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Once again, this morning was a mess as we had to get to Kaiser so that Methuse can remove the staples from her C-section. As soon as we woke up, grabbed Calvin and headed to the bathroom for his bath. Since I warmed it prior, it wasn’t such a big deal when we got him into the water as it was nice and warm. That is how he likes it so that is how I’ll do it. This guy already has me in check! Dayam!
Then it was a mad rush to pack the diaper bag, powder, water, bottles, bibs, etc and run off. We normally don’t run late to appointments, but today we were a good 20 mins late. Luckily, it wasn’t a big deal and it only took 15 mins to remove the staples. Then we headed off to Babies R Us to exchange duplicate items from the baby shower and buy some milk bottles and misc things that helped in breastfeeding and such. Then it was back home to eat and sleep. I mean that is our life for the time being.
Later in the evening, I got a call from my mom. She was missing Calvin so much, I told her to come over for dinner so she can watch him. Alice got home from her business trip and she was tired and hungry as well. So I decided to cook some Japanese Curry with pork, beef and chunks of potato. This will fill any hunger! I think because I have been sleep and food deprived, I was noticing that my heart was skipping beats or something to that effect. My breathing was off and I felt exhausted. I knew I needed to eat more. So I asked Methuse to make me some cupcakes which was a red velvet and butter pecan mix. Yum yum!
As we watched the Angels game, there was really one person who stole the show. Calvin, the little boy who turned one week old today, all eyes were on him the whole night. The little things, they bring such joy. It is so strange, the love people can have for someone they just met. I have been feeling it since last week and now everyone else is feeling it. My mom tells me that my grandma and aunt have been having a hard time sleeping cause all they think about is Calvin. I know how much that sucks because when I am more than 5 minutes away, I miss him so much.
So after 4 days at Kaiser, it was still a possibility that we would have to stay another day. The main problem was Methuse was recovering from the pain and wasn’t ready to give up the assistance she was receiving from the nurses. On top of that, unlimited Vicodin FTW! LOL
There was still another issue, Jondis. This is a condition where babies excrete bile matter from the liver causing yellowing in the skin and eyes. They say almost all babies get some levels of it but Asians are higher than others. (For obvious and non-obvious reasons, lol). Just past 2pm, we got word that his 2nd blood test showed his Jondis falling from 15 to 11. One of the key ways to get the Jondis out is feeding your baby so that he/she can poop it out. So I guess that is what we will be doing for the next week. Feeding and feeding. When we got home, everyone wants to be apart of the “fun”.
For now, we are working the 15ml of Enfamil and following that up with breast milk. Have you ever seen the prices of Enfamil? WTF! They should call it $$$ Milk and the thing is, the babies love this stuff. It smells horrid but they eat it like it is Kool-Aid. So I will make it my new hustle to score Enfamil for my boy Calvin.
BTW, yes that is a scratch mark on his cheek. Newborn fingernails are like razors…! (Uncle Billy’s first time feeding)
