Weight check please

Wow, yesterday was probably the busiest day Kinley has had since coming home from the hospital. Kevin and I were both off, so we tried to get caught up on some errands. We decided to try getting out as a family instead of one person going out and the other staying home with Kinley. It went pretty good, but Kinley was pretty tired by the time we got home.

First stop was a visit with Dr. M for me. When I was in for my 6 week post-partum visit I was told to bring Kinley in for my next appointment because Dr. M and his nurse really wanted to meet Kinley. This was the first time they got to meet her since she was delivered by the specialist downtown at St. Lukes on the Plaza. Dr. M said that Kinley was a legend and that all his colleagues at Children's Mercy know about her. That was nice to hear. Kinley also got to meet the ultrasound tech who took so many good pics of Kinley before she was born. The ultrasound tech was also the one who noticed that Kinley's heart was on the wrong side, which eventually led to the diagnosis of CDH. We are thankful that she was able to catch the abnormality early so that Kinley could get the best care possible for her. Everyone was so impressed with Kinley and could not believe how well she is doing.

After the doctor's appointment we quickly stopped to get some food for Kobi, gas for the car, ribbon for Kinley so that I can make some bows for her hair, and lunch for Kevin and I. We then headed to Kevin's parent's house to eat lunch and feed Kinley. We figured that we still had a few errands to run, and if we went home to feed Kinley we might get to cozy and push off the rest of the errands to another day. (I forgot to mention that it was raining and not a very nice day to be out and about.) Kinley only ate 2 ounces from her bottle while we were out, but Kevin and I figured it was probably just because it was a new environment for Kinley and she was not so sure what to do or think about it.

After our lunch stop it was time for Kinley to go to the doctor's office. She did not have an appointment, but I wanted to stop by and check her weight. It has been 2 weeks since we started trying to wean the NG and I just wanted to make sure that Kinley was not losing too much weight. She still looks good, but I wanted to check just to make sure. I was totally shocked when the scale said 14 lbs 13 oz. Kinley had not lost any weight, in fact she gained about 12 oz for those 2 weeks! I guess we can be a little more aggressive weaning the NG tube now.

Since I had been to my doctor, and Kinley had been to her doctor, we thought it was only fair to stop by Kobi's doctor so she did not feel left out. (I am pretty sure Kevin didn't mind that he did not have to go to a doctor.) We just picked up some heartworm tabs for Kobi, but we had to bring Kinley in so that the people at the vet's office could meet her also. Kevin and I had a pretty rough time earlier this year as far as pets go, so we got to know the vet and everyone who works there pretty well. That is a whole other story though. Anyway, they have been wanting to meet Kinley, so we were finally able to bring her in.

After running around all day it was so nice to get back home. We tried to feed Kinley once we got home, but she only took about 80 mls. I think all the running around made her pretty sleepy and she was not really in the mood to eat. Lets just say that it was not Kinley's best day as far as bottle feeding goes, but she is entitled to those days every once in a while. She did really well eating the day before, so we really can't complain.

Even though the weather was not ideal yesterday it was so nice to get out of the house as a family and get a lot crossed off of the "to-do" list. The really good news is that Kinley did not throw up once while we were out! All in all a good day. We were all really tired by the end of the day though and went to bed really early.