Rough Weekend

It's been a rough six days for us. Last Wednesday I woke up with a tight chest. By Thursday I had a mild fever, horrible cough, and sore throat. I called the doctor, and she prescribed an antibiotic thinking I had strep throat. She didn't want to make me come in because I have Jacob and Macy to take care of. By Friday my fever was up to 102, and I felt awful. Off to the doctor I went for a chest x-ray only to find out that I caught the flu. You know, the thing that is supposed to be prevented by the flu shot? Nothing to do but wait it out. When I got home, Macy woke up from her nap and had a 103.6 fever. So she was on a steady dose of Motrin all weekend and had a temp all day Saturday. She was acting pretty normal, but by Saturday night she looked sick. Now we're just watching Jacob to make sure he doesn't get it. I'm hoping my milk will give him the antibodies he needs to avoid it, but it's scary. I don't need my little guy sick in the first three weeks of his life. It sucks too because I can't give him or Macy the attention that I normally would, which leaves me feeling pretty guilty. I just want to feel better all ready so I can enjoy my time at home with the kids!

Almost Two Week Stats

We went to the doctor this morning, and here are the current stats for Jacob:

6 pounds 11.5 ounces (25th percentile)

20 inches (25th percentile)

25th percentile head

He's a pretty proportionate little boy! The doctor said he looks great and was really pleased with his weight gain. It made me feel good too because it means I'm producing enough for him to grow like he needs to. Maybe we'll be out of newborn clothes sooner than I thought! He's getting better at the sleeping thing, and I'm getting more used to being awake at night again. I'm not nearly as tired as I was last week. He's still up every two to four hours to eat, but the doctor said I don't have to set an alarm to wake him up after four hours at this point. So we'll see if he can switch his days and nights around and start sleeping longer! He's such a sweet little guy, and we just love him.

Macy had a concert at her school this week. I wasn't sure how she would do singing in front of a large group of people, but she actually was one of the better ones in her class. She knew all the words and motions to the songs. She even danced the Chicken Dance at the end with another little boy from her class. My dad and I went to watch, and it was super cute. We have Macy on video if anyone is ever interested in seeing it. We're still working on the eyes to try to avoid another case of pink eye. We'll see if this ointment does the trick!

One Week Old

I can't believe we are at one week old all ready! Life has been a little crazy since the little peanut came along, but we are all doing great. Jacob is a sweet little man that I just can't get enough of. I forgot how much I love the baby phase until I caught myself just watching him yesterday. He doesn't do much, but I could stare at him all day. He definitely has his days and nights mixed up, so I'm up a lot with him at night. But that's what Macy did too. And he's only a week old, so I can't complain. He actually slept for a couple 2-3 hour stretches last night, so that was pretty nice. We went to the pediatrician on Monday, and he looks good. He dropped to 6 pounds 2 ounces, but I guess that's normal. He was a little jaundiced, so they had to check the bilirubin level. It turned out OK, so nothing needs to be done about that.

Macy's doing just fine. She asks to hold him once in awhile and gets really excited to see him when she's been away from him. She has her moments of jealousy when she tells me to put him in his swing, but overall, she's done really well. She had one tantrum in the middle of the night when she woke up while I was feeding Jacob. Dan went to see what was wrong, and she only wanted me. I think she misses me giving her all the attention. With my hormones all out of whack, I find myself crying about that because I feel guilty. I'll get over it though...I love having both kids here. We have to remind her to be gentle around the baby because she forgets that he's there and has all ready accidentally hit him with some things. At least she's not doing it purposely!

Macy also has ANOTHER case of pink eye. I'm waiting for a call from a pediatric ophthalmologist to see what she says about the recurring infections. I'm not sure if it's just daycare and Dan providing the bacteria constantly or if she has something that's preventing her eye from draining the right way. We'll see! Until then it's more eye drops and trying to keep her and her eye goop away from Jacob.