They never want to tell you, in the NICU, when your babies are coming home. Nobody wants to make a projection because nobody wants to be wrong, and because everything just "depends" on the babies and what they do or don't do and when. So when they come home it's really sudden. We've known for the last week that they were getting close, but it looked like the end of the week, then the middle, then the beginning, and then we got the call yesterday that they are coming home TODAY!
Brickley managed to suddenly fast-track everything by yanking his own feeding tube out a few days ago. He'd been eating well enough that his nurse decided to take mercy on him and not put it back in, unless he needed it. He proved himself able to eat all his food by mouth for a few days, and so the staff tried to get his brother up to speed. Since they're taking everything by mouth (from a bottle - nursing is a different story), and meeting the other criteria like not having temperature regulation issues or apnea that requires intervention, they get to come home.
We're super excited. It's like having babies all over again - all the excitement and adrenaline and joy of babies. And we're also frantically trying to get our house ready. We've spent the last day doing things we thought we had a little longer to do - cleaning out the nursery-to-be, moving furniture, buying diapers. We even had to buy Seville a bed off craigslist so we can put her convertible toddler bed/crib in the boys' room. I tried to buy homecoming outfits, but couldn't get to a store that sells preemie clothes yesterday, so they'll have to come home in whatever we have (the same thing happened with Seville, and I always wished I'd managed to buy her something. I guess we'll live.)The babies are both over 5lbs now, so they almost look like regular babies. Almost. Here are a couple final pics of us holding babies in the NICU.
In other news, Jared came in this morning and announced that he had sunk to a new low. Seville, who has eaten nothing but goldfish crackers for a few days, was being inflexible about breakfast (surprise). Jared actually made her "goldfish pancakes," complete with goldfish crackers embedded therein. Gross.
8 comments:
HOORAY!!!! Congratulations! I hope the transition is a smooth one and everyone does well! :)
What GREAT news! Congrats! Your boys are so adorable, and how great that they have hit 5+ pounds. We are so happy for you guys.
This is really great news! It is scary to all of a sudden have to be in charge of your babies all by yourself. They made us have a 24 hour period where we had to "live in" at the NICU and show them we could take care of Cami before they let us take her. Did you guys have the same sort of thing? It might have been because of her apnea monitor. I am so happy you guys don't have to have those for your boys. Their weight is also great. Cami was 4 lbs 5 oz when we brought her home and I thought I would break her. I wish we lived close enough to help you guys with anything you need. Look for a package in the mail soon!
Congratulations! I am sure Seville will be over the moon and such a good little mommy. Maybe too good, but how wonderful that you will no longer have to be in the NICU!
Yay yay yay! Hope you guys are surviving. And the goldfish pancakes crack me up.
Good luck with the transition--now you're really going to get busy!
Love the pancakes--what a husband!
Hmmm Goldfish pancake sounds kind of good! Congratulations and see you soon - Kubai
Congratulations!! We had no idea. We're so very happy for you. Good luck with such a wonderful and difficult time in life. We sure do love you guys!
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