R is off oxygen!

R's second-first day off of Oxygen (: He was off for a bit in the hospital but his saturation kept dropping so he was put back on.. He is a thousand times more alert without it.

And now, meet Biker A

My Tia's came to visit.

My Tias and my cousin came to see the babies.. All three! It's been a long time since I saw them, they're all living in California so we're not able to travel very often. It was so nice getting to see them, A was planning on leaving with them! Haha it was sad, for me anyway.


And now, be warned, we look completely exhausted.

Update on the twins

I am so impressed with our boys. Besides a little reflux issue we haven't had anything go wrong since we left the NICU. They're, so far, doing things right when they should be. They're about 2 mos and 1 week (3 weeks adjusted) so we'll see how things progress.

At their 2 month check up K weighed 8 lbs 2 oz and R weighed 8 lbs 9 oz. R has doubled his birthweight, passed his brother in height and weight. Haha he has a little body builder.. Build? It's adorable. K's built a little leaner, but I think that might have something to do with the reflux.
They did surprisingly well, they're so tough. They mostly cried after but once we started walking they were good. Plus they got super cool army bandaids. I only caught a picture of R's, K's fell off. The second picture is them being mad at me, such nice guys.(Or am I the mean one because I was taking pictures?)

first outing - MVPEDS

So, before you leave the hospital you have to set up follow up appointments with your pediatrician. But the boys left on seperate days so we had Dr appointments twice that week. That doesn't seem like a lot but, there are three cute little under-two-years-old bodies that need food and attention and car seats and food again..... It's an adventure.. We'll get the hang of it, I'm sure.

I should probably also mention that these were the final days of A's "more" (b-o-t-t-l-e). She was a grumpy little thing for almost a week but she's moved on to bigger and better sippies. We learned are lesson and it will definitely NOT be taking 18 mos for the boys to get off the bottle.
If they ever even have a bottle again.

HOME!!!

On June 1 we were told the boys would be able to go home. Finally! Both boys were still under 5 lbs, K was pretty close but we weren't sure if R would gain enough by that morning. Most car seats are made for babies starting at 5 lbs, so they thought we might need a car bed. Never heard of one? I hadn't either, Google is a wonderful thing. (:

They have you stay overnight in a room to teach you how to do some things (in our case, basic CPR) and I think just in case you freak out you'll have nurses/doctors there to answer any questions.
Once we got there that evening though, we were told that K had another Brady and wouldn't able to leave for five days. It was pretty bittersweet, but better to be safe.
That night went well, and in the morning they did a car seat challenge - baby has to sit in car seat for x amount of time without stats going down - and then we were off! I'm not going to lie, I cried a little. But really, it was hard enough leaving the hospital without both if them, having to leave one in there by himself made me feel worse.
My sweet baby R did great though, he got to hang out with his sister...

K did great too, I personally think he just wanted some extra time in there with the ladies. (; He was discharged that Saturday morning, G went to pick him up alone while A and I tried to get everything ready at home.
She's such a hard worker.

Reunited. (:

update

The boys are doing so well, I could not be a prouder mama. They've moved up to two feedings by mouth, and yesterday they had each gained 15 grams. They're both over 4 lbs, K is a few ounces away from 5. R's just a really really good pooper :) I think it's harder for him to keep any weight on. Other than that we are just taking this one day at a time. A is starting to repeat everything we say, it's adorable. She's getting more comfortable with the boys I know she's going to be a great big sister.

Daddy & R

R

Daddy & K


The nurses love her :)

Our boys <3

K

What a week!

Our boys are here! When I came in on Sunday they did another fFN and it was positive. So we tried all the meds again but my boys wanted out, K had been head down but moved for some reason. I ended up having a cesarean which was one of the scariest things I've ever done.. But mommy's have to put their big girl pants on sometimes.
R was born first, at 7:33 pm on May 12, 2010. He was 17 inches and weighed 4 lbs exactly. We have pictures right when they came out, hopefully. G doesn't know where he put the camera. There was a lot going on. (: K was born at 7:34 pm. He weighed 4 lbs 9 oz and was 18.5 inches long. They were born at 33w3d which isn't terrible, definitely better than 29 which is when it all started. They're both doing really well, surprising a lot of the nurses we've talked to. R isn't on oxygen and K keeps going back and forth. They both like their binkies so they'll be ready to feed soon after all. (: they've been a little yellow so now they have them on the lights.. They get to wear sweet sunglasses. (: So.. Picture time!

G prepping for the operation.
He looks handsome, yeah. (:

K pulling a Zoolander. That's an oxygen hood over his head.

This is R, they're both really alert.

K, before they took him to NICU. I was so out of it..

The first time I got to see R awake.

R and his daddy. He already chose his favorite, haha. If his dad is around he only has eyes for him.

Wednesday night, the first time I got to hold K.

K and daddy.

K had to have his iv put through his belly button. I watched, he didn't cry or anything. Poor things have my veins I think, they're hard to get ivs in. It looks like he's just chillin though, it's cute.

R, this is the light for jaundice. He even held onto me for a little bit.. Only because his daddy wasn't around.

Today R discovered the binky.
And he loves it.

This is K, he grabbed my hand and wouldn't let go haha. Those glasses protect their eyes.. And just look awesome (: