Yesterday we got to take Jenna home from the NICU! What a great feeling:
(Don't worry, we know we hadn't buckled her in yet. We may be learning but we're not that bad!). The staff were so sweet and they all took photos and waved goodbye.
We spent the night at the other clinic (where she was born), to have some help from the nurses and get us used to everything. We actually had a pretty 'easy' night. She is an angel - literally didn't cry once, ate pretty well, and slept a lot. Every now and again (sleeping or not) she gives this cute smile which is adorable. I think it's a guarantee that even with 4 males in the house (can't forget Eddie), we know she'll rule the place soon enough!
We did feeds every 3 hours or so and took turns, but I'm pretty sure neither of us got more than about 2-3 hours sleep. Par for the course I would imagine on night one with a new baby :)
This morning we headed back to the NICU to see Sam on our way back to the hotel. The doctor told us he is still doing well, but needed just a bit more oxygen overnight. Nothing to be concerned about. Normal pulse ox rates are above 85, although they prefer 90 and above. His never went below 85 but was around 88 at times so they figured a little more oxygen might help. He will try remove it this evening and see how he does. According to the doctor if he does well without that we can still expect him to be discharged by Monday at the latest. We hate not having him with us but he needs to be 100% before he comes home. And the silver lining is it is giving us a chance to get used to our new way of life with just one before the other half of this fun duo arrives home.
We are now back in the comfort of our fancy hotel room, and I'll be honest, we are all thrilled! Jenna is fast asleep in her pack and play (after her first change and feed at home) and we are both enjoying the comfort of the room.
Tomorrow we have to take Jenna back to the NICU for them both to have a standard hearing test. Then for the next few days we'll keep her in the room with us and we'll alternate days of going to see Sam. It's too much to keep taking her out there every day.
Keep sending positive thoughts Sam's way so he can get out of there soon. Speaking of which, here are a couple of photos from a feeding of Sam's that I (Alan) did yesterday:
(Don't worry, we know we hadn't buckled her in yet. We may be learning but we're not that bad!). The staff were so sweet and they all took photos and waved goodbye.
We spent the night at the other clinic (where she was born), to have some help from the nurses and get us used to everything. We actually had a pretty 'easy' night. She is an angel - literally didn't cry once, ate pretty well, and slept a lot. Every now and again (sleeping or not) she gives this cute smile which is adorable. I think it's a guarantee that even with 4 males in the house (can't forget Eddie), we know she'll rule the place soon enough!
We did feeds every 3 hours or so and took turns, but I'm pretty sure neither of us got more than about 2-3 hours sleep. Par for the course I would imagine on night one with a new baby :)
This morning we headed back to the NICU to see Sam on our way back to the hotel. The doctor told us he is still doing well, but needed just a bit more oxygen overnight. Nothing to be concerned about. Normal pulse ox rates are above 85, although they prefer 90 and above. His never went below 85 but was around 88 at times so they figured a little more oxygen might help. He will try remove it this evening and see how he does. According to the doctor if he does well without that we can still expect him to be discharged by Monday at the latest. We hate not having him with us but he needs to be 100% before he comes home. And the silver lining is it is giving us a chance to get used to our new way of life with just one before the other half of this fun duo arrives home.
We are now back in the comfort of our fancy hotel room, and I'll be honest, we are all thrilled! Jenna is fast asleep in her pack and play (after her first change and feed at home) and we are both enjoying the comfort of the room.
Tomorrow we have to take Jenna back to the NICU for them both to have a standard hearing test. Then for the next few days we'll keep her in the room with us and we'll alternate days of going to see Sam. It's too much to keep taking her out there every day.
Keep sending positive thoughts Sam's way so he can get out of there soon. Speaking of which, here are a couple of photos from a feeding of Sam's that I (Alan) did yesterday:
Love from all of us in Mumbai.
Ahhhhhh! I LOVE seeing pictures of you two with the babies! Please give kisses to Sam and Jenna. Enjoy those first few precious weeks (challenging, but sweet). xoxo
ReplyDeleteLove this post - so happy to see Jenna is home with you and cannot wait to hear Sam's arrival there, too! Lots of love to all of you!! xoxoxo
ReplyDelete-Liz & Matt