10-day Old Emma--Update

10-days old! Its hard to believe! We are having such a great time with Emma. Grandma has spent a lot of time helping Amy and Emma and it is great!

Emma is doing well. She has had a little problem with elevated Bilirubin levels, but the doctor said today that some breast-fed babies just seem to hold on to more of the Bilirubin than others. I didn't know, but the liver does not function at the 100% level in new borns. And its the liver that is supposed to take the Bilirubin out of the blood. So eventually the liver will kick into to high power and the Bilirubin levels will go down. In the meantime, just watch her!

Other than that, she is doing fine. Although Emma has seen the pediatrician 3 times since she left the hospital, next Thursday will be the official 2-week checkup! But every time the doctor sees her, she says she is doing great (other than the bili level).

Amy and Rodger are getting their new house in order! A slow process with a new baby, but they are enjoying their new "digs". They have a little more room to move around in. And it was great to have our whole family (all five of us!) be able to sit around the dining table for dinner, have a leaf in the table, and no one squished into the corner! We loved being at Amy and Rodger's old house for dinner, we just chuckled everytime we did because it was cramped quarters! Now we are looking forward to more dinners with more family members.

Keep checking back for more pictures and news. And don't forget Amy's blog at blogginbrowns.blogspot.com!