19 Days to Go....

When Micah was born, he was our "little pumpkin." Two reasons: he was born in October and because of jaundice.

The day we were discharged from the hospital, the nurses told me that they could see that some jaundice was setting in on Micah. It starts at the head, works it's way down to the toes and when it clears up, the skin will become pink from the toes up to the head. They told me to just watch and notice if it got worse. Well, geez...how was I suppose to know? When we returned the next day for his weight check and jaundice check, they said it was high on the subcutaneous levels, so they had to draw blood from his heel. It came back right on the borderline of high-risk and severe. So, the doctor's office wanted to recheck the next day. So, after going through 4 grueling days of rechecks....I said enough is enough. His levels were not going past the high-risk borderline...but, they were not showing any sign of going down either. I told the doctors it was time to start the phototherapy, because I was not going to make another trip down to the hospital to stick his heel a fifth time....unless it was going to be the last!!!

So for the next few days...he was our little "glo-worm." His light therapy was the blanket kind, so we were still able to hold him and I could nurse him, without removing his therapy. It was wonderful. He had therapy for almost 3 whole days before, they checked his heel and the results were great....his numbers had dropped drastically!! Praise God!!

My boys just love to create drama, I guess. When Jonas was born, it was the weight loss issue. So, not to be outdone...Micah had to have a little drama, too. Either way, I sure do love our little pumpkin!

Glo-worm being held by daddy

The Glo-worm (and his tail) with pa-pa and ma-ma

3 weeks old...still and little yellow...and very serious (or mad about the frog jumper)

Little pumpkin being loved by Mimi

Love this little guy!