Sunday, March 23, 2008

Hyperbilirubinemia

Joey will be two weeks old this Tuesday and we are still dealing with a little bit of jaundice. So, we have two goals for him:
1. Eat, eat, eat. Both Joey and I are up every two hours day and night trying to prevent more pricking of his heels for bloodwork. Mike offered assistance, but the wee hours of the morning are such a bonding time for me that I declined.
2. Soak up some rays.
This is Joey soaking up rays inside....

This is Joey soaking up rays outside...

This is Joey soaking up artificial rays via the fiber optic biliblanket.

2 comments:

Jannah said...

He is so sweet. Poor baby, I can see where they pricked his heel. Cally struggled with jaundice too. I hope he starts feeling better soon! How are you feeling? Not much sleep it sounds like!

Cranberryfries said...

Good luck little Joey. Makayla and Tyce both had a bit of that too, but only Tyce had to go in for multiple tests. Never any fun. I guess it's never too early to teach a kid how to get a good tan. Haha.