Dad's first time feeding Taylor
Taylor
Tyler sleeping after feeding
Taylor
Our little family
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Hermits in Hiding
Sometimes Duane and I feel like hermits. I think we've almost managed to cut ourselves from the outside world. We hardly ever talk to or see anyone...on purpose! Babies, babies, babies is all we think about these days. Speaking of babies...hear are some more pictures :)! They're doing okay still. A little sick right now, but they're tough. Tyler's been scheduled to come home Tuesday rather than Sunday...hopefully. Taylor...we don't know yet.
Dad's first time feeding Taylor
Taylor
Tyler sleeping after feeding
Taylor
Our little family
Dad's first time feeding Taylor
Taylor
Tyler sleeping after feeding
Taylor
Our little family
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Okay so good news first:
Tyler: He is bottle feeding now! Usually they let a baby feed with a bottle twice a day for a while, every other feeding for a while, and then every feeding if he does well. You should know that a Britt boy is going to do well at eating! Tyler surprised everyone when he sucked down a bottle in 15 minutes rather than the usual 30-45 minutes. He drank a bottle twice a day for one day, every other feeding for one day, and now he's eating every time from the bottle. And we gave him his first bath the other day! He loved it.
Now for the not so good news:
Taylor: He is still doing good. The doctor says he is doing normal things and needing normal things done. So he was sick with an infection, and that's over now. But do you see how chunky the boy is? It's fluid that was seeping into his lungs and swelling him up...he has a heart murmur that is seeming not to be closing up on its own, and he has a low blood count that required a blood transfusion yesterday. They gave him lasix for the fluid, and he's had really wet diapers. Good sign. And the heart murmur...they're going to "wait it out." Again, the doc said these were normal preemie things and that Tyler's just odd for not having to go through the same things. That's what I keep reminding myself anyway.
Tyler
Taylor
Tyler
Taylor
Tyler: He is bottle feeding now! Usually they let a baby feed with a bottle twice a day for a while, every other feeding for a while, and then every feeding if he does well. You should know that a Britt boy is going to do well at eating! Tyler surprised everyone when he sucked down a bottle in 15 minutes rather than the usual 30-45 minutes. He drank a bottle twice a day for one day, every other feeding for one day, and now he's eating every time from the bottle. And we gave him his first bath the other day! He loved it.
Now for the not so good news:
Taylor: He is still doing good. The doctor says he is doing normal things and needing normal things done. So he was sick with an infection, and that's over now. But do you see how chunky the boy is? It's fluid that was seeping into his lungs and swelling him up...he has a heart murmur that is seeming not to be closing up on its own, and he has a low blood count that required a blood transfusion yesterday. They gave him lasix for the fluid, and he's had really wet diapers. Good sign. And the heart murmur...they're going to "wait it out." Again, the doc said these were normal preemie things and that Tyler's just odd for not having to go through the same things. That's what I keep reminding myself anyway.
Tyler
Taylor
Tyler
Taylor
Friday, January 9, 2009
Busy, Busy, Busy...
This is Tyler
This is Taylor
So Duane and I have been the busiest that we've ever been in our lives and we don't even have the babies home. Duane has been studying for the PCAT that he has to take at the end of January. He's been working...trying to get extra hours. He also is cub scout master at church, so that takes care of his Wednesdays. He has found an outlet of reading. Of all the six years I've known him, I've never seen him be so into reading! I am doing more of a repetious routine. I express milk for the babies...GOBS of milk! They actually asked me to stop bringing milk b/c they think they have enough for the remainder of their stay. So our freezer is full! Then I try to scrap book. Then I get ready for the hour drive to Tupelo. The baby visit takes up on average 3-4 hours of our day. Make dinner, do laundry, and clean house. And ya know what? I LOVE IT! I can't wait until they come home so it can be more...so I can do more. The twins are doing great. Taylor is up to 3lbs. 7oz. and Tyler is at 3lbs. 5oz. The doctor told us they're going to try bottle finding within the next couple of days!! Open crib here we come!!! Taylor has cronic lung disease due to premie lungs that will hopefully clear up on its own, but he does require a little bit of oxygen for the time being. Tyler is a poop machine...literally! Every time they change him he always has a surprise. He will actually scoot his diaper down to his knees and show off his booty...and also mess up his bed.
This is Taylor
So Duane and I have been the busiest that we've ever been in our lives and we don't even have the babies home. Duane has been studying for the PCAT that he has to take at the end of January. He's been working...trying to get extra hours. He also is cub scout master at church, so that takes care of his Wednesdays. He has found an outlet of reading. Of all the six years I've known him, I've never seen him be so into reading! I am doing more of a repetious routine. I express milk for the babies...GOBS of milk! They actually asked me to stop bringing milk b/c they think they have enough for the remainder of their stay. So our freezer is full! Then I try to scrap book. Then I get ready for the hour drive to Tupelo. The baby visit takes up on average 3-4 hours of our day. Make dinner, do laundry, and clean house. And ya know what? I LOVE IT! I can't wait until they come home so it can be more...so I can do more. The twins are doing great. Taylor is up to 3lbs. 7oz. and Tyler is at 3lbs. 5oz. The doctor told us they're going to try bottle finding within the next couple of days!! Open crib here we come!!! Taylor has cronic lung disease due to premie lungs that will hopefully clear up on its own, but he does require a little bit of oxygen for the time being. Tyler is a poop machine...literally! Every time they change him he always has a surprise. He will actually scoot his diaper down to his knees and show off his booty...and also mess up his bed.
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