5 and a half weeks old - beefcake

Delightfully we had our first boring weekend since Brynn's arrival. No one was in the hospital and no one was having surgery! Instead we had dinner with our close friends and life almost felt "normal." Best thing of all was that I didn't get sick from eating dinner that wasn't home cooked and instead was from a restaurant. Since the end of the pregnancy and my reverse peristalsis that has been a challenge - bland home cooked food settles and restaurant food "comes back up." One good thing about still being on Zofran here and there and the Reglan for my stomach is that the Reglan sure helps my milk supply! Even though Brynn doesn't breastfeed - I'm still able to keep up enough for her feedings by pumping every 2-3 hours and then giving it to her in a bottle. For anyone who is looking for a good pump - I highly recommend the Medela Pump in Style. I have used mine so much since she was born and absolutlely love it. Crazily enough Brynn is five and a half weeks old and she still always sleeps with one hand near her face just like she did in utero on all of her ultrasound pictures. Old habits die hard. Or else it's her paparazzi pose like "please...no more photos."

I set up a play mat for Brynn and she loved being on her stomach for a little "tummy time." She can pull herself forward and scoot quite a bit which is just the cutest thing to watch. When I was first putting the mat together Neela thought that I was putting together a new apparatus for her, LOL.



Brynn will pick her head up and then burst out in a large cry as it turns to one side or the other because I think it still scares her. Neela watches her while she's on her stomach moving forward not quite sure what to think. I'm not sure if she thinks Brynn is an odd looking puppy or what.


At her doctor appointment Monday, her liver enzymes remain the same - elevated but not any worse. A few people have asked why they think that they are still elevated and I wish I had an answer. That is one thing that is so frustrating. I'm delighted that they are not any worse, but sure wish that we were on our way to improvement. Part of it can be blamed on prematurity her pediatrician has said, but not completely. She continues to gain weight, very slowly, but at least it's a weight gain. Brynn is almost 5 and a half pounds and I when I heard that I laughed and called her our little "beefcake." Actually I went..."Beefcake...beefcake" in my tone that mimiced that line, LOL! Her pediatrician says that it's a waiting game now to see how Brynn continues to develop with the liver factor. Luckily she doesn't have any major hepatomegaly (enlarged liver) so that is a VERY promising thing.

Regardless of what the future brings for Brynn - one thing we know is that our little girl is quite a fighter. She has been from the beginning and her and I have been through a lot of bumps in the road together. If Brynn and I stick together, there isn't anything we can't get through.