Edward got a (mostly) glowing report at yesterday's check-up. He's back up a little over birth weight at 5 lbs. 8 oz. and he's eating and pooping exactly as needed to ward off further jaundice. But he's not over it yet, so the every-two-hour feeding schedule will continue at least until next week's check-up, Monday morning.

So far we've got a pretty good routine going that allows at least a three hour block of sleep each night plus shorter blocks (1-2 hours) for each of us. Since Edward still won't nurse exclusively (probably because he's not hungry enough to want to do the work!) we can alternate middle-of-the-night feedings, so I feed at 2 a.m. and John takes the 4 a.m. shift, feeding pumped breastmilk through a syringe. John is back to work now so we'll see how this holds up. We may need further refinement if he can't function through the day or if this continues beyond Monday.

Otherwise, all is well. Edward is in very low percentiles for weight, length and head circumference, but that's because he's being compared to babies born at full term. He has plenty of time to eat, grow and catch up. The doctor said regaining birth weight is a goal to reach within the first two weeks for breastfed babies, and Edward managed it in just 9 days, so that's a good start.