Hallie Reed Blankenship was born July 25th at 11:22 pm. On her due date! she weighed 7lbs 1 oz and was 18.5 inches long. What an experience!! We had to stay 4 nights in the hospital due to jaundice. My O blood type affected her red blood count and caused a stir. I was a wreck. The first 2 nights were fine, but then they said we had to stay another night and then another night...It got scary. She had to wear these little eye shades and be under ultra violet lights for almost 24 hrs and then have blood drawn to check her levels. So after the first 2 nights they discharged me and kept Hallie...So they let Patrick and I board in a room there, but it felt like jail. I was scared for Hallie but also upset because I missed my Lillie! I felt so torn, I felt like both of my kids needed me:( I went home one afternoon for a bit to see Lillie and got to take a nap with her, and then headed right back to the hospital. i didn't sleep much because I found myself walking back to the special care nursery to check on Hallie. we couldn't even hold her to feed her bc we needed those lights to get rid of the issue...Sigh. anyways, we are home and she has been doing great. My mom was here for 3 weeks!!! It was so wonderful. She cooked like crazy, grocery shopped like crazy, and even got up with Hallie in the middle of the night for me a few times....boy, i sure miss her! we are now starved and tired! ha! Lillie had so mcuh fun with nana.... They took naps together, she built her a sandbox, they went for walks, and read SO many books! It was a special time that we will never forget. Lillie still calls the guest room nana's room and so do I;)
The week my mom left, we were lucky enough to have my Mom's group bring dinner! we had food every night. It was so thoughtful and we were so grateful for that!
Lillie first meeting Hallie, I was worried she would be upset or jealous, but she jumped right on the bed and kept saying "baby sisser". Such a special moment in my life...
