Oliver's Photo Shoot

Well, very thankfully, Oliver's umbilical cord fell off yesterday. It is still a bit oozy so I am trying to keep it clean with rubbing alcohol. We will keep an eye on it. 

Since we no longer have a cord to keep dry, we got to give Oliver a tub (or sink) bath. We got this really awesome bath tub that's not a tub. Instead it's a foam flower that lets us give him a comfy bath in the sink.

As soon as we put him in it, he pooped.

It looks like he is saying, "Ah. That feels better."

And then we had to change out the water, and he became unhappy.

He just wanted to be snuggled. Then we got a studio set up and started Oliver's newborn picture photo shoot. I love the results. Jake does such a great job.

I am not sure what my favorite is. I love them all. He's such a cutie! I can't wait to get family pictures done one day!

Big Day

Today was a very busy and stressful day. I waited all morning to get Oliver's metabolic screen drawn. In the afternoon we went to see the ENT and get his tongue clipped. That was not too bad, but not my favorite. He did incredibly well. The ENT said it was a severe tie and very tight. He actually had to snip it twice. He did it old school and didn't even do sutures. He cried very briefly, and then nursed and never said boo again. 

After the ENT we had to go to the pediatrician...again....for the third time this week. Why? Because of course nothing can be easy with us right now and Oliver's umbilical cord is oozing and smells DISGUSTING. I mean, honestly, gross. Really bad. The pediatrician had to put silver nitrate on it and told us if it doesn't fall off this weekend that we need to come back on Monday...or if it continues to ooze. So now we wait and hope that it doesn't get red or he doesn't get a fever because that will land us in the hospital. Not what I want to do so we will just pray it gets better. 

Happy Baby, Happy Brother

Oliver really is a pretty happy baby. He is not terrible at night...yet at least. He seems to have a pretty good disposition. Even more importantly, he loves being snuggled.

Elijah loves his baby brother and has been begging to feed him. Since he is still so jaundiced looking, I am still supplementing him somewhat. Doesn't he look happy to feed Oliver?

Jaundice level okay!

Our second pediatrician visit today. He had another bilirubin test drawn. The boys hate watching him get it done. They said our pediatrician was a horrible doctor. I tried telling him that it's an important test that he needs, but for some reason they don't buy that. He is still very orange so she said her number was 15. If it was 15 he was going to be going back to the hospital. Thankfully, his level actually went down slightly (yesterday it was 13.9). So we don't have to go back. Yay!

After we went to the pediatrician's office, we went to eat lunch. I started getting really overwhelmed and unfortunately, on the way home I just really broke down. When we got home I laid down with the baby and just held him and cried. I will admit, I did not have very good feelings. I am having a very hard time. It just so happened that I got a phone call from a woman from the psych department following up with me. I guess it came at just the right time. It helps to talk to someone. But it hurts because I feel like a crazy person. 

First Sponge Bath at Home

Today I gave Oliver his first sponge bath at home. He didn't mind it too much.

Noah wanted to help.

All cleaned and dressed. I remember when Jonah used to wear this. 

He's just so sweet. I forgot what it feels like to hold a just bathed baby. The scent is just amazing.

In the afternoon we went to our pediatrician. Unfortunately, he had to have another bilirubin test. Our pediatrician thought he may need to be readmitted because he is so orange. Not what I wanted to hear. Thankfully they called with the results and his level is high but not high enough to be readmitted. At least today. The bad thing is that we get to go back tomorrow and get another one drawn again. Also, I brought up that he is tongue tied and that I think he is having a harder time breastfeeding. He makes a clicking noise when he eats and he hurts me overtime he nurses. So now we get to follow up with an ENT.  All the doctor appointments are very stressful to me.