That pretty much sums up how I feel about my babies. Don't get me wrong, I loved them in-utero and as crazy as this might sound considering all my body went through, I miss feeling them move inside of me. But now that they are on the outside and we have faces/ personalities to connect them to their names, I can't imagine loving anyone/ anything more!
Quick update on the boys: Both boys are doing great and breathing on their own. Nico is quickly approaching 5 pounds and he started ingesting my milk today. They like to introduce it slowly through a tube to make sure their little digestive systems can handle it. So far, so good for him. He does have an infection that they are treating with antibiotics. They'll run bloodwork on him on Thursday and hopefully the infection will be gone. Both boys are in little isolettes that help them regulate their body temperatures. Nico is close to "graduating" into a regular crib. He should also be nursing sometime in the next few days. He is much more alert now that his breathing is under control. He loves his paci and being held by Daddy.
Blake is also doing well, but he does have some catching up to do in terms of weight gain. They don't want to introduce my milk quite yet, so they are giving him a high calorie food in his feeding tube. Hopefully he'll start getting my milk in the next week or so. He had a minor case of jaundice and so he has been under "billi" lights for the last 2 days to help him get rid of it. He doesn't really like it, though, because he has to wear sunglasses to protect his little eyes. ( which we are pretty sure are a beautiful blue so far) He continues to be feisty and definitely has Taylor facial features. We call him our little man.
Jeff and I are able to hold both babies daily and that is really the highlight of the day. They know our voices and seem so content in our arms. We are looking forward to holding them without worrying about cords/ monitors/ etc. Jeff was a little nervous holding them at first, but is getting more confident every day!
I am still in the hospital, but probably leaving on Tuesday afternoon/ evening. While I am excited to go home and see my canine babies, I know I will be a wreck leaving my boys at the hospital. I know that they are receiving very good care in the NICU and we'll all be together at home eventually, but it just doesn't seem natural to give birth, but then leave without your baby/ies. We can visit them at any hour of the day and they encourage parents to be there. I won't be able to drive for another week or so, so I'll be depending on others to help transport me to and from the hospital.
We have gotten a lot of visitors and we are thankful for that. Unfortunately we are in the middle of cold/ flu season so Jeff and I need to work extra hard to stay healthy. We really are trying to limit boys' exposure to any extra germs, so please don't be offended if you don't see them/ us for a while. If you come to the hospital, you can see the boys through a glass window. When they come home, we still have to be extra careful.
Okay, I really need to go to sleep. Thank you for all of your continued support. We'll keep you posted. Jeff has taken MANY more pics which I'm sure he'll want to post soon. He is a very proud dad!
Love,
Rebeca
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