Enslies baby blessing.

First of all sorry for the kinda blurry pictures they are from my phone and keep on uploading onto the blog really small so I have to change the size and it makes them blurry :-(.

We blessed Enslie on march 2 we did it so soon this time because we had 6 other babies either born soon after her or due in the next few months and we wanted it just be her so it was a little more special for our family.
some things that were said in her blessing was that she would be happy and healthy, that she might get married in the temple, and that she would always be a faithful member of the church.

After her blessing we had everyone over to our house for chicken salad sandwiches. This is what I caught Erilyn doing with her cousins they stole a bag of chips and sat on the bed eating them and watched a movie.

Proud daddy with his little girl. I love how he looks at her!

Enslie in her blessing dress. I went back and forth on wether or not I wanted her to be blessed in Erilyns dress. We ended up buying a new one because Erilyns was to small for Enslie. Im glad that we decided to get her her own so that they don't fight over who gets to keep it when they grow up.

Band-aid fun.

My mom got Erilyn some "banades" for her birthday they were all used up with in a half an hour......

Enslies first bath.

 It seemed like we waited for ever for Enslies first bath. Im guessing its because of Erilyns nicu stay that she seemed to loose her umbilical cord faster. Enslie lost hers but it still bled for a few days I was so excited when I finally stopped. I just love the smell of a freshly bathed baby. Erilyn was pretty excited to have baby Enslie in the bath with her and kept trying to help me clean her.

Her hair is super fuzzy when it first drys it cracks me up!

Mini-golf.

We decide to take Erilyn to play mini-golf one day we went on a thurs because its half off at Hollywood Connection that day. It was pretty funny Travis tried showing her how to do it right but she kept on doing it her way. Her favorite was to hit the ball once at the beginning then she would go pick it up and put right by the hole so she could it in easier.


Making sure she hits it in the hole.

Daddy showing her how.

We LOVE our pediatrician!

I don't know if I have ever talked about our pediatrician, but she is the best! Since Erilyn came early we hadn't picked a doc for her yet so we kinda rushed and chose one that was based out of St. marks where she was born and honestly we picked her because her name is awesome! ( Doc. Da La O) We have since grown to love her. She has 2 little boys her youngest is around Erilyns age. I think this is part of why we love her so much she is young and going through the same thing we are hahaha. She can Easily relate to us and knows all the latest tips, tricks and can give us advice from her personal experience. When we took Enslie in for her 2 week check up the first thing she did when she walked in was apologize for not better preparing us for having to take Enslie to the RTU. I could tell she was genuine and felt really bad. She said that was part of the reason we were sent right to the RTU rather then having to go thru the ER first. She didn't want us to have to deal with that as well as have to go to the hospital un-expectantly. I thanked her for that since it also meant that our new-born baby didn't have to sit next to every other sick child In the ER and get who knows what. I then told her that I had to stop nursing. She asked why and as I was telling her excuse after excuse thru tears. She said... "you know I can tell how badly you wanted to nurse and how much it hurts not to be able to. That shows how great a mom you are that you knew that what you wanted wasn't best for your family in the end." She then told me that formula is just as good for them as my milk and that Enslie would more then likely be just as healthy as Erilyn. That some babies just wont nurse, its wasn't my fault, And that The fact that I had a hard time pumping because I felt that Erilyn wasn't getting the attention she needed, showed again how Great a mom I was. And that My decision in the end was the best for my unique situation. And gave me praise for trying so hard to nurse. And this is why we love her she knew exactly what to tell me to make me feel better about my decision. Erilyn LOVES her, and doesn't mind going to see her. And her tips and techniques are always what I my self would do.

Our impatient little girl.

One of my goals of this year was to nurse little miss Enslie longer then I did Erilyn well that didn't happen. :-(  When she was born she ended up with a bruise on her head no one knows for sure how or why. Usually babies who are suctioned out, had the use of forceps or were in the birth canal for to long have them, none of those were the case. My guess is its from how low she was sitting the last couple of days it hurt so bad to walk!! Any way because she has the bruise on her head its filled with excess blood and as its breaks down it creates the bil-rubin that if not absorbed and passed thru her system and out fast enough it causes jaundice or the yellowing of the skin. Anyway because she had this bruise that was giving her body bili ruben, she was extra tired for the first couple of days and would just fall asleep nursing. Because she fell asleep nursing she was not getting the amount of fluids she needed in order to pass the bili-rubin thru her little body and because she wasn't able to pass it she wasn't getting the nutrients to stay awake to eat so it was just a never ending cycle. I ended up pumping and giving her my milk thru a syringe at the breast hoping that she would learn to stay latched on and suck. She would latch on and suck for a few seconds then pull away or fall asleep. I worked for 2 hours with a lactation specialist while I was in the hospital after having her and another 2 hours at primary children's with a different one. Both times they were stumped!! We tried every trick in the book from nipple shields to pumping before nursing to get my flow going nothing helped. They even checked to see if she was tongue or lip tied witch she is not. The second specialist said that she is just impatient like her daddy and my flow wasn't fast enough. I tried to nurse and then pump and give her what I pumped for the next few days. It seemed like every time I sat down to pump Erilyn needed/wanted me for something and was tied down. Pumping was also bringing back bad memories of when Erilyn was in the nicu and having to pump constantly. Every time after trying to nurse and Enslie fighting it would cry, Every time I thought about the fact that she may have to be given formula I would cry. Knowing that part of the reason she got jaundice so bad was because she wasn't getting the nutrients she needed I would cry. I was crying machine! Infact im crying right now as I type this. Nursing was one of the things I was looking forward to most and it only lasted a week. I cried when she had her first formula bottle. And cried even harder when I made the decision to stop nursing all together. But in the end I know I made the right decision for me and my daughters. She is now staying hydrated and getting the nutrients she needs from the formula. She has been able to keep her jaundice under control while her bruise heals. And have come to terms with the fact I made the best decision not only for my daughters health but for my own well being. I'm no longer stressed about trying to get her to latch on and weather or not she is getting what she needs. Im also able to be a better mom to both my girls because im not tied down pumping, crying or worrying about weather Erilyn is getting the attention she needs while I pump. Enslie is happier as well. I am still able to pump a few oz. at night once Erilyn is asleep for the night and Enslie is napping. ( I figure alittle is better then nothing).

Rapid Treatment Unit.(RTU)

We noticed when we were having Enslies pictures taken that she was a little yellow luckily we had an apt. with her doc later that day. She took one look at her and immediately ordered a bili ruben test so we could see what her levels were. She said they would call weather the news was good or bad. When they called about 2 hours later to my surprise it was our doc (I was expecting it to be one of the nurses). She first made sure that It was me then said that they had gotten her results back and it was high enough that she needed to be treated asap. She had all ready called primary childrens to tell them we were coming and asked how long it would take to get there. I told her it was about half an hour drive she said that's what I told them. 

Your going to the RTU they are waiting for you. I asked a few questions about weather or not I would be able to nurse and how long she would be there for, then we were on our way.  

See how yellow she looks next to her sister.

As a precaution since she was so little they put heart monitors on her to keep an eye on her vital signs the whole time.

Poor little thing also had an iv in her arm that they had to tape up real good so she wouldn't pull  it out accidently. They tried her foot first but the vein kept on moving (she's got her moms veins). By the time they moved to her arm she was not happy so I had to help hold her down. :-( 

All her pretty lights.

Finally after 22 hours in the hospital we got to go home. Hopefully we wont have to go back there any time soon!