Maya's First Day Home

Today is our first day home. There is so much to do. I wanted to unpack a couple of bags from our hospital visit and download all the pictures. I also hoped to eventually work on Maya’s announcement. We’re all so busy and tired. Esteban is caring for Jayden, Rio and the home while I tend to Maya and myself. We rushed out of the house to take Maya back in to the hospital for her blood work by 12 noon. That turned out to take longer than expected, but finally we finished up, had lunch and headed home. In the afternoon, I got a call from the doctor saying that Maya’s bili had shot up from 7 to 18 (nearing the danger zone). I was completely shocked. She arranged for us to have phototherapy treatment at home. While I was waiting, I put Maya near the window, for the indirect sunlight. The company arrived pretty quickly, delivered the bili blanket and showed us how to use it. It wasn’t too difficult, but keeping Maya in there was another story. She hates it and just cried the whole time. I think she feels trapped in there. We kept her in it for part of the day and let her sleep in her bassinet at night.