The Aftermath of Jane

 Since Jane was so early and in the NICU my Mom changed her flight and got to Texas the day after Jane was born. That was a huge relief to me, not to feel like I was putting anyone else out by having them watch our kids. As it was, my friends Gena and Michelle had done so much to help around my house. Gena spent the night at my place with the girls, and with Michelle they cleaned my entire house! Anyway, the day we got Jane out of the NICU mom brought the girls over to meet her. Kate was ecstatic, whereas Abby was scared of her. She very quickly got over her fear, but it was funny to watch at first!

 I sent Jon out to buy a pacifier, and this is the one he chose, because her nursery is giraffe themed. I thought it was adorable!

 Jane was given a clean bill of health, except for failing her hearing screen, and was able to come home with me. Once we got home, we started to settle into life. We thought everything was going beautifully.

 Abby learned that being a big sister takes lots of work! hehe.

 Jane was a sweet tempered baby, and we all love her!

 The older girls were soaking up all the Grandma time. Even Chance would scarcely leave Grandma's side. we just had fun enjoying time together.

 Then we went back to the doctor for Jane's one week weight check. I was shocked to find out that she had lost a full pound since coming home from the hospital making her 7lbs 4 oz. Considering she was born 8lbs 14oz, that was lots of weight loss! The doctor was worried and told me to start supplementing with formula and a bottle after every feeding to try and get her as full as possible. He also sent us to an ENT specialist to fix her tongue tie. Poor girl got her tongue clipped the next day and was supposed to help her eat more efficiently. Sadly it didn't make an immediate difference. THEN the same day she had her tongue clipped the pediatrician called to ask us to come into his office that afternoon. Turns out there was something irregular in her newborn blood work that we needed to further test. The doctor sent us to the hospital to get blood drawn for further testing. Then a few days later we got a letter from the hospital telling us that her newborn screen showed she may be lacking a growth hormone, so we had to go back to the doctor and get more blood drawn for more tests! Poor baby! In the end it all came back negative--so it was a happy ending, but a stressful 2 weeks. I was so grateful my mom was here to watch the older girls so I wasn't taking all 3 kids to all of Jane's appointments.

And then FINALLY Jane had another hearing test that she passed! So now, all our worries with her are getting her to gain weight. We are giving her formula every other feeding to try and ensure she gets the calories she needs to bulk up! Poor sweet baby is officially 1 month old today, and has spent lots of her time in and out of doctors offices, but hopefully the drama is over!