Settling into the new normal

Brian starts back to work tomorrow. He took the entire week off when the babies were born, but now he has to go back to work. :( I am going to shift from early mornings to later afternoons at the hospital with the babies. On morning days, I'll go to the hospital with Brian. He will visit them before work and I'll stay until later in the afternoon. On other days, I'll drive down later in the day and stay until Brian gets off work. Then each night we'll head home for dinner and go back to tuck the babies in. Both of us know we want to at least always say goodnight. :) It'll be nice once we are settled into a routine.

Maggie and Jack continue to do well. Maggie had an increase in episodes (where she "forgets" to breath and her heart rate and oxygen levels drop) so she has been put back on a cannula feed for oxygen. It seems to have done the trick, and if she continues to have trouble they may start caffeine treatment. She has also been started on a calorie supplement along with her breast milk, just to help her get a little more growth. Jack is pretty much the same. He doesn't have as many episodes as his big sister, and he continues to do well with his oxygen levels on the cannula feed. A great thing both of them have started to do is suck away on their pacifiers and hands. Maggie has even started getting used to her feeding schedule and gets cranky if she feeds late. This is a good sign for them to eventually move to breast feeding.

Today during our visit in the morning/afternoon we were able to hold the babies. I held Maggie and she was completely awake during my visit with her. She looked all around, smiled, stuck out her tongue and sucked away on her pacifier. Jack slept in his daddy's arms most of the time.

I'm continuing to heal well. I've tried to cut back on my pain medicine a bit, which seems to be OK. I tucker out after too much activity, but I'm definitely able to be out and about. Yesterday Brian and I bought the rest of the nursery furniture. Brian got the dresser built and is almost finished with the changing table/hutch. We also ordered the glider, which I hope comes quicker then the 3-5 weeks it estimated. I'm excited to continue working on the nursery and getting it finished for the babies to come home.

I don't have any new pictures for today, but I'll get some uploaded soon. :)