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So Keoni is already two weeks old.  It has definitely been a roller coaster.  He's a good baby overall...  He sleeps, eats, pees, etc.  Occasionally he'll be fussy or be very alert and wanna play.  We haven't established a routine yet nor do I think we can since he's still so young and unpredictable.  I have gotten better at reading his cues, which has helped.  I have been getting a little bit more sleep per day.  I try to squeeze in an hour here and there during the day if possible, but it's difficult trying to sleep on demand still...  Hopefully I'll get better at doing that.  I feel like when he's asleep that's my window to do everything I need to - laundry, pumping, clean, etc.  It has helped with the nanny since I don't need to worry about cooking at all.  She has helped me clean, but there are some things I just need to do myself.  Plus I'm glad that she gives him a bath since I don't think I'm ready to do that yet since he's so tiny. 

Keoni is now jaundice-free as of yesterday's pedi visit.  His last bilirubin check was Friday and it came back at 8, so I was relieved.  Also at yesterday's visit his weight was 8 lbs so he's now over his birth weight!  I had been worried since he went from 7 lbs 6oz at birth to 6 lbs 7 oz by his first pedi visit.  Friday he was at 7 lbs 2 oz so I was happy, but was waiting for it to go above his birth weight.  He has a health appetite and going from breastfeeding to pumped breastmilk to formula doesn't seem to bother him.  I am feeding him all three to keep up with his daily feedings.  I would like to wean him off formula completely soon, but that'll depend on how much I can produce to satisfy him.  So far it's been mostly breastmilk whether through breastfeeding or pumping with about 2 formula feedings per day.  We'll see how it goes!

It seems like Keoni has been in my life forever already.  My day revolves around him and I love him to death.  It still amazes me that he is ours and that he's really here.  This whole experience is overwhelming in every aspect and I am still getting adjusted to it.  To have someone else so completely reliant on me is new and I want to do my best.  I am still recovering physically as well.  I have to say I don't think I had it as bad as most girls after hearing their experiences.  I was up and about a week after birth and was in pain, but manageable pain.  It's now been two weeks and of course I am not fully healed, but I am no longer in constant pain and am weaning myself off the pain meds and only taking them if I need to.  I've lost about 15 lbs to date and am hoping more comes off in the coming days/weeks.  I am definitely dreading the leftover weight that I'll need to work off.   Let's hope breastfeeding helps me in that department!