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Nov 27 2007
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nicu week 3

Where does the time go???

I don’t even have my babies home yet and I feel like a chicken with my head cut off. I have a suitcase and a box still to go through of stuff from the hospital and paperwork to sort and deal with….this is madness!!

Here are the pictures from the other night of big sister holding Preslyn for the first time.


Hayden was adorable, she was so excited about seeing her sisters and was on her best behavior.

She was so gentle and kept saying…”they are so soft…they are so tiny….i love them”…and she giving kisses so softly. It was precious!
When she was with Ella (who we didn’t get to hold that time) she said….”she comes in the car with me?? She comes to my house?” So sweet!

Family Picture with Preslyn….I can’t wait to have a full family pic!!!

Ella was supposed to start little feeds back up today, we have yet to hear from the doctor on that. She received a pick line yesterday because her little veins are very hard for the nurses to stick, so this will be a central line and it won’t come out until she is on full feeds and doesn’t need iv fluids anymore. She is up to 4lbs. 4 ounces, 18″ long and has an 11 1/2″ head.

Preslyn is up to 2 bottle feeds a day…only 6 more to go!!! She is 4lbs. 3 ounces, a little shorter than 18″ and has an 11 3/4″ head.

Both are on room air, but still in isolettes for now. We are hoping that Ella will get to join her sister in NICU 2 by the end of the week!!!! We are praying she can get her same bed back which was right beside Preslyn.

That’s all I have time for…have to go get ready to go see my girls!

Nov 25 2007
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Hayden 25 months, nicu week 3

A mini update

I have many things to be thankful for, and want to sit down to put some of it into words, but for now I just want to give a little update. My little Ella has been making up for lost ground. She has been taken off her nasal cannula, her bed is now not warming her…she is regulating her own temp, she is wearing clothes, she only has two more days of antibiotics and then they will start her feeds again, and she is 4lbs. 4.2ounces., 18″ long, and her head is 11 1/2″. She is gaining a lot of weight even without being on milk!!! She will soon be able to be in an open crib and then moved to level 2 with her sister. We have all been under the weather this past week, so we haven’t been able to see the babies since Tuesday. So, the nurse that was taking care of Ella sent me this picture to tide us over….isn’t she adorable!!!!

Preslyn, is doing awesome as well. Her therapy to learn to suck, swallow, breathe is going great. Today she is up to 32cc’s which is just over 1 ounce and she drank the whole thing out of the bottle!!! Whoohoo!!! She is no longer receiving her liquid nutrients, but is doing all feeds by bottle or feeding tube. She also was able to stop her doses of caffein. Meaning her stats are doing great on their own and she doesn’t need that extra kick every morning 🙂

Hayden also had a big day today! We took her to see her first movie in the theater! We saw the Bee Movie and she loved it. I have some pics to add to this post and I’ll do that tomorrow.

For now, I’m hitting the sack 🙂 We are going to see the munchkins tomorrow…seems like its been an eternity since we have seen them.
Nov 21 2007
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nicu week 3, recipes, thanksgiving

Happy 2 weeks babies!!

The girls are doing really good. Ella is still holding down the fort in NICU3 . Hoping to start feeds up again soon. Her apnea is improving and she has had no episodes today!! Preslyn is receiving some occupational therapy to learn to suck, swallow and breathe all at the same time. She is trying really hard on the bottle, but just needs a little coordination 🙂 She is creeping her way toward 4lbs. but isn’t quite there yet. Once she gets to 4lbs. 6 oz. she can move to an open crib!!

Well I pray you all have a very wonderful Thanksgiving. I know that I have so much to be thankful for this year especially.

Here’s a quick and easy recipe that is so yummy you may want to make two or three of them 🙂

Mystic Pie

You will need:
1 cup sugar
1 tsp. vanilla
16 ritz crackers
1 c. pecans, chopped
3 egg whites
Cool Whip Topping

Preheat oven to 300. Combine chopped nuts and crackers, which have been finely crumbled (use a rolling pin). Beat egg whites stiff; add sugar. Fold into nut mixture; add vanilla. Pour mixture into 9 inch baking pan and bake 45 minutes or until golden brown. This looks like meringue. Cool and refrigerate for at least 2 hours before topping with Cool Whip.

Its DELICIOUS 🙂