1 Week Old

Brighton and Landon turned 1 week old yesterday.  It is a great milestone for these little ones. The story of this past week is rooted in their birth.  Both kids were born healthy and didn't need to go to NICU or SCU.  With those blessings, they still had issues with Jaundice and had to be on the bili-lights.  Landon lost 10% of his weight in the first 48 hours and caused concern combined with other factors (high bili levels, not eating well, low temp).  Landon has already started gaining weight, which is a big deal given his starting weight and how much he lost in the first 48 hours.  He was born at 5 lbs. 7 oz. and lost a total of 10 oz., since then he has gained 4 oz.  Brighton has been doing great.  She is a quiet baby thus far and rarely cries.  

They have a follow-up appointment with the doctor tomorrow and we hope they continue to trend to the positive. 

This weekend we had a friend come to the house and take newborn pictures.  We are looking forward to seeing the end results.  Thanks to Katie for her efforts.

Dad is doing well, despite the general lack of sleep.  So far, we have been blessed by having them on the same feed/wake/sleep cycle.  It makes taking care of the two manageable. Dad cannot seem to take a nap, even though the situation has presented.   Instead choosing to play with Nick or Carter, update FB, uploading the nearly 500 pictures taken this past week, or running a errand or two.

Mom is amazing!  She is up and around with a great outlook on this adventure (I'll let her reveal as much about her recovery as she wants).  She is caring the load when it comes to the babies.  Dad does all he can, but Mom does have the food.  It is amazing to watch her at 3 AM. She ogles at them although she is so sleepy.  

Nick and Carter are still excited about their babies siblings.   We thought we might see jealously issues with Carter, but we haven't seem much yet.  It might be reduced because Grandma Smith is helping out so much.

Speaking personally, I cannot imagine going through these initial weeks without help.  Grandma allows Zann to focus on the babies, me to focus on Zann and Grandma does everything else.  What a blessing.