Well, today began as it has for the last several days with a trip to the doctor's for a blood test. Our doctors are absolutely great, but that doesn't mean we want to be dragging poor little Jack to see them every day and have little holes poked in his heel with pointy needles.
If his screams and wriggling are any indication it's impressively painful. It's just wearing thin on us, on top of the total lack of proper sleep, etc that we are both enjoying -- Genevieve more than me, of course, since she is the baby's food supply -- we're feeling stretched thin. Thank goodness he makes us smile and laugh so much!
Anyway, the good news is that Jack has improved yet again. His bilirubin levels are down from 19.2 on Sunday to 17 or so on Monday to 15.9 today, and he is eating and pooping up a storm, which tells the doctors that he is eliminating in waste the bilirubins not being broken down by the blue lights he's wearing day and night.
So he has spent today attached to the lights again. The safety area is the 14-15 range, the home free area is the 13 range, and the doctor assures me that once these levels start coming down, they don't go back up. So it's just a question of our patience holding out while Jack's system gets stronger and he clears himself of these bothersome substances. As the doctor said today, "This is not a problem. It's only a nuisance." So we're not worried, just a little raw from having to go through this every day. Just a day or so longer!
Tomorrow I go back to school after a week off. How on earth I will focus on schoolwork, I have no idea. Better to get back in the swing sooner rather than later, though. Still have a lot of work to do.
Genevieve fed Jack while listening to the Cubs game in the bedroom. As is his wont, Jack drifted off into a kind of sated coma halfway through his feeding, so it was bath time. I'll make our supper soon and then I have a bunch of stuff to do tonight.
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