Getting Back to Normal

Things are getting back to normal around here, although it's a completely new "normal" for us. We're adjusting to being parents and Caleb is adjusting to being at home. He had his first doctors appointment yesterday morning and he now weighs 7.5 lbs. The doc said he "expects" babies to loose up to 10% of their birth weight before they start gaining weight back, and Caleb has lost 6% so far so he's doing good. He was in the 50th percentile in weight and height and everything else looked good. The doc did think he looked a little orange which can mean he has jaundice so he sent us to check his bilirubin levels at the outpatient lab. Caleb did not like having his little foot pricked, but he was over it in a few minutes. His level came back at 13, which is a little higher than when we left the hospital, so the doc said to let him spend some time in the sunshine this weekend. Since it's still ridiculously hot outside, we let him hang out in his bouncy seat in his diaper in his sunny bedroom. Hopefully it'll do the trick and he'll be good to go when we take him back in on Monday.

I know I'm biased but honestly...this kid is soo cute, I just can't get over it. And he's so good. I was concerned that I might have been spoiled because the baby that I nannied for was really good, but Caleb has turned out to be just as good as she is. He sleeps great at night, and eats good and he only cries when he is hungry or needs his diaper changed. So far things are going great. We'll see how things go next week once Charles goes back to work.