Jacob Updates

Jacob had no issues in the hospital and was discharged with a clean bill of health. Since our pediatrician's office doesn't visit the hospital we delivered at, we were to visit the doctor in the next 24-48 hours. At our visit the day after discharge they couldn't find any issues until we took his clothes off. His coloring was off and they ran a biliruben blood test. He came up with some jaundice trouble and we had to go back again for another check three days later. At the follow up appointment his coloring was so good they didn't even run the check again. Lucky boy, they spared him a mean foot stick for the blood draw. His circumcision isn't healing quite like we'd hope but he'll be okay. Maddie and Ben both were quite concerned at our second follow up that neither of them were going to have to see the doctor. I had to reassure each of them multiple times that it wasn't their turn to get a poke from the doctor. At the end of our visit I realized how worried Maddie was as she started verbalizing a few of her memories from her last visit. In September or October I had taken her in because she was vomiting. They ended up bagging her to collect a urine sample and she screamed for about 2 hours and wouldn't pee. After almost 3 hours the entire ordeal was over and she was finally calmed down. At Jacob's appointment Maddie started telling me that she didn't have to "get a turn to have a bag on my bum" and "the lady wouldn't put the bag on my bum" and "I don't want to have a pee pee today for the lady." Poor Maddie. I didn't realize how vivid that memory must be to her. It is obviously burned deep into her memory banks, never to be removed.