A little play time, then nap time in the crib (3rd picture), and yes Collin is inching from his half of the crib on over to be a little closer to his sister...
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
A few pics of the twins!!!
A little play time, then nap time in the crib (3rd picture), and yes Collin is inching from his half of the crib on over to be a little closer to his sister...
Thursday, September 2, 2010
YES!!! We are all home!!!
Ok, we are all home. Collin made it home safely, and still has a lingering stuffy nose a little bit but has been good eating, breathing, etc. so today is the big day!!!
Follow up appointment with the pediatrician on 9/3 for both of 'em, and an appointment with the cardiologist on 9/23 to follow up about their PDAs. So we'll see how that goes!
For now we all get to settle in to our new family, new routine, a brand new chapter in our lives. Wow. What a great day it is today. We are so blessed to be able to have the little ones home today. Tomorrow marks 7 weeks, and would only be 3 weeks before the original due date, which is good to know - a bit reassuring in some regards because many babies are born in this range and do just fine. So their development is in a good place.
As we close this one chapter of our family's story, and begin another, I think we should give some recognition to a few very important parties: to all the medical staff at the NICU, Thank you. Wow, how wonderful - especially Cindy and Cindy, our two primary nurses. Fantastic people. To family and friends who have offered prayers, love and support on our behalf, thank you. To others who have had twins in the last few years and serve as a shining example of how fun it can be, even if it's a challenge, thank you. Finally, to Overstock.com, where I work - thank you. Tremendous people who have offered support and encouragement, asking how things are going; giving flexibility and time off means a lot. All who read this blog should go buy something on Overstock.com as a small token of my personal appreciation. :)
We feel very blessed. Our life is good, and we're extremely happy.
We'll check in soon with pictures!
Follow up appointment with the pediatrician on 9/3 for both of 'em, and an appointment with the cardiologist on 9/23 to follow up about their PDAs. So we'll see how that goes!
For now we all get to settle in to our new family, new routine, a brand new chapter in our lives. Wow. What a great day it is today. We are so blessed to be able to have the little ones home today. Tomorrow marks 7 weeks, and would only be 3 weeks before the original due date, which is good to know - a bit reassuring in some regards because many babies are born in this range and do just fine. So their development is in a good place.
As we close this one chapter of our family's story, and begin another, I think we should give some recognition to a few very important parties: to all the medical staff at the NICU, Thank you. Wow, how wonderful - especially Cindy and Cindy, our two primary nurses. Fantastic people. To family and friends who have offered prayers, love and support on our behalf, thank you. To others who have had twins in the last few years and serve as a shining example of how fun it can be, even if it's a challenge, thank you. Finally, to Overstock.com, where I work - thank you. Tremendous people who have offered support and encouragement, asking how things are going; giving flexibility and time off means a lot. All who read this blog should go buy something on Overstock.com as a small token of my personal appreciation. :)
We feel very blessed. Our life is good, and we're extremely happy.
We'll check in soon with pictures!
Saturday, August 28, 2010
I guess that's why they call the NICU a roller coaster
Well, Collin didn't come home today. Bummer. For as excited (and pleasantly surprised) we were to hear he had progressed so quickly over the last few days, we are equally as deflated today that we can't bring him home yet.
We got a phone call from the NICU about 45 minutes before we were going to go pick him up - he had a little breathing episode (meaning, lack of breathing) this morning that they were concerned about. The difference this time around is that it wasn't just "forgetting to breathe" (apnic, I think think they call it), but rather he just had a stuffy nose so he couldn't breathe for a little bit. So they drew some blood to test for a virus, etc. to see if he's a little bit sick... so it looks like he'll be staying for a few more days.
Yes indeed, I would say we are pretty disappointed. But we have reminded ourselves that it's better this sort of thing happened before he left the hospital. He's in good hands there, and they are better equipped to observe & help than we would be at home.
So we'll continue to pray for him that he can get over whatever he might have, and get back to eating well so we can bring him home soon!
We got a phone call from the NICU about 45 minutes before we were going to go pick him up - he had a little breathing episode (meaning, lack of breathing) this morning that they were concerned about. The difference this time around is that it wasn't just "forgetting to breathe" (apnic, I think think they call it), but rather he just had a stuffy nose so he couldn't breathe for a little bit. So they drew some blood to test for a virus, etc. to see if he's a little bit sick... so it looks like he'll be staying for a few more days.
Yes indeed, I would say we are pretty disappointed. But we have reminded ourselves that it's better this sort of thing happened before he left the hospital. He's in good hands there, and they are better equipped to observe & help than we would be at home.
So we'll continue to pray for him that he can get over whatever he might have, and get back to eating well so we can bring him home soon!
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