Tons of News

Well, it's been a few days since we last updated the blog. There has been so much going on since she came home and it has been very tiring and overwhelming to say the least. Jordyn left the hospital with a small case of jaundice and so after her first day home she made her first trip back out to the doctors. While in the hospital her biliruben level, which is what causes the jaundice, was at 8 and on Tuesday when we visited the doctors it was up to a 14. If it reaches 20 the baby becomes hospitalized and so the doctor asked us to return again the next day expecting her level to have gotten higher. To the doctors surprise the next day she was down to a 12.8. This means that her liver is starting to function and we don't have to return to the doctors again until Monday. Today is the first day that she has looked a lot less yellow.

My mom is also visiting to help out. She came on Tuesday and is staying until the following Tuesday. I am not very good at relaxing or accepting help but it has been nice to have someone with so much knowledge and advice. I have been able to take naps, not cook and have my house cleaned and it has been wonderful. Also, because my mom is able to help with baby duty Wayne was able to sleep through the night last night and be refreshed for work.

Today Jordyn got a visit from another one of her grandparents, Gram, also known as Phyllis or Wayne's mom. Even though she was pretty fussy Gram was able to calm her down and we were able to get some good pictures. It was also nice again to get more advice and perspective from another mother who has been through it.

Lastly for exciting news, Jen and Kirk Yates welcomed their second child into the world three and a half days after Jordyn. Riley Hope Yates was born on Tuesday, August 21, at 10:40 am. She was 6 lbs 13 oz, and has a dark head of hair. They were able to go home today. We are planning on visiting them next weekend and it will be fun to compare babies. Jordyn will look big compared to her cousin Riley.

That is all the news for now. We appreciate all your calls, emails and cards. We will continue to keep you updated with both information and pictures. Please understand if it takes us a while to respond to you because of how busy, different and tiring our life has been this past week. It was so hard to choose between all the cute pictures we have taken already but we hope you enjoy the ones we've posted below.