First Doctor's Visit

Hello all. We just returned from Kaylie's first Dr's visit. The pediatrician that checked her over at the hospital wanted to see her one week after she was discharged. The good news is that she checked out perfectly normal. She weighed in at 6 lbs 9 0zs which is only 3 ozs off of her birth weight. We are told the goal is for her to be at her birth weight two weeks after birth. She also got her hep B shot as well. We have an appointment with our pediatrician in CA on Tuesday after we return for her 2 week check up.

We are still awaiting word to return to CA. We did get confirmation that the FL agency sent the paperwork to CA. However, it was a few days later than we had hoped. We THINK the paperwork is in CA today. If we get confirmation or more concrete status, we will be sure to post.

Bath Time

Snug as a bug in a towel! This is a quick shot taken after a sponge bath. She is getting used to the process, so the crying was at least reduced. Kaylie continues to eat pretty well. My diapering skills still leave a lot to be desired. Big suprise.

Sorry for not posting any updates yesterday. I was waiting for news from either our California or Florida agency to get a feel for the status of our paperwork. We hope the paperwork will be in California today. If so, we think we are still on track for returning home on Saturday. We're keeping our fingers crossed and will be sure to post an update as soon as we get any news!

Pink Polka Dot Photo Shoot

No news, just a couple of quick photos of our early evening fashion show!

Another day, another 10 diapers...

Well, 10 to 12 is the average change pace it seems. We continue to hang out at the hotel. The good news is we are one day closer to returning home. Things are not bad here, but it will be nice to get settled in at home. The picture above was just a quick snap of Kaylie shortly after a bath. Other than continuing to battle episodes of gas, things are still going well. The solution to the gas still eludes. She continues to eat and sleep well and for the most part, is weathering hotel life as well or probably better than Jana and me. I have a need to fix things when there is a problem, and it hurts me to hear her cry and I am unable to "fix it". I suppose I need to get used to this particular concept.

Jana is still fighting the cold but doing everything possible to protect Kaylie. She is even wearing protective masks when holding or feeding Kaylie. I think that is probably one of the hardest things, to have the mask between her and Kaylie, but she is a trooper as well. She's going to be a great mom!

Another day, a little more action

From the pictures above, I think you can see Kaylie is doing pretty well. She was lying around with her eyes open for quite a while yesterday. That is when I snapped these photos. She is still eating well, but we did resort to some gas drops to help her. She seemed to be getting gas cramps after eating despite giving pretty good burps and using the different bottle type. They have helped and we will probably try to minimize their use during the day to see if they really did help or if it was just a coincidence.

She slept well again last night. In fact too well. She went for between 4 and 5 hours between 3:30 AM & 8:00 AM feedings so we'll have to watch that. We had been letting her wake us when she was ready, but I don't think we will want to let her go that long again until she is at least several weeks old and at or above her original birth weight. The good news is that she ate well at 3:30 and 8:00.

Needless to say, we continue our stay in Northwest Florida. The weather has been very nice over the past few days. Usually, I only see it from inside the car while running errands, but today I did take a slow trot around the area, so it was a nice change. Jana continues to fight her cold. She is being as careful as she can. Lots of hand washing and I purchased some disposable face masks this morning so that she can wear them when feeding or holding Kaylie to try to minimize the direct contact.

Better Night

Hi all. Here is a photo of us visiting our birthmom's family. We found someone else to be behind the camera for us!

Last night was a little better for us. Kaylie slept in 3 hour increments and Jana and I tag teamed the waking moments. We think we know one thing that contributed to the short stints of sleep on Thursday night. We were using the bottle that have the drop in bag liner. Even though we were using the smaller versions, the bag was still rather large for only 2 ounces or so of formula. I think we were not getting all of the air out, and the formula was clinging to the sides of the bag. Bottom line is we think that caused more gas on her tummy and short stints because she was not getting as much formula as we thought.

We went with a different bottle last night so we are hopeful that we have made an improvement and it is not just a coincidence. Kaylie has been pretty active today. Active in the sense that she has been awake and looking around. I'm not sure what she can actually see at this age, but she is definitely trying.

The bad news is Jana is fighting off the initial stages of a cold. That could make things challenging. She is being careful and we all are using antiviral soap, and sanitizer hoping to minimize any exposure. I'm afraid we won't be able to avoid it, but we're keeping our fingers crossed.

Busy, Busy Night

Well no new pictures, yet, but soon. We had a busy night. It was our first full night with the baby. Wednesday night we were at the hospital until 11:45 PM, but a full night is a little different. It is even more so when you make that first full night in a hotel room. Fortunately, we are in a Residence Inn which is more like a small loft, so we have a small kitchenette and sitting area.

Kaylie was up just about every 2 hours (sometimes a little less). Usually the sequence was diaper change, then feed her, and with in minutes, sometimes while feeding, it becomes obvious that another diaper change is in the near future. She is quite a little machine. But the good news is she is obviously processing all that formula she is downing! I think the day has been a little quiter than the night, but it is still early in the day. More to follow...