The boys are 1 month old today! It's crazy how fast this month has flown by. When I last wrote (11/9), the boys were still in the NICU. When we went to visit them on the 10th, C was ready to come home but W had been put back under the lights, his bilirubin was back up to 15 (it had to be under 10 for them to be able to release him from the hospital). By Thursday (11/11) it was down to 9.5 so they let both boys come home that afternoon but we had to take them both to the Dr's on Friday for a bilirubin check. Since we were at the Dr's anyway on Friday, they did their 2 wk check up a little early. W's stats were weight: 6 lbs 8.5 oz (8.24%) and height: 19.78" (29.32%). C's stats were weight: 5 lbs 13.5 oz (3.29%) and height: 18.78" (6.51%). The boys have done great at home, the only challenge we've really had is getting them adjusted to breastfeeding. They were getting expressed breast milk in bottles in the NICU so adjusting from bottle to breast took them a while, but they're getting the hang of it now. They're really good babies, and are rarely fussy. They do tend to have tummy issues, but those are usually resolved with gas drops and sleeping on an incline. We actually got a sleeping wedge today to help them sleep on an incline and hopefully that will help keep them from spitting up in their sleep after their nighttime feedings. J is adjusting fairly well. She loves to help change their diapers and hold them, though it seems like feeding time is always a struggle with her. We had a crazy month, my Mom flew in on the 10th, my Grandma W. on the 17th and the rest of the crew (the rest of my fam minus my older sis and her fam) on the 23rd. We had Thanksgiving at our house and then Erik blessed the boys that Sunday (11/28) at church. Erik was nervous about the blessings but he did a great job.
Monday was my official due date so the boys are now full term. Preemies are given 2 ages their 'real age' (how long since birth) and their 'adjusted age (how long since due date) their adjusted age is used for developmental reasons since preemies tend to develop slower than their full-term counterparts.
*picture courtesy Christina McKinney Photography
They are SOOOOOO adorable. Sweetest little guys.
ReplyDeleteNursing seemed to be when I had the most trouble too. Shelby would always wait to use the bathroom and then as soon as she saw me nursing she would scream that she had to go and needed me to turn the light on. I am sure Jordyn will adjust with time.
Oh! And I really do have something coming your way. I had two projects planned for the boys and both were EPIC FAILS. I am not crafty.