Day four

Now that I have been released as a patient from the hospital and David and I are boarders, we can come and go as we please. David and I went out to dinner last night and this afternoon we took a trip to our apartment to work on some of the chores that got left undone when I went into labor. Leaving James was almost as difficult as labor. I know that we are leaving him in wonderful care when we do leave and we have nothing to worry about but I just miss him like crazy. David and I are head over heels for our little guy.

The first question we get asked when talking to friends and family is 'when does he get to come home?'. We still don't know an exact date and we probably won't know until the day of or maybe the day before he is release. So many things can change from day to day but things are really looking good.

He is feeding really well. I think he might be bent on being a 20 pound baby by the time he leaves this place. Since he is feeding so well he is pooping and peeing a lot which is helping to lower his bilirubin levels and means he needs less from the IV's. The more bilirubin he disposes of, the less light therapy he needs. Once he is off of the IV's and lights, he can come home!

While I look forward to taking him home, I greatly appreciate the fact that James is in the care of such a wonderful nursing staff and that I am able to continue to recover in such a safe place. It's nice knowing that my child has around the clock care while I can take it easy. If we were at home... I wouldn't have that luxury. I'm really getting spoiled here.