Ella's first weeks

My first several weeks at home with Ella were spent going back and forth to the doctor. At her first weight check, a couple days after birth, Ella was down to 7lbs 14oz...over a pound lost! It is normal for breastfed babies to lose weight, but not that much. Her doctor was concerned and told us to start supplementing with formula after every nursing. She was also a little jaundice. We had to keep coming back every couple days to check weight and to check the bilirubin levels (for jaundice). After a couple days she looked much better, but her weight wasn't anywhere near the 9lbs she started at. Not until 4 weeks old did we reach that mark! During this time we also struggled with sleeping...which is normal but still no fun at all! Marshall went back to work the week after Ella was born and Caleb started to go to daycare three days a week.