If yesterday was as busy as hell, today didn’t provide much respite.
The day started early with some mild crying. We slowly rose to greet the day and set about calling Sabina, our paediatrician, to make an appointment. She was able to come later the same day, so we made an appointment for 14:00.
Rosanna came over soon afterwards to draw some blood from Sarah. This is needed as part of the cord blood banking in which we have enrolled. Once Sarah’s blood was drawn (the baby’s cord blood was extracted last night), I called CBR to schedule the pick-up of the blood samples. Those should now be safely ensconced in the lab, somewhere in Arizona.
We took our new baby to the supermarket this afternoon, marking her first time out of the house since being born. We needed to go out to stock up on supplies, as I’m not supposed to leave Sarah alone for the first 48 hours after birth. There’s too much risk of haemorrhage, for example.
Soon after we got back, Sabina arrived and found absolutely nothing wrong with the baby. She’s a glowing, healthy girl, just as she appears. We have another visit with her at her office on Monday.
Rosanna came back at 18:00 to examine Sarah. All appears well, but Sarah is under orders to eat well and not make too many trips up and down the stairs.
In the evening, Geoff (henceforth Uncle Geoff) came over and the bunch of us all ordered takeaway pizza from Pizza Chicago, which is normally where we hang out on a Friday night. Since we don’t really want to expose the baby to so much stimulation and potential for germs until her immune system is more developed, we had pizza at home instead.
In the midst of this, we somehow managed to put up some more photos, as we’ve been getting complaints from people that the baby isn’t clear enough in the first lot. I think you’ll enjoy the new photos.
Sarah and I would both like to thank everyone for their congratulations and warm wishes over the last 24 hours. They’ve been really heartening. It’s good to know that so many people out there care about us.
Anyway, there’s time for a quick shower before bedtime. Cramming it all in is already starting to prove difficult.
Pearl’s coming back tomorrow to provide lactation advice to Sarah. Feeding the little one is proving a little tricky, but she fed well this evening, so we’re now confident she’s getting enough colustrum to see her through to the real milk.
Tomorrow is also the day when the serious business of naming of the baby must begin in earnest. Soon, there will be no more Franbert, only…