Wasn't all smooth sailing

On Wednesday, the day we were suppose to be discharged the Dr. came in and said that our baby's bilirubin count was really high and he needed to be put under bili lights for awhile and see if he improves. Unfortunately after more tests, he was not improving and he was showing signs of inflammation in his system, so he was headed to the NICU. For any parent who has had a child sent there ( ours wasn't half as serious as most, but it was still scary for us), knows the scary feeling that comes over you when you hear this kind of news . After many tears and prayers we moved forward with a positive attitude. Thank goodness we have such a strong boy who is a fighter. His bilirubin count continued each day to go down and the possible signs of infection went away. He was in the NICU 3 LONG days and then got to go home.
I was lucky enough after being officially discharged, to board in my same recovery room at NO cost, so I could nurse Ash and be there 24/7 for him. What a wonderful option this hospital provides. We were soo grateful for the amazing loving care our little guy received and for how well informed the Dr's and nurses kept us through this whole ordeal.
He is actually still considered "at risk" and we were sent home with a bili blanket, which he has to lay on all the time and it just provides a small amount of phototherapy for him. He had blood work done today and his count has gone up again, into the intermediate range. So we have to go tomorrow and draw blood again, in hopes that it hasn't continued to go up, otherwise we may be headed back to the hospital. We sure hope not! The hard part about all this is he seems fine. He eats well and shows no sign of illness. We will keep an update going on our little guy.
My parents have been soo much help throughout this past week. Watching the kids whenever we needed them to, bringing me treats to the hospital, dinner, and just being so understanding and supportive. I am soo grateful they moved here just in time. I was especially grateful they could be there for the delivery, as well as my sister. That really meant soo much to me, to share this special experience with them.