(This is about December 12th, but I wrote it on December 18th.) Amazing, amazing day. Sophia got her PICC line out today. The twins’ wires & tubes were finally long enough and their playpens were finally close enough that we could get our first real family photo today! Go ahead, skip all my writing…find …
(This is about December 11th, but I wrote it on December 18th.) Cameron’s always been out for attention. It’s really amazing how much he loves Tanya & wants to be with her. When he gives us looks like this, it’s nearly impossible not to pick him up… After some serious cuddle time with Tanya, she …
(This post is about December 10th…I wrote it on December 15th.) I spent most the day catching up around the house. Tanya spent most of the day at the hospital with the kids. She snapped a few photos of each of them. Here’s Sophia trying to hide the crusty stuff on her mouth from …
(I wrote this on Dec 15th, but it’s about the events of December 9th.) The twins are one month old today! It’s tough to explain the last month – it seems like it’s been forever. At the same time, if feels like it’s flown by. In reality, it’s been a month. The twins didn’t …
(I wrote this on Dec 15th, but it’s about the events of December 8th.) The kids are now starting their 5th week in the NICU. Today, Cameron got chosen for the bath baby of the day. He’s doing great at maintaining his temperature, so he finally earned the privilege of getting the stink cleaned …
I’m back at work now, so I’m not getting to spend much time at all with the kids. Tanya’s spending tons of time with them and is teaching them all the great things they need to know so that they can come home. She’s taking pictures of the kids when she can, but her priority …
The twins are doing great today. The jogging we did with Cameron yesterday was a bit much, so he lost a little weight. We cut way back on his aerobics (and cuddle time) today to help him not burn as many calories. I think Sophia’s water swelling is down a little bit from yesterday. If …
Yesterday the twins moved to the Level 1 NICU! If you recall from previous posts (or other references), Level 3 is the “scary NICU” and Level 1 is pretty much just a nursery. Level 1 (also called the Special Care Nursery) is where the stable kids go to get bigger. It’s another great step forward …
It’s been a very stressful couple of days. I’ll get right to the point. I’m happy to share that Sophia’s heart problem is fixed! Here are the details… At 11pm Tuesday night, Sophia started on indomethacin to hopefully close a patent ductus arteriosus (PDA). The best odds the doctors gave the medicine was 50%. If …
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) …