Derby couldn’t stand the fact that Loen was getting so much attention. He decided to get off CPAP early and get himself one of those nasal cannulas. He had pulled out the prongs of the CPAP and his feeding tube to prove what a breathing stud he has become. Most of the nurses have mentioned [...]
Entries from December 2007
Sibling rivalry
December 28th, 2007 · 8 Comments
The bestest belated Xmas present
December 26th, 2007 · 3 Comments
I walk into the NICU and start to wash my hands. The RT Elizabeth walks by and says “You’re going to be so excited, I just had to come to tell you”. It was so hard to stay longer and finish the full 3 minute NICU scrub down. As soon as I was done I [...]
Moo
December 25th, 2007 · 4 Comments
Maybe we should have bought the bigger freezer This freezer seemed huge when we first bought it…last month Yup, it is now FULL. Those are 2.5 gallon Ziplock bags.
Merry Christmas
December 25th, 2007 · 7 Comments
Merry Christmas to all of our friends and family. After much wrangling and annoyance of the twins we got them into their stockings from their Mima T. Notice the Christmas tree hats she made. Derby being a little pissy about being stuffed into his stocking His binker calmed him down Derby liked to hold the [...]
Bringing home the bacon (AKA health insurance)
December 21st, 2007 · 4 Comments
The mommy is going back to work. On one hand I am kind of excited. It has been 10 weeks since everything started and I feel it will be good for me to start doing “normal” things again. On the other hand I wont be able to spend long stretches with my babies like I [...]
We’re no longer the new kids on the block
December 19th, 2007 · 9 Comments
We’ve finally started to think about getting the twins nursery ready. In the beginning everything was so uncertain, I wasn’t able to think that far ahead. Everyday brought new changes and hurdles. By no means are we out of the woods yet but at least now I can start thinking about the babies coming home [...]
Crammin a lot into one post
December 17th, 2007 · 10 Comments
There are things I didn’t get a chance to post on last week and this week has been crazy so today’s post will be a grab bag of info. Lets talk ventilators! Saturday they tried Derby on a nasal cannula. My poor boy did not like it and had to be reintubated after 15 minutes. [...]
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December 15th, 2007 · 1 Comment
This week has been all over for me. It started on such a high note, I was able to hold the babies skin to skin for the first time (not at the same time). Then it went downhill. My Grandfather passed away. The next morning I woke up with a sore throat which freaked me [...]
Valhalla
December 11th, 2007 · 9 Comments
My Grandpa Kirk told me the twins had his Viking blood, hence the reason they were such tough little fighters. Last night his old Viking heart gave out. A man who survived a horrific shipwreck did not survive lung cancer. His seafaring years exposed him to chemicals meant to make ships fireproof, but made men [...]
The Sweetest Sound
December 10th, 2007 · 10 Comments
On Saturday I got a call when I was at the NICU, I didn’t answer because I was busy gazing into Loen’s incubator. Tadd got a call on his cell phone but he too ignored it. After a few minutes Tadd walked out to check his messages. Listen to the message before reading any further. [...]
