They have now hit 9 months. The babes are growing up so quickly. The NICU is feeling farther away everyday.
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Loen: Weighs 13 pounds 8 1/2 ounces and is 25 inches long. She is now the proud owner of 2 bottom teeth. Her hair has had a major growth spurt. It is like she is a [...]
On Sunday we were part of the Children’s Miracle Network telethon for Cottage Hospital. It was exciting to be asked to share a portion of our story. We were with the Pediatric ophthalmologist Dr. Silverberg and another family who dealt with ROP. To watch our portion of the telethon click HERE
Notice how I am doing [...]
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What? A baby is being entrusted in our care?? We can take one home, without the monitors?! Yes they set little Loen free. It happen quickly. They said in a couple of days and they weren’t kidding. I am in a state of disbelief that after 3 and a 1/2 months we can take one [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]