The first few days of parenthood have been hectic; Thursday night especially. Meredith refused to eat anything after midnight and cried the entire night. We ended up taking her to the doctor Friday morning to discover that she'd lost 12 % of her birth weight, which is a red flag to the docs that something could be wrong. Thankfully, no infections or anything. I ended up being referred to a lactation specialist who gave me some pointers on helping Meredith eat more. Since Meredith is so small she's just having more difficulty with eating. We've made some changes to her eating habits and things are improving with everyday. We've had lots of company, which has been a blessing b/c there have been plenty of folks to hold them so that Steven and I can get some rest. Rest is going to be so rare over these next few weeks as we try to get Meredith and Berkley to sleep well at night - right now they're very confused as to day and night (which is understandable). All I can say is they're beautiful and I never knew you could love something so much so quickly. Continue to pray that we would have rest, that the babies and I would continue to get better at feeding and that they would sleep well at night. Thanks so much for everyone's sweet comments and love!Sorry for the repeats but some new photos are at the end.
3 comments:
wow! amazing. i can't wait to hold them.
Oh my gosh they're so tee tiny and adorable!!
Candi- Congratulations!! They are both so adorable and so precious!! Can't believe how tiny they are! You both are doing a great job! XO Keiko
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