who knew

today maizie's umbilical cord fell off. it was worrying me since yesterday because it was bleeding a little so today i asked the doctor about it and she said yeah thats totally normal, and some fall off sooner than this (three days). after that, adam went with her to do a blood test to check just how jaundice she really is. i couldnt go because i knew that they were going to stab her and make her cry, which in turn makes me cry. i was waiting in the room for them to come back and i was fully expecting to hear her screaming, but when adam walked in she was totally calm. but we did find out that it is a normal reaction to poop yourself when you get stabbed, which is what she did. so we opened the blanket up to start to change her and—surprise—the umbilical cord is sitting there with some mucous and is almost completely unattached. it scared me because i thought we still had another day or so before that would happen. we still have to be careful with her and we cant bathe her until all the little scabs are gone.