Our little girl is at home with us! She came home a few days ago and we are adjusting to life with one infant. I think we are going to be pretty busy once all three are home! I was terrified and excited to bring her home, as well as sad to leave our boys at the hospital. They were able to move both boys together though since she left a vacancy in our pod at the NICU. She is not eating as much as she did at the hospital, so I am worried that she is going to lose weight when we go to the doctor this week. She was up to 4 pounds 7 ounces at discharge. Not a bad weight gain for 2.5 weeks! She hates her vitamins, even when we try to mix them with breast milk. She sleeps best when being held, which does not work well for us getting any sleep! Luckily, my mother and mother in law have been able to help out during the night shift since Brad is not allowed within a range of a few feet still. We are hoping he will be able to be more involved this week since he is feeling better and is fever free.
Our boys are considered growers and feeders at this point, so hopefully they'll be home within a few weeks. Both boys have been breathing too fast for bottle feedings sometimes, so the resident who looks after our kids ordered chest x-rays for them. It turns out they had fluid in their lungs, so they are on a 3 day course of medication to help drain it out. We are hoping that helps them regulate their breathing so they can take more feeds by mouth instead of their tubes. I visited them today and both boys are in open cribs now regulating their own body temperatures!
I can't wait for them to all be home and let our crazy new life begin. It is going to be a lot of work, but it'll all be worth it!
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