So a little about the last few weeks of the pregnancy and the first 3 weeks of Allen's life...

Allen's Dad and I seemed to fall into a routine that let him be around the whole last part of the pregnancy, the birth and the last three weeks since Allen was born. It was nice to have him here sort of helping out and just being there. He has potential to be a great dad.

Allen kept trying to come early and we had several trips to the hospital to have labor stopped. Our little boy held in there and came right on his original due date (or two weeks early by the adjusted due date). His birth was fairly uneventful~ again his dad was right there and offered up a lot of emotional support during the labor and actual delivery. I am glad we were able to do the delivery together.

Allen came home at about 31 hours old. He was just about perfect... he nursed wonderfully well, he was poo'ing and pee'ing and he was doing all the stuff a newborn is expected to do. Then...

Wednesday after he was born we took him to the doctors. His billirubin was elevated and he was hospitalized. Billirubin lights overnight had him all better. But my little guy who was sleeping for 4-5 hours at night had to be woke up every two hours to eat to flush out the billirubin.

Then we go to the next follow up visit and my little guy has not gained as much weight as expected. So I had to really push the 2 hour feedings and watch what I was doing so that Allen got proper nurishment.

Things in my life are pretty stressful and so I am having to pay extra close attention to my eating habits to make sure my baby gets all he needs. This is my #1 priority right now... making sure Allen is healthy and well cared for.

I will try to keep this updated a little better now that we are settling into a routine here at home with Allen and the others. Also Baby's Daddy has gone back to his home now so he may want to have more updates through the blog...