It's been great getting to come home. We came home on Tuesday afternoon unpacked our gear and started to settle in. Dennis and LuAnn were still in town and they made a run by the grocery store for us. After that, we were able to spend a little time relaxing.
We were also worried about how Sammy would respond to Kennedy's arrival. To our surprise, he has behaved very well around her. He has kept his distance from her, but he sure has been keeping an eye on her.
Other than that, we've been spending most of our time tending to feeding and pooping. It is amazing how we are spending a huge amount of effort focused on trying to get Kennedy to nurse. She had lost almost 10% of her body weight in the hospital and we wanted to make sure that she gets plenty of nourishment.
Wednesday
We made our first visit to the pediatrician office. Nursing was still a little shaky and we wanted to make sure that Kennedy was good and full before we went. Unfortunately it was still early for her meal and did not feel like eating early. Jason took Kennedy back to a room with a scale to check her weight. He had to strip her down and sure enough, she had a "dirty" diaper so Jason had to run back to the patient room to grab a fresh diaper from Rachel. Kennedy had dropped more weight and they requested that she come back on Thursday for a weight check. To make matters worse, Kennedy was not too happy about being naked and cold so she started to fuss. Her fussing turned into a full cry and the doctor had to have the lactation specialist come visit so that we could get her fed and calmed down. We were glad to hear from the lactation specialist that we were doing all the right things to get her nursing properly. The problem was simply that Rachel's milk hadn't come in so we weren't able to keep up with Kennedy's demand. That night was pretty tough on us because Rachel's milk came in and we still weren't able to get to to nurse well.
Thursday
We made another visit to the doctor's office and to our bewilderment, Kennedy had gained 3 ounces! We're not sure how, but we were glad to hear the news. The lactation specialist also told us that it is common to have trouble with nursing right when the milk comes in. Again, she reassured us that we were doing all the rights things and that we just needed to hang in there. We had no idea that it could be so complicated to feed your baby.
Friday
Nursing started to go much better. We went back to the doctor's office and Kennedy had gained another ounce for a total of 7 pounds, so that is great news. When she saw the pediatrician, they said that she looks to be in very good health. So good in fact, that they don't need to see her again until she is two months old. We really started to settle in about this time. We have also started to try out several different bows as evidenced by the photos below.
Saturday
We continued to make progress with nursing. That morning, Courtney and her mom, Peggy, brought lunch and came by the house to see Kennedy. Later that afternoon, we were able to catch up with some house cleaning.
Sunday
Tiffany and Barrett were passing through the DFW area for a concert so they came by for a few minutes on Sunday morning. It was really great getting to see them. After they left, we headed out to the airport to pick up Whitney. She is going to hang with us for a while to give Rachel an extra hand since Jason is headed back to the office. We're blessed that she is able to come give us a hand. Rachel's boss Lori also came by for a few minutes in the afternoon.
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