Sam's first 4 days of life were spent at the lovely Thunderbird Medical Center. Although we had the helpful hands of the Labor and Delivery staff, we weren't without our bumps in the road. Daddy Matt was forced to spend his nights on a less than comfy cot, Mommy Melissa (that's me) couldn't sit up without the assistance of her mechanical hospital bed, and Baby Sam - oh poor Baby Sam. Believe it or not, Matt and I managed to have a child who didn't know how to eat. Day 1 included his blood sugar dropping and difficult force feedings. Night 1 was spent in the nursery because he was so cold, he turned blue. Soon after, his blue face turned yellow and a mild case of jaundice set it. But after all of our trials and tribulations, Sam was figuring out the eating issue, we learned our son needed multiple layers in the heat of the Phoenix summer, and we were able to head home...
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