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It has finally come time to reattach Derby’s intestines or in surgical speak getting a “ilesotomy takedown”. On Wednesday Derby had his surgery. Since he was already sedated and the surgeon was going to be in that vicinity anyways we asked him to also do Derby’s circumcision. It was such a long day. Before when [...]

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When I was on the high risk OB unit back in October we heard it through the grapevine there was a mother in the room next to us who also had premature rupture of membranes (PROM). A couple of days after the twins were born we learned she had given birth and her son was [...]

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Hopefully soon I can stop tagging my posts with NICU. Today the twins are 3 months old. In someways the time has just flown by. I look at pictures from the beginning and I had already forgotten about how small and fragile they were (to some people they look small and fragile now, to us [...]

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Derby had on a full blown outfit today. I was so proud and couldn’t get over how adorable (& completely kissable) he looked. I took a break and went down to the cafeteria to get some food. When I came back the outfit was off! The twins nurse was telling me how the waist band [...]

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My son is a puller of tubes. He has taken out his breathing tube, pulled out his feeding tube and now he has decided he no longer needs his nasal cannula. Well I guess he was right.

Showing Loen how things are done (He looks smug about the no nasal cannula. Loen looks she is getting [...]

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My babies are stuck in the NICU
It just makes my heart so sad
Maybe when they get out
My soul won’t hurt so bad
It started when the water broke
Then there was a twelve day wait
The days were long and the nights were dark
While we awaited their final fate
Loen came out quiet
Then Derby with a yell
Doctors were shouting [...]

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Now that the twins have been deemed “feeder growers” (meaning some of their biggest issues stem from learning how to eat and putting on some weight) we were moved from our spot in the front. On one hand I am glad because they need that area for sicker babies, but on the other hand I [...]

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Tadd’s mom came out for Tadd’s birthday, but you know she really came out to see the twins. Tadd was just an excuse! They have gotten so much bigger since the last time she saw them at 2 weeks old. Tamie got to see them both with nasal cannula if only for a little bit. [...]

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On Tadd’s real birthday (the 10th) I had to work, so he celebrated with his family. I was feeling a little left out so I decided to have some people over for a BBQ at our new place for Tadd. It was nice to hang out with friends and unwind. It was the best BBQ [...]

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We meet yet again (if only for a couple of minutes). While I was holding Derby, Loen’s nurse Lee brought her over for a quick visit. It took a little wrangling as they had to stretch the wires to make it to us. I wish we could have gotten better pictures but the lights were [...]

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