Month: November 2011

Thoughts and Prayers

Yesterday Sophia was having a tough time maintaining her oxygen levels.  I left out a few other details.  The rest of the story is that Sophia has some heart issues. A few days ago, they heard a heart murmur during one of her routine checkups.  The pediatric cardiologist did an echocardiogram (sonogram of the heart) …

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The Good, The Bad

Cameron was doing really well today.  Sophia, not so much. They were both sleeping when we got to the NICU today.  It was time to change their diapers & feed them, so we slowly woke Cameron up first.  He & Tanya share the same distaste for waking up… After Tanya worked some magic on Cameron …

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Tubed Noses

Sophia’s feed tube is now in her nose. I didn’t notice. Tanya said that one day Sophia’s going to dye her hair purple & I’m not going to notice. That’ll be great. When we walked up to our kids’ playpens today, there were two nurses around Cameron.  They both looked pretty, ummm, taxed.  When they …

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No More Oxygen

Some great news today – Sophia ditched her oxygen!  Both of the kids are doing really well today.  Cameron’s still working on his calorie-boosted 25mL feedings.  Sophia’s doing pretty well with her feedings (but still has a ways to go there).  Now that Sophia made it past the oxygen hurdle, I’m guessing other “systems” will …

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Daddy’s Back!

I’m back to 100% after a little stomach bug.  So, I got to visit the kids today with Tanya.  I only missed two visits, but it’s amazing seeing the differences in each of them. Their weights aren’t changing drastically each day, but they are definitely making big progress. When we got there, Sophia was completely …

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Thanksgiving

We spent a big portion of our Thanksgiving day at the hospital.  Why would we be anywhere else?  I’m still fighting a stomach bug, so I stayed away from the NICU again today.  Tanya got some serious cuddle time though and saw some great milestones. Cameron was awake for Tanya and really enjoyed their cuddle …

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Two weeks!

The twins are two weeks old today.  I’m feeling a little sick today, so I stayed away from the NICU.  Tanya still can’t drive (still recovering from her surgery), so I drove her to the hospital and hid far away from the NICU while she visited with them.  Tanya was able to spend almost 5 …

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Cuteness Everywhere

The twins were doing great today.  Cameron’s still gaining weight quickly.  Sophia started back on her food, although she’s lost a little weight since yesterday.  They both really enjoyed being held today.  Most importantly, they did some serious posing for the camera.  Here’s the fun! Bless you! Psssst….I’m cute… Sophia locked eyes with Tanya as …

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Happy Thoughts

The kids had a great day today.  Tanya really needed some cuddle time with the kids and she got it. After Cameron learned he was going to get to spend an hour cuddled with Tanya, he had one thing to say… NO WAY!!!! Tanya can’t stop smiling when she’s holding them… Cameron’s feedings got ramped …

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Bump in the Road

We just did a quick visit today with the twins. Today wasn’t their best day. Based on how they were doing, we decided to leave them in their playpens (mostly) uninterrupted.  We did clean them up a little and change their diapers, but there wasn’t any cuddle time. Sophia took a nap during shift change …

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