Now that we have made it home!!

So we got discharged from the hospital on Tuesday morning. Let me just tell you spending 5 days in the hospital was an experience. We had to stay the extra day in order to get Parker's bilirubin in check. Tuesday morning the level came back at an acceptable level per the doctors so they sent us home and the next morning we had to go to the pediatrician for his first appointment and to get his bilirubin checked again. Our first night home was pretty good, we got some sleep and we had both of our families come and visit us which was nice. My mother made us dinner that night and helped do some cleaning up. Skipper came home and met her new little brother...she isn't sure what to think about him yet and she feels neglected. So the next morning we went to the pediatrician and everything seemed to be good, except their transcutaneous bili checker had broken the night before, which meant he needed another heel stick!! Then later that day they were going to call us with the results. Well when we got the call, his level had risen and they wanted to put him on a home bili blanket and to come in again Thursday morning to have his bilirubin checked. Well all of their bili blankets had already been rented out and since his level was the most stable we stuck him in the window for some indirect sunlight and woke up every 2.5 hours to feed him to help get the bili out of his system. So Thursday morning we returned to the pediatricians office again and they stuck his heel again and we spoke with the lactation specialist and she was really helpful. She was also one of the nurse practitioners and she was really helpful and encouraging. She sent us home with the bili blanket and told us to put him on it right away. So he has spent the day on the bili blanket and will be able to come off the blanket tonight at midnight, because his number came back lower then on Wednesday....yay finally light at the end of the tunnel. So tomorrow we will go back in the morning back for another lab check and then hopefully be done. In the meantime we will feed him every 1.5-2 hours to help get the bili out and keep him on the blanket for part of the night. Today, Sarah and Aspen came to visit as well as Christina. It was nice to have visitors for a little while. Sarah brought us some lasagna and it was amazing! And we have plenty of left overs which is great. Jake and I are sleep deprived, but we are loving being at home and snuggling with our little guy. We will keep you posted on the bili situation. Tomorrow some of my family is coming to grill out and visit. And this weekend some of Jake's family will be visiting as well as my buddy Gabbi! Until next time here are some photos of the awesome little dude!