5 Days!

Dear Bracken,

Hi little guy! You are now 5 days old. The last five days have been a lot of work and little sleep for mom and dad, but worth every second! You are such a cute little man and such a miracle. You have had a doctor appointment and you are already gaining weight. Way to go! You are quite fussy and we are trying to figure out what is wrong. We are thinking gas or heart burn. It breaks my heart to see you cry and you cry quite a bit. Today we had to go get some lab work done and you had to give up some of your blood. It is testing for Jaundice. Your first test scored really low and put you at low risk for developing it, but you are beginning to go a little yellow and the whites of your eyes are slightly yellow. I hope it comes back ok. I should find out in a couple hours.

Other than that, we have spent most of our time hanging out at home. You, dad, and me. We haven't had many visitors and its been kind of nice just spending time as a family. Dad went back to work today so last night and today it has just been the two of us and although I am exhuausted, it is nice being able to be with you.

I hope your first 5 days have been happy, even though I don't think you feel well. I hope I am doing an ok job at this mommy business. I am certainly trying to do all I can for you.

I love you baby,

Mom