One Week Older and Wiser

The twins are one week old today!  We can't believe it's been a week already since the twins were born.  During this past week they have achieved several little milestones and are on track to continued development and growth.  We are starting to finally breathe a little easier : ) 

We officially discharged on Monday night but were able to spend that night in the NICU, neither of us were ready to head home and leave the twins behind.  The set up here will actually allow us to spend the night pretty frequently and we can hang out during the days in the twin's private room...it's such a relief to know that we'll have a spot to call ours during our weeks here.  Last night was our first night at home and it was hard!  The saving grace of course was Ella...it was fantastic seeing her again and it was good for us to recharge at home.  But we were back this morning for Kangaroo Care and plan to stay here for the next day or two.  I'm so thankful we don't have to say goodbye to the twins and head home without them every night...it's too tough!

On a happy note, we thought we'd include some recent pictures of the twin's without all their gear on.  A few times a day the staff does a "hat check" where their hat and CPAP are removed for cleaning and to give their little noggins a break.  We LOVE this time!  It's so fun to see their little heads of hair, little ears and faces.  Now just to be fair to them both, their tiny faces are swollen and a little misshapen from the CPAP...they'd like you to know that this look isn't permanent even though we think they are perfect : )



Finley





Harper



Harper's Feet