And the Amelia little piggy went to the doctor’s office today to check her weight.  There’s nothing wrong with her, but I was just curious to see what it was.  Since I work at the pediatrician’s office, I snuck in the back and weighed her.  She weighed 7lbs, 5.5oz.  She has gained almost a full [...]

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So, I’ve seen all these books and such about what to expect in the birthing process from the guy’s perspective. I thought I’d jot these notes down for all my guy friends out there.
First, some details of my experience apply specifically to Olathe Medical Center, where we delivered and to our experience of a vaginal, [...]

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Amelia had her first office visit with the doctor today…it was combined with a baby shower for me!  We are using a pediatrician from the office where I work, so that was really awesome that I had my baby shower over lunch! It was supposed to be last Thursday, but got moved around a little [...]

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The home health nurse came by yesterday again and visited us.  Amelia was back up to her birth weight!  This is very exciting…it means that my struggles with breast feeding are paying off!  Also, her bilirubin had only gone up a hair, and it usually peaks on day 4 or 5, so we should be [...]

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The hospital took these pictures of Amelia for us.
And yes, her hands always seem to be up by her face.

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We had a home health visit with a nurse today.  Since we were discharged on Friday evening, the doctor wanted to have Amelia checked out over the weekend and weigh her.  So Laura from Home Health got here this afternoon and checked Amelia over very well.  She has actually gained an ounce, which is great.  [...]

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