Fever is gone! Happy New Year! :)

As of this morning, I felt back to my old self. Thank goodness! I hadn't been that drastically sick (well fever wise) in I don't know how many years. It really knocks you out! But now i'm up to speed with my little JoJo.  Thanks to my mom for being a key player! She stayed over for two nights and handed JoJo off to me for feedings and picked her up.  I was JoJo's drive through window in terms of her feedings :)  I'll take a large order of leche please with a few burps on the side.

I felt so much better that we decided to go for a quick walk at St. John's University.  It was in the high 50's temperature wise so we figured we could get out before the cold front comes in.  Here are a few photos.

Oh no! JoJo's left all alone.  What lousy parents!

 Just kidding!!! Testing out the jogging part of the jogging stroller.  Works quite well! Looking forward to the spring strolls in the park.

Daddy tried to wake Jo up, but of course she slept right through his tricks. 

Earlier today was JoJo's pediatrician's visit.  We weren't sure how much weight she gained.  After her birth, the pediatrician made us come back to see them 3 times, well actually 2 after the very first visit because she lost almost 10% of her weight, which is normal in newborns.  By the 3rd visit she upped her weight, and I didn't need to supplement with formula. woohoo!  Today's visit, I knew she gained, BUT I was kinda wondering if she lost some weight since I was only feeding her from one side for the past 2 days.  Well, she was a whopping 7 pounds 6 oz! Woohoo! Approximately an ounce a day.  She was 6 pounds 10 ounces last time we were there.  So keep it up JoJo! This is her face after a feeding.  I would say pretty satisfied, don't ya think?

Next visit is in a month!

Happy New Year everybody! Not sure if we will be up, but regardless 2011 was a great year and looking forward to the new year!

My first parenting lesson - mommy can't be sick

ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE BREASTFEEDING!

yesterday afternoon after i fed jojo, i felt quesy and got the chills. What the? Nelson took me to bed and we took my temperature. It was close to 103.  i haven't had a fever in years! boy, so my doc gave me antibiotics. Took motrin and tylenol and within the middle of the night it went down to 99.

i went to the doc today to confirm that i have Mastitis. Which i do. In my right side. So i have to pump and dump that milk bc my temp is above
101. i actually thought i was getting better this morning but the chills came back on the way home from the docs. Fever spiked! i have a feeling it was bc i waited too long between feedings. Drat.

So right now im in bed and im icing my right boob. Fun and exciting.

Thanks to my parents and of course nelson. Im demanding water all the time :)

oh and i have to feed jojo every 2 hours from my ok boobie. So really no downtime for me! keep your fingers crossed that we knock this thing!!

Jojo is doing great though :) that's what matters to me

She gave me a present for my bday!!!

She slept 4 hour clips between feedings!!! she could have gone longer if I didn't wake her up. What a good daughter!

now we just have to train her not to poopie every time we change her diaper. She poops EVERY TIME!

Happy Birthday Mama!

For your birthday today, I will change my own diapers.  

Merry Christmas

You all saw this card already but just for keepsake, wanted to post it on the blog

Clean as a Whistle!

JoJo's umbilical cord fell off on Monday and the doc gave us the clear that we can bathe her once there's no more discharge.  Guess who got a morning scrub?

I'm clean!!

Holiday outfit # 1 - Had to change it though.  She peed on it during a change.  It's ok JoJo!

Smile!!

Today we had a couple of friendly visitors from The Career Center.  Auntie Deanna and Auntie Danielle

Deanna will teach her how to eat very very healthy.  She's in a nutritional program.  So far, Deanna approves of her feedings :)

Danielle will teach JoJo how to dance!

In the afternoon, I took a long nap.  wooo, what a difference a nap makes.  We are going to try to go to bed a little earlier tonight.  JoJo didn't have the best sleep last night, so we didn't sleep well either.  We survived though!

Have a great night!

happy 1 week JoJo!

i just sang happy birthday to JoJo when it hit 2:01.

i can't believe she's already a week old. it feels like labor was only 2 days ago. in a week, we noticed that her neck muscles are so strong, she latches on very well during feedings, and she knows our voices so well.  she's a genius in our eyes!