Day Three

Gabbie's day three was one that Christy and I will never forget. It was one that had many good things and many hard ones.

The happiest part of the day for Gabbie was her chance to meet two of her cousins, Millie and Maddie:

Millie would have been happy to sit and hold Gabbie all day.

We also loved the picture that we got of Gabbie in her car seat before we took her out to get her tests done.

The last thing that was requested of us before they discharged Gabbie from the hospital was that we come back this morning to get a Bilirubin test done... they thought that it was a possibility that she might have Jaundice.

So, this morning we got all loaded up in the car, drove back to the hospital, and had the test done. This afternoon the tests came back to our pediatrician in Payson (Dr. Johnathan Peterson) and we got a phone call. I don't think either of us really expected what came next... we still don't really understand it completely.

Gabbie's test results were that her Bilirubin level was 17.5. Her doctor requested that we have a Bili light brought to our house and that Gabbie stay in it until further directed (even when being fed (Christy has to pump and then we feed her with a bottle)). The only exception to this is to bring her to the doctor. He said that if her levels get any higher, he is going to order that she be put back into the hospital.

Needless to say, it's been a bit of a hard day as new parents. The following pictures show what Gabbie's new (temporary) bed is like:

At least she still gets to be at home with us.

This has definitely been the hardest day as a parent yet.

We've shed our fair share of tears of helplessness, but also understand the big picture. We know our Gabbie girl will get through this, and so will we, with the help of Heavenly Father. We trust our doctors and know that the medicine they practice is based in true modern miracles. We also realize that we are lucky we have really good insurance. We'll get through this, I have no doubt about it.