Thursday, April 23, 2009

Brady Matthew is Here

Brady Matthew was born April 14 at 3:15p.m. He was 7lbs 15oz and 19in long. I had an 18 hour labor, making it longer than when Logan was born. Everything went well with no major complications. Chris and I are so excited to have our little guy here.

Our first week home has been pretty busy. Although, we haven't accomplished much, we have barely had time to relax and sleep. On Monday, I took Brady to the doctor, where we discovered he had jaundice. His levels were almost critical, and we had to start supplementing formula at every feeding, after he was breastfed. It became difficult to wake him up, so we had to strip him down to his diaper to keep him awake through the feedings. It has felt like all we do is feed him, since by the time we have finished the process, it's time to start all over again. Every morning we had to take him to the hospital to test his levels. We are thankful that today's levels went down significantly, and we will no longer have to bring him back for blood work.

Brady looks so much like Logan at this age. A comparison shot is below, showing their going home from the hospital pictures, and it's hard to tell who is who.

Logan is having a little bit of a hard time adjusting to not being the center of attention, but is doing great with Brady. He loves to hold him and give him kisses. I hope they can be great friends later on.
















Brady is on the left and Logan is on the right.