Home!

Thank goodness we are all home! Brooklynn took off with her feeding the day after Avery was released and went from taking 2 bottles a day to all of her bottles! It seemed like she was thinking she didn't want to be left alone. After a couple days of eating pretty well, she started to slow down and lost some of her energy. It was really hard for her to eat a whole bottle. It was awful only being able to see her for an hour a day and only be there for one feeding. Talk about guilt! I had wonderful babysitters to watch Avery though-my mom and dad and Heather, Bre, and Grammy (Heather's wonderful mom!). They took such good care of her so I could go and see twin 2!

Brooklynn lost some weight one night but after upping the level flow on her bottle she seemed to do much better. She ended up needing more oxygen while in her car seat and the doctors felt like she was too unstable to send home without a pulse ox on top of her oxygen. The amount of equipment for these two girls is crazy!! The thing beeps all the time when she moves any part of her body.

My mom has to have her cast on for at least 3 more weeks and I was so desperate for the help that the girls and I drive up to Fort Collins to get her to help for a few days. It has been so nice to have someone to hold a baby, feed a baby, and especially show Jake some extra attention. We went to the girls first doctors appointment on Thursday. It was hilarious! Just figuring out how to get everyone and the equipment out of the house on time is quite interesting. We got there only 5 minutes or so late and everyone was very kind and helpful. Avery is 6 pounds 1 ounce! She is growing like a weed! She is doing a 12 hour room air challenge next week to see if she can be weened off of the oxygen. (Since I have a pulse ox at home I hooked her up and took off her oxygen for a little bit and I think she will be off oxygen very very soon. She was about 92% on average the whole time....I am hoping it happens at their appointment next week.) She is 3% on the growth/weight/height curve for her "age". They don't really put into account her gestational age. She is very alert and is holding her head up really well. She is doing so well! Brooklynn is 4 pounds 11 ounces! She was 4.8 the night before she left so she is obviously eating well and gaining well. In the last 2 days she has been doing so much better with eating and I am not concerned about her like I was the first 24 hours she was home. She only needs to be on the pulse ox at night-thank goodness! One less thing to carry around. She is also doing really well! She holds her head up for a short time too. She isn't on the growth curve yet-still too tiny but she'll get there.  Both girls have an appointment with an eye doctor to make sure everything is okay-standard for preemies. We have another appointment next Thursday and I can't wait to see how they have grown.

They are AWESOME at night. They are both so easy. They eat every 3 hours (with one 4 hour stretch last night on accident-they were both sleeping and I must have turned off my alarm!) and we each take a baby to feed and we are done in 25 minutes and the three of them are back to sleep. I am pumping like crazy so I am up for a bit longer. My supply is wonderful and I am so happy that both girls are beginning to breastfeed. :) Things are great here! They are both very easy and content babies who love their pacifiers. We are so lucky for these little blessings!

Avery! Happy one month birthday! March 27th, 2012

Brooklynn is one month old! Happy Birthday! March 27th, 2012

Bath day at home yesterday! Avery went first....she loves her bath. 

All snuggled up after her bath!

Brooklynn usually loves the bath but yesterday she didn't like it at first. 

Then she warmed right up to it!

Such tiny little feet!

Holding each others pacifiers last night. They like being next to each other. 

Jake didn't seem to notice that there were 2 babies all of the sudden! I took a video of his reaction but there was no reaction so the video is pretty disappointing. (Thankfully!) He is interested in them when they are in their bouncy chairs on the floor. He wants to touch their heads, hands, and give them kisses. It will only be a matter of time before they get a matchbox car in their head because he loves to "share" his things. What a sweet munchkin.

Poor dog. She is so abused.