The good, The bad, and the sleepy

The good

We had a few more visitors over the weekend. Amy brought us some of her world famous (if it isn't, then it sure ought to be) chocolate bread and some gifts for the baby and Ashlei, and Ashlei's parents brought some pre-cooked meals for us so we don't have to cook for the next couple of meals. They all bought us another opportunity to nap... woo-hoo!

We had our first full pediatric checkup today. By and large everything is going very well (see: the bad). Her jaundice peeked over the weekend and looks to be improving (the dr. didn't even do another bilirubin test), and the dr. said that all of the general physilogical "stuff" looks good.

Also, Piper appears to be settling in. She certainly isn't happy yet to share the limelight with a little sister, but she has at least accepted the fact that Mia isn't just visiting. She has stopped whining and shadowing everytime one of us is holding Mia, and has come to the pleasant realization that the stretches of time with only one person in bed at night means that she can squeeze in some on the bed time.

The bad

Mia didn't gain enough weight between our Saturday visit and today's visit to the pediatrician. There are no theories yet as to why, because our description of her feedings sounds exactly as it should according to the doctor. My theory is that we probably aren't explaining it accurately, proud parents with rose colored glasses maybe...

He told us to supplement with 1/2 oz of formula from a syringe prior to breastfeeding, which we'll start on this afternoon. The syringe will ensure that we do not disrupt the breastfeeding mechanics. We are also going to have a lactation consultant come by to make sure everything is as mechanically sound as we think it is during the breastfeeding.

We have another weight check on Friday morning to see how things are progressing, so hopefully things will improve.

The sleepy

Through some deliberate attempts, we think we have flipped Mia's sleep patterns so that her long stretches come at night instead of during the day. For the past two nights we've had two three hour stretches of everyone sleeping. All we did was open up our blinds during the day to get more light in the house (thanks Matt and Lisa) and consciously try to stimulate her more during the day. Both have resulted in Mia being awake for much longer stretches during the daylight hours.