Baby Colt - Week 1

We stayed in the hospital for three days after the birth of Colt.  We had lots of visitors and sweet gifts to welcome him to the world.  Mom (Lou Lou) stayed with us during the days, which was a tremendous help.  I got up and walked the halls as soon as I could to help speed my recovery along.  I was thrilled when I could eat normal food again!  Even ice water tasted like a gourmet meal after not eating for almost 24 hours!  Colt did pretty well as far as sleeping and eating, but he refused to eat for one 10-hour span which resulted in some significant weight loss before we went home on Friday.  Because of that, he was borderline jaundiced and needed to gain some weight back, so we were instructed to supplement his breastfeeding with formula. 

Friday afternoon, we got to go home.  The car ride was a bit miserable for me because of all the jostling around, but Colt seemed to enjoy it very much!

I napped most of the rest of the day.  Colt's Grandma and Grandpa came over with dinner that evening, and everyone enjoyed holding the new baby.  The first night home was a relatively uneventful one....Colt slept and ate very well and Mommy and Daddy got a decent amount of rest.

Lou Lou got to stay with us until Sunday.  Then she had to go home.  Having her around allowed Jason to get some housework and errands done, and it allowed me to get some much needed rest without having to tend to Colt between feedings for a few hours of napping.  Lou Lou also ran some errands to pick up some supplies we didn't expect to need (due to my surgery).

Saturday, some dear friends of ours, Patrice and Jason, brought us dinner.  We were very thankful for the food and time to visit since we had not seen them in quite some time. 



Colt with Patrice

 Saturday night, however, Colt DID NOT want to sleep.  He was fussy most of the night, not settling down until around 4 am.  We prayed that this trend would quickly stop.

Sunday, Aunt Dee Dee brought dinner and came to hold Colt.  She brought him his first Christmas ornament for the tree - a star-shaped horse (colt).  Dinner was delicious and it is always a blessing to be around Dee Dee.  Sunday he slept very well, but still had a bit of a fussy period from 1 to 3 am. 

Monday, we had an appointment with the pediatrician to check on the jaundice situation and on Colt's weight gain.  Thankfully, he had gained 11 ounces since Friday's check!  (He had lost 13).  We could stop using formula and keep him strictly on breastmilk.  Yay!  Everything else at his appointment checked out great too.  We were very thankful.  We could not believe that he was already one week old!