Hi Shira,
Well you're on vacation already, your sunglasses are on and you're basking in the sun. Actually it's pretty artificial sun. You're in photo therapy because your bilirubin count is a little too high. It turns out that your blood type is no the same as your mom's, so it makes it a little harder for you to start breaking down your discarded red blood cells in the early part of your life. So, you have to wear the fake shades and lay in the light bed except when you come out to feed with mom. You've been under the light for about 8 hours now and your bilirubin count is responding. It was 10.2 before you started the therapy and is now down to 8.4 at last check.
Like most babies you have lost a little of your birth weight. You were 6 pounds 12 ounces at your last weighing. So you've lost a half a pound. You got your first bath on Monday, too. You had some frizzy hair right after it got washed so I included a picture of that. You are a pretty good feeder, but sometimes have to be stimulated to get going. Your belly button is rapidly developing into it's normal condition with the unneeded part of the cord drying up and falling off. You are a figety sleeper almost always in some sort of motion besides your breathing. Your face is almost constantly changing expression. The night nurse commented several times about your strength for your age. You do seem to be able to tense your muscles pretty hard when you want to.
Your mom is doing pretty good, considering. She had a little bit rougher time in the surgery than she did with your big sis. But she's improving.
More soon, hopefully you won't have to be in the tanning bed for longer than 24 hours.
Love, aba
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