The First Week

What an eventful week we have had. It all started on last Tuesday when Gus woke up from his nap. He felt hot so I checked his temperature and it was 102.7. I didn't know what to do with Gus, my sweet sister Amy said she didn't care if he came to her house with a fever so we took Gus up there. We had an appointment with Dr. Last to get Oliver circumcised, so I was just going to ask Dr. Last about Gus while we were there. Oliver's circumcision went well, other than Dr. Last complaining the scissors weren't very sharp. yikes. I told him about Gus and he seemed pretty alarmed so he said to have Amy bring him in. Gus is so good at the doctors, he let Dr. Last listen to him and luckily he said his lungs seemed clear. He has had a nasty fever and cough the past week, but every time I listened to his lungs they were clear! Dr. Last was worried it might turn into RSV and with Oliver just 5 days old, Kyle and I were a nervous wreck! Poor Gus couldn't come close to Oliver, which made life hard for everyone. My knuckles and hands are cracked I have washed them so many times the past week. Gus has been sleeping worse than Oliver because he is so sick, after every entry into his room at night I had to change my shirt and wash my hands so Oliver wouldn't get sick. We have gone on lots of walks with Gus trying to get him out of the house even though he doesn't feel good. I think Gus has made the transition into being a brother pretty good considering how sick he has been. It is fun now that Gus is starting to clear up he loves to give Oliver kisses (I only let him kiss the back of his head).

I have been keeping a sleep log of Oliver for future reference.

Night 1 and 2 were pretty much the same

Feed at 7 pm

Feed at 10:30 pm, then he was up until 3 am with really bad gas. He ate every hour

Feed at 6 am

Feed at 9 am

Night 3 

Feed 9:30 pm

Feed 11:45 pm

Feed 1:30 am then up every 1 1/2 hours to eat (growth spurt?)

Night 4

Feed 8:30

Feed 11:30 then up every 1 1/2 hours to eat (growth spurt?)

Night 5, 6, 7...

Feed at 8:45pm bath at 9pm

Keep awake as much as possible until 10 or 11 pm

Feed at 2 am

Feed at 6 am

Feed at 9 am