7 Weeks Old!

The babies are now 7 weeks old and are all doing very well. The girls are weighing over 6 lbs now and Jonathan is weighing in at a whopping 8.5 lbs! Almost double their birth weights! So that is wonderful. Jonathan and Hannah are still here because they continue to have spells. But they are less frequent. So until they go those very long seven days without one they will continue to remain here. It seems to get harder and harder on me every time they have a spell and the count starts over. I see them growing so well and doing so good and then all the sudden they have a spell and it seems like such a set back, especially when they get to day five and then have one!

Olivia has been adjusting very well to having Hayden at home. Every night when Hayden and I come home she comes up to her and says "Hello baby" or sometimes its "Hello Hayen!" One of the cutest things I have seen her do so far is when Hayden was starting to fuss a little in her bouncy seat, Olivia came over reached out her arms like she was going to try to pick her up out of it and said in her best mommy voice, "oh, come here, come here." It was so cute! Liv is really starting to put her words together now, so I'm sure it won't be long before she is telling everyone what to do!

Adam is still working hard to pay the bills, and continues to be Mr. Mom while I'm gone. He is also getting back into the routine of sleepless nights!

As for me, I'm hanging in there. I have just recently given up breast feeding. At times I feel guilty about it, but when you realize that you would have to pump over two quarts of milk a day to just keep up with them you don't feel so bad anymore. They got the most important part of it and I lasted 6 weeks so I am proud of that!

Hayden Comes Home!

Things have been pretty crazy this last week. The babies turned one month old, and Hayden got to come home on the sixth! Since she has been released I've been driving back and forth with her to the hospital everyday so that I can spend the days with Hannah and Jonathan and the nights with Adam and Olivia. Hannah and Jonathan are continuing to have "spells" (were their heart rates and oxygen levels drop way below normal), but Hayden has been doing very well at home.

Hayden had to pass the car seat test before letting her come home. She had to sit in it for over 30 minutes while still being monitored, to make sure she wouldn't have any spells.

Olivia welcomes home "Hayen." She loves her new little sissy!

Coming back to the hospital to visit Hannah.

Hayden snuggling with her brother in his tiny bassinet.

One Month Old!

It is hard for me to believe that our babies are already one month old. Thankfully our time in the NICU has gone by fast and hopefully we won't be here too much longer. No, we don't know when they can come home, but it is looking like it could be anywhere from sometime within the week to a couple of weeks. And yes, one or two could come home before another. We get those two questions a lot! Another question we get a lot is, what has to happen before they can come home. The answer to that question is, 1) They have to be spell free for 7 days straight, and 2) they need to be able to eat on demand (no tube feeding) and still be gaining weight. There is no rule that says if they weigh more then so many pounds they get to come home. And speaking of weights. They have all been gaining very nicely. Hannah is 4lbs. 15.9oz, Hayden is 5lbs 9oz, and Jonathan is 6lbs 11oz.

Hannah

Hayden

Jonathan