m done, she’ll act like she’s not done eating, so I’ll feed her some more. Of course, while I’m feeding her, she is filling her diaper again. This happens at each feeding. I guess I could just wait and change her at the very end, but her lil’ bottom is already red. So, I’ll just have to get used to it. Although she only takes 15-20 minutes to eat at night, I’m up for at least 30 minutes to complete this whole process.

She hardly ever opens her eyes. Yesterday she opened them more than usual, though. And Jerry says she smiled at him this morning, and that it was a non-gas induced smile. I can’t wait until I get to see one!

Isaac quotes
Isaac has been talking a lot lately, so I’ll update there.
Jerry bought the boys some play balls that have long strings attached everywhere. Isaac stretched some of the strings out across his chest, and said, “Look, a violin.”

At lunch, his potato chip was arched, and he said, “Look, a bridge.”

Another time, he said, “Look, a wainbow.”

He loves to watch me load the washer. When the water comes on, he says, “Look, a water pall.” He says the same thing after flushing the toilet.

Jerry was talking sweet talk to Keira and I guess Isaac wanted attention, so he went and got some plastic packaging, put it on his head, and said, “Look, daddy, at my punny hat.”

This morning, Isaac crawled into bed with me. I cuddled with him and he said, “I wuv you, mommy.” I said, “I love you too.” And he said, “Yes… I wuv you too.” I love how he says “yes…” after I tell him I love him. That’s an Isaac thing.

Evan is being sweet too. Today he said to me, “Mommy, I want to take my money and buy you an adult toy and wrap it in paper for you to open. Well, maybe on your Birthday.”



4 days old
Sleeping




5 days
Leaving the hospital




Home, sleeping


Isaac


Her new bed






6 days




1 week old!