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Still Growing, doing well. All the kids are in the 'low risk' NICU. That means they don't require as much attention. Good deal! They're two to a crib now, not in incubators anymore. They're still getting a little bit of oxygen, and eating throught the feeding tube. But, all four have started eating from a bottle. Once they take all their food from a bottle, they're coming home! It'll just be a few weeks now.
Here's some new pictures of them in their new rooms.
Getting bigger:
Cooper 5lbs
Zachary 4 lb 5 oz
Derek 4 lb 5 oz
Benjamin 4 lb
New Pictures
We hired a helper for April!. Her name is Serenity, she just moved to Colorado Springs with her new husband. We had her over on Saturday for an interview, it went very well. I'm sure April and Serenity will work very well together. She'll start working full time when the babies come home.
No ETA yet for the babies. They're still doing very well, just not ready to come home. I think we'll have only a few days notice before they come home.
Here's the latest weights:
Cooper 5lb 12oz
Zachary 5lb 4oz
Derek 5lb 1oz
Ben 4lb 9oz
Trevor's Birthday is next Sunday! We're taking him to Chuck E Cheese's. A place kids love and adults tolerate... He'll have all his grandparents in town to make sure he's getting spoiled.
No new pictures today, look at last weeks pictures, and imagine the kids fatter......
Man, what a weekend! Tevor's Birthday party was at Chuck E Cheeses (The noisiest place on earth!) on Saturday morning. Then, when we got home, the hospital called and said Cooper was ready to come home!! April stayed at the hostpital in a room with Cooper Saturday night, then brought him home in the morning. I'm sitting next to his crib now, while April is down visiting with the other three boys.
I don't have todays weights, but here's what I do know:
Cooper, over 6lbs
Zach and Derek are both about 5 lbs. 12 oz.
Ben is a little over 5 lbs.
That means all the kids have more than doubled in weight.
Pictures coming soon.
Three out of four are home! Zach and Derek came home today. They're doing well, sleeping now. April is down at the hospital visiting Ben. We anticipate he'll come home later this week. He's doing well, he just gets tired easily, and takes a long time to eat. The doctors want him to be able to eat quickly and regularly before he comes home.
We have our first appointment with our regular pediatrician Wednesday. More to follow.....
Oh man, we're tired. Still just the three babies home. Ben's still at the hostpital. He keeps growing and doing well, he's just not eating enough from a bottle. I think he'll be there soon enough though. Zach, Cooper and Derek have all been to the doctors once. All are doing fine... almost. Derek has a hernia, it's not terribly serious, but it does need to be fixed. He'll need to have surgery in the next few weeks to fix it. It should be an outpatient deal, and he should be fine.
Our nanny, Serenity, is working out great. She's been a huge help. We've also had people from our church, and many of our freinds comming over to help. Thanks to all!!
New Pictures
Ben's home!!! Now everyone is home. April and I aren't sleeping much, but we're managing. Freinds and family are helping a lot!!! But we still have space on our calander, let me know if you want to help.
Everyone's healthy, happy and tired. The babies have Thrush (mild yeast infection in the mouth) that's being treated, but it's not serious. Right now, we're just excited to have our family under one roof.
If you'll excuse me, I'm going to nap under my desk now.
