i heart yellow babies

Oscar followed in his sister's footsteps, developing the yellow tinged skin and eyes that come with newborn jaundice. Apparently Broughtons all down the line have had problems with jaundice, so even though there are no other risk factors (mismatched blood-type, bruising during delivery), our babies still need a little outside help to kick the thing.

On day 5, after daily pediatric office visits during which Oscar's heel was repeatedly pricked and squeezed, the doctor sent us home with an order for a portable biliblanket called a Wallaby. At-home phototherapy means that your baby has to be wrapped in a blue light and plugged into a wall 24 hours a day, but you can still snuggle with him and keep him at home.

Oscar's soul shines out of his bili-briefcase.

After 20 hours with the blanket, his bilirubin level was down by a point and a half, and 24 hours later it was down 3 more points. Oscar was pooping like a champ, so we got to send the blanket back.

Lucy still holds the title of Jaundice Queen, since she had to be fully re-admitted to the hospital and given tiny goggles for her space trip to a blue moon.

Lucy, fighting jaundice with her eyes closed.

friday cute shot

Oscar the Fig

Introducing:

Oscar Finis Broughton

Born at 7:21 am on Friday the 13th after 25 minutes at the hospital.

8lbs 9oz
21.25 inches long
Finis rhymes with Linus.

friday (the 13th) cute shot*

*slightly delayed

t + 9 days

Spicy enchiladas, pineapple, several long walks, two fetal monitoring sessions, and one round of acupuncture later, I am still pregnant.

I hope Figgy isn't trying to beat the record I set in utero.