Ryken is 11 days old now and Derek left for Hawaii on Saturday. I'm handling both boys fine, which was to be expected since Owen is 5 years old and SO self sufficient. But, through all of this newborn phase and Derek gone in Hawaii... we'll be moving! We put an offer in on a house back in May, it was a short sale so we knew it could take a while. In late October, we decided to cancel the offer because it was so up in the air and with a baby coming I didn't want any surprises. As soon as we cancelled it, the short sale was approved. We either had the option to reinstate our offer, or walk away from the house completely. After some discussion, we decided to reinstate the offer. We knew this was our house from the moment we walked in, and really in our price range it's the best. Move in ready!!! All appliances, nothing needs to be replaced, just paint the boys' rooms and move. This should all go down mid December, and hopefully we'll be spending Christmas in our new home.
On the baby front, Ryken was 9lbs 3 oz when he was born. When we went for a follow up at the hospital he weighed 8 lbs 3 oz. Not a good loss... we went in the following day and he'd gained an oz. The next day I weighed him and he had gained 3 oz! I was really excited... but then his weight started to go down again. And on Sunday he was back down to 8 lbs 3 oz. I called the labor and delivery unit at the hospital and she recommended I start supplementing and then call his Dr to see what he suggests. So, I supplemented all day Sunday (he gained 3.5 oz Sunday and Monday) and Monday evening we met with the Dr. He said Ryken looked great and gave me a prescription to help my milk come in stronger. I will be supplementing all this week and when he goes in for his circumcision I'm hoping he'll be up enough to stop the supplementing. I'm praying he keeps gaining like he is!
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Ah! I'm so excited for you guys!! I want to see the place! And I can help if needed! [:
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