Well we've been home from the hospital for a week now. Getting on a schedule has been (and still is) pretty tough. Jaydan definitely has his days and nights confused so we're trying to break that. The first couple nights home he was up all night screaming and nothing would calm him down. Now we've reached the point where he'll sleep 2-3 hours at a time through the night. We're still hoping that the time of sleep will increase as we all get to know each other.
A lot has happened in the last week... I think we've had a dr. appointment every day since we left the hospital. Jaydan weighed 7lbs. 4oz. when we left and then dropped to 6lbs. 14oz. by the next day. So, because of the significant weight loss, we started supplementing his feedings with formula. As much as I hated to do this, it became VERY obvious that he loved it and it was exactly what he needed. By Saturday at our lactation appointment, he was back up to 7lbs. 4oz. so both Dirk and I felt better about not being able to feed him strictly breastmilk. Tuesday he was circumsized (so sad - I cried through a good portion of the procedure) and he was back up to 7lbs. 11.5oz. We get to go back to the pediatrician on Friday morning to check his jaundice and make sure those levels are going down.
My incision is healing perfectly, which is fantastic news. I'm finally up and about more regularly and have gotten clearance from my dr. to drive again. I'm being cautious though because I don't want to overdo it too early.
Dirk went back to work today... it's been different being just the two of us. We totally miss daddy and can't wait for him to come home. It'll be another adjustment for us I suppose. :)
All in all, things are going well. Jaydan changes all the time - seems like he looks different every single day!
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