It seems like a lifetime since Janey entered into this world. It was quite an eventful delivery. Without rehashing all the details, it's safe to say that Kari had an unorthodox delivery, but in the end both she and Janey Rae are healthy and happy.
We were discharged from the hospital on Saturday. We stayed an extra day just to make sure that Janey was pooping and also we got some direction from the lactation specialist at Providence. I have to say that our experience with Providence Portland was phenomenal. The nurses who attended to us made the experience. They were so helpful and knowledgeable.
Our first day back was a little overwhelming. Just getting set up to take care of Janey and readjust ourselves to a new environment was tiring. I think we did a pretty good job though in the transition. The biggest problem for us is traversing three freakin' levels. When we go to bed we haul our stuff up to our bedroom on the second floor and in the morning we haul it down to the basement where we spend most of our time during the day. I think that will change once we figure out what we're doing. Right now, we're still trying to get a handle on taking care of little
Janey!
She's such a sweet heart and Kari and I feel so blessed to have such a good little girl. Like many newborns, she pretty much does three things; sleeps, poops, and eats. Right now she's probably sleeping around 16 hours a day. Our favorite time of the day is right before we wake her up to eat. The lactation specialist told us it was good to wake them up so they are alert and focused on eating, so we generally peel off the layers and feed her in her diaper. She usually wakes up and flashes those beautiful eyes for a while before she starts to eat. Once she's done, she goes right back to bed with that punch drunk look of a full belly.
Rocky is getting used to Janey as well. At first, he was really taken aback by her and was hesitant to come near her. I think he was trying to decide what his new role is and I think he's really sensitive to not hurting her. After a few hours of us coaxing him over, he finally started sniffing her up close and even licked her feet to say 'hello'. Rocky proved his big brother abilities on the first night as well. We had set our alarm to wake Janey up at a certain time to feed her and before the alarm went off she started a very light cry to tell us she had a wet diaper. Being exhausted, neither Kari nor I woke up, so Rocky hopped out
of his bed and went to Kari's side of the bed and got in her face to wake her up. Not getting the response he was hoping for he came to my side and did the same thing. Once I was awake I realized there was a light cry from the bassinet and had to change her diaper. I think that confirmed that Rocky is going to be a great big brother.
Tomorrow we head to the pediatrician for the first time and we have a lot of questions for him. I still have two weeks off until I have to go back and the way the time is flying by, it will happen waaaay too soon!
Tomorrow we head to the pediatriction
We went to the pediatrician today to get a weight check on Janey. For those not in the loop, Bean hadn't been packing on the weight like the doctors would have liked. After several trips to the lactation specialist and personal deduction, turns out that Janey is lazy at the breast, but loves the bottle. Once we found this out, we ended up giving her breast milk via the bottle. The results were a
7 ounce gain in four days. So, now things are looking good!
Fall is setting in on the Portland area and we got take lots of walks through Laurelhurst to enjoy the fall colors.
