10am Sunday - We're going home today!

Good Morning -

 

So we had a pretty sleepless night....ok I won't lie, it was sleepless, due to a gassy baby.  He is eating very well and has only lost 5% of his total birth weight so well within the acceptable 10%.  It seems like the gas has passed though because after a feeding at 5am Owen slept for about 3.5hours in the nursery so that mom and dad could get some rest and boy was that appreciated!  Owen has passed all his tests and will have one last evaluation sometime this morning from our pediatrician before he is able to be released today. 

 

Emily is also doing well too.  She is recovering from the fun events of child birth, eating well and has been able to start walking around more.  Her hemoglobin levels did drop to from 8.2 yesterday to 7.3 today, but in speaking with our doctor this morning she is feeling fine with these levels since Emily is feeling well (not dizzy, eating, and overall energy level is good).  The doctor also did release us so once Owen has been checked out and the paperwork is all done we should be able to leave the hospital maybe around 1pm today.

 

So what do the next couple days hold for us?  We are looking forward to getting home in our own environment to start establishing some sort of routine (if there is one at this point...).  We will be going into the pediatrician tomorrow to meet with a lactation specialist so that they can ensure feeding is going well.  Owen will also be circumcised tomorrow....poor little guy.  Then from there we will meet again with the pediatrician towards the end of the week and Emily will go in for a check up the following Wednesday to ensure she is recovering well.  Dad is also to take this next week off of work to be home with the family and Emily now starts 3 months of maternity leave. 

 

We are grateful for all the support from our friends, family and nursing staff here at Abbott.  Your words of encouragement, advice and love were much appreciated by Emily and I. 

 

Signing off from the hospital for good, will pick up with updates once we get home. Our goal will be to at least post weekly updates on how the family is doing along with updated pictures.   This has been such a neat way to be able to share how the Schulze family has been doing along this fun journey.

 

We love you guys and cannot wait to have you part of Owens life.

 

Ben, Em, O