1st Dr's appt & more

So...another eventful day, but one not so pleasant. It started out great, look at our gorgeous little girl dwarfed by her car seat.

Today was her first dr's appointment so we planned a whole day around it. We were going to run to target before-hand and pick up a couple baby-spoiling items, go to the dr's appointment at 11:40 then meet my parents at the mall about an hour later for a fun day of shopping and maybe even a movie.

Well...the dr's appointment went well at first, Katelyn has gained an ounce over her birth weight and the dr was thrilled by her feeding and diaper history. However, he was not so thrilled about the yellow tint to her skin. We suspected her to be a little jaundice but were not concerned because (you know us) the research we had done said that most babies have it and it should go away. Well the dr wanted to be sure before he sent us home for a long holiday weekend so he ordered a blood draw. After 3 hours and a crazy story of running all over the hospital grounds, she got her heal pricked and we where told to hang out close to the hospital and the dr would call us with results within an hour.

It turns out that her level was 19.5 and the dr doesn't like to see anything above 20. So here we are...

Katelyn was re-admitted to the place where she was born to spend the night under the pretty blue light. There really isn't anything to worry about, this is pretty normal for newborns. But as her mommy...its hard. Hormones have been running high. The good news is Joe and I both get to stay here with her and Joe is at this moment picking up our Pizza Hut Pizza (which is my favorite).

Be praying for our little girl getting her tan, the dr will check her levels again in the morning, and, I'm hoping, send us home for Christmas eve.
Thank you again for your prayers and support :)