The Baby Update

Both girls are doing really well. As of last week Hannah was 6 pounds 12 ounces and Abbie was six pounds 14 ounces. This is wonderful when you consider that both girls have exceeded their birth weights.



Hannah tested positive as a carrier for cystic fibrosis and as a result we're going over to Children's Hospital in a few weeks for a something called a sweat test. The test will see if she actually has the disease but it's unlikely given that Dan is not a carrier. According to our pediatrician, if you test positive as a carrier the sweat test is required by the State. I'm not looking forward to the test, but I'd rather go through the test and know that she does not have the disease. The reality of being a carrier is that when she gets married her partner will need to be tested, especially if he is Jewish since cystic fibrosis is often found in Jews of Eastern European descent (which we are).



And then there is Abbie. He jaundice numbers started inching up again and she also seemed to have a hard time tolerating breast milk. The solution for both these problems (which are unrelated) is to temporarily take her off breast milk and give her formula. While she seems to tolerate the formula better, it smells terrible and has made her constipated. Fun times all around. We also get to take her back to the hospital on tomorrow (Saturday) for yet more blood work. It's just one of those things I guess.

In Noah news, the kids were talking about the people in their family this past week. The teacher asked Noah who was in his family and he went into great detail talking about his mommy, daddy, and dogs. He forgot about his sisters until prodded by his teachers. Oops.