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So they have been preparing us that not everyday would be good. I had put that at the back of my mind and would just focus on the present. Well today was stressful for our little family. I went into the hospital a bit late because I finally went and got my haircut. That took [...]

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I had to repost the video that was attached to last nights post. For some reason it would ruin all the margins for the previous posts. I’m not that computer savvy to fine tune it so I just put it in its own post. A real update will be later after I get to see [...]

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When I was on bed rest time just seemed to eek by. The main highlights of my day were trips to the bathroom and 7 pm so I could watch Jeopardy!. Now days seem to blur into one another. I am shocked that tomorrow is Halloween. I don’t know what day of the week it [...]

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I don’t know if it is postpartum depression or just the sheer exhaustion of this whole ordeal that has gotten to me. The past 2 days have been hard. Seeing the babies has been great. I like when it is just Tadd and I sitting by the incubator being able to talk to them. No [...]

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I started this post at 2 AM after I dropped off some milk to the NICU but at the last moment RIGHT before I was going to add pictures and post, I deleted it. I have no clue how I did it. I was so upset but realized it was a sign that I was [...]

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Another uneventful day yesterday, which is great. One of the nurses told me that Derby is “looking exceptional”, which I think is amazing. We are still prepared for the ups and downs, but it’s great that they haven’t come yet. They had their 3 day ultrasounds on their heads, which came back negative for any [...]

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Yesterday Dee brought me a little plaque for the babies room that read: I looked at it quickly and thought it read “Chambret de Bebe”. I thought about it and said “Baby cheese?!” Dee and Andy laughed as Dee explained it meant baby’s room in French. Yup those Percocet really work! It was especially funny [...]

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It is 2:45 am and I just got back from dropping off some breast milk to the NICU. I am remarkably awake at the moment.They have me on a pumping schedule of every 3 hours. At first the nurse said if I miss some in the middle of the night it is fine because it [...]

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I had written a post before about making the babies some blankets once I was on maternity leave. As you can guess I never got the chance to do that. The other day a nurse suggested we bring in a couple of personal items to put on the incubator and it would be good if [...]

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Currently, 4 out of 5 McKenzie’s that live in Santa Barbara are in Cottage Hospital. What are the chances? Hava is recovering from the c-section, the twins are in the NICU, and my dad, Jim, is in the CCU. With all that was going on yesterday I almost forgot that my dad had to go [...]

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