One week Birthday!

Wow, I can't believe its been a week already. It has been an eventful week to say the least. We went for her first check up with the Pediatrician on Tuesday and knew something was wrong because of how yellow she was. Sure enough, her beli-count was up to 17 and she had lost a pound of weight, which was 14% of her birth weight - not good. So, needless to say, we went directly from the doctor's office to Arnold Palmer Hospital and little Karmann was admitted right away for photo treatment and formula hydration for the next 24 hours. I am happy to say that after a long day and night, she recovered quickly and was released on Christmas Eve having gained half a pound and her beli-count went down to 14 over night. She had to wear this little mask for her eyes which, despite the whole ordeal, we got a laugh out of because she looked like "Nacho Libre" (see photo) - you have to have a sense of humor to get through something like this!! 

Karmann handled all the lights and blood drawls better than we did and she was a champ through it all. Having her released and home before Christmas meant more than anything to us and we are happy to say that she went back to the pediatricia

n today and has her weight up to 7 lbs 7 oz, and her beli count is down to 9. So much improvement! She has been eating like a little piglet and has been sleeping like a lamb, so we can't complain! Now the trick is going to be getting her to nurse like a rock star and still gain weight! We are working on that challenge and she's improving each feeding.

Christmas Day 

We had a wonderful little Christmas with GG and Gramps and even got to Skype with Kris' family back in Illinois. Kris went back to work today - thank goodness it was only for one day before the weekend. But GG and Gramps are still here helping me with everything. I am seeing how quickly time flies by with a baby as you really have to be on a schedule and make sure she's eating, your eating, and taking care of everything else. I can only pray we are on a routine before they go back to California! 

Well, Karmann is rooting around so here's just a few more photos of her 1-week birthday: enjoy!

One week old 12/26/08

Daddy after a long day back to work