First Visit to Dr. Block

Caroline had her first visit to Dr. Block yesterday. She did great! She barely even cried when her heal was pricked. Dr. Block was not very pleased with the continued weight loss or the degree of her jaundice. We have instructions to supplement with formula and pedialyte to help with dehydration and hopefully improve her bilirubin levels (which continue to climb). We go back on Friday!

I promise to post pictures soon...

Caroline Jane Jordan

Caroline Jane Jordan arrived Friday, March 13th at 11:07 a.m. She weighed 7 pounds and 5 ounces. She is 19 inches long.

Caroline has a few problems with her heart, but we were able to bring her home today. She will be monitored by her pediatrician and if all goes well follow-up with her cardiologist in a few months.

Baby Caroline's Arrival

After my appointment today, arrival plans have changed. We will be at the hospital tomorrow at 12:00 to begin induction. Dr. Logan wasn't pleased with me or Miss Caroline and wants to be proactive.

Wish us luck!!

Baby Update

We have GREAT news!! Miss Caroline (and it was confirmed again today she is a little girl!!) is doing much better than initially thought. She scored much higher on her biophysical profile than expected. Her lungs are better and her heartbeat was more regular. As long as my blood pressure stays in check (it was great today), she will come on the 20th as planned. Hopefully there will not be anymore scares!!

Thank you so much for your prayers! We cannot wait to introduce our baby girl to everyone!!

Baby Update and Caroline's Tags

I spent half the day Wednesday in the hospital for observation. I was dehydrated and Caroline's heartbeat was a little irregular. An ultrasound was ordered and to my surprise I was able to spend over an hour watching my little girl. The lady doing the ultrasound was training and she needed practice, so I was more than happy to help out! I watched Caroline suck her thumb, stick her tongue out and put her hand under her chin. She was perfect and the estimate is that she ways almost 7 lbs!! Her lungs are not ready yet, but she is definitely of good enough size to join us "on the outside." I was released home to bed rest and am supposed to be taking in plenty of fluids.

These are scanned images, so they not too clear. I worked on them tonight while David and Austin Kieff attended a Troy University basketball game.

Nursery Preview!

Look at these beautiful additions to the nursery courtesy of David's mom! Didn't she do a great job?!!

We put the changing table between Austin Kieff's and Caroline's room.

I just love the changing pad cover. It slips on like a pillow case and

will be so easy to take on and off for washing!

The diaper bag has several pockets on the inside and a great big pocket on the back.
Austin Kieff's was blue check with a frog. We will have both his and hers with us at the

hospital, although after 2 1/2 years his has definitely seen its better day!! It is his favorite

bag to take places.

The quilt is absolutely beautiful. It has the floral pattern on the front and the back

is pink minky dot. You cannot see it clearly but there is a beautiful handmade ruffle (it was only after making the ruffle by hand that Mrs. Charlene found out several of her friends and family had rufflers!). The boppy cover has the floral pattern on the front and the minky on the back and is finished with pink piping. Isn't the tiny blanket cute?!!

The bumper pad alternates the floral and pink fabric used on the bedskirt.

Baby Update

I am updating from work, taking a quick break, so this will be short. I was officially put on complete bedrest yesterday (can you tell I took that order seriously :)??). However, upon hearing this and my immediate response of, "there is no way," Dr. Logan and I had an extended conversation of why and the effects of not doing it. Since the why is primarily for my benefit and does not do much to help little Caroline, I am not going to follow orders for at least a couple of weeks. This should allow me to be in a better position at work to hand off the remainder of my yearend duties (SORRY Kelly!!).

The good news is that Caroline is doing very well. Dr. Logan will not stop my labor if Caroline decides to come. She did recommend continuing my medicine for a few more weeks if I wanted the best chance of not going into labor. So, I will definitely be doing that!! As for mom, I am in a pretty good bit of pain and swelling something crazy. Austin Kieff said my feet look like balloons. He found this incredibly funny. Despite his insensitive laughing, he did rub lotion on my feet, how sweet was that? He followed it up with a pat on my leg saying "Mommy I make you feel better." How sweet! I just love the little guy so much.