Addison Mae joined our family on Janurary 19th at 2:18pm. Our baby girl blessed us 2 weeks early! Addie Mae was 7lbs 4oz and 20 1/2 inches long. Except for a little jaundice (which we are still working out) she is a beautiful and healthy baby girl. My delivery went well and quick as it did with Harlon. I had to be induced after my water broke and labor would not progress on it's own. I am trying to rest as much as possible (which isn't a lot with 2 kids) and heal. We got home on Friday and were so happy to leave the hospital. Harlon is handling things pretty darn well for a busy 2 year old boy. He has his moments but he is learning to be a loving, gentle big brother. I am so thankful to have Jase home most of the time until my mom gets here to help. I couldn't handle Harlon alone right now. We have some wonderful friends on the island that have been kinder than I can even begin to say. We are so blessed!
Addie Mae is a good eater so far. The jaundice is making her very sleepy so we are having to supplement with formula for the time being. With the help of a lactation consultant and friends the breast feeding is going well.
It is so hard to keep everyone posted with our news and pictures of our girl with 2 kids in the house. I was so on the ball with Harlon but now I have no time for anything! Ha! I will make it happen eventually. Right now I have to get upstairs for the night and try to get some sleep but I do have pictures of Harlon and Addie Mae together for another day. We are all well and are doing our best to keep everyone in the loop as to our happenings.
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Oh Jamie she is beautiful! Congrats to you and to Jase!
Congrats! Rudy had jaundice (actually had coombs disease) and he would not wake either. We would take a cold wash cloth and strip him :o/ seems mean but needed to wake him somehow. Also, I pumped a little and we fed Rudy an extra syringe of breastmilk a few times a day to get my milk to come in AND to get the jaundice out. Hope this helps.
Welcome indeed! It is so good to see her cute little face:)
We had trouble keeping Katie awake for eating too. Her doctor told us to follow the three 'Ts': Touch, Tickle, Torture (aka...use a cold washcloth on bare skin). It was definitely a struggle to keep her awake at times.
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