Another week and a half has already come and gone. My kids are now two and a half weeks old and are 37 weeks today. So much has happened I don’t even know where to start. I didn’t go to the Ronald McDonald house like planned. After spending the weekend at home with friends and family (especially my husband) I couldn’t go back to living away from my house and by myself. It was a hard and emotional decision but I think I made the right one. I was able to stay home but only because my amazing family took turns driving me to Austin every day for a little over a week. Thanks again team!The caffeine seems to be working for the most part. They still have little spells but nothing like before. Apparently it stimulates their brains and keeps all their body functions going with no crazy episodes like we had that first weekend.
So far it seems like I hit their personalities right on the money. Camden is so chilled. He hardly ever gets upset and sleeps most of the time. Cole thinks he looks like a little old man (he kind of does!) he has lots of curly hair around his head but not much on top. I think it’s adorable. Kimberlyn is my little pistol. She gets quite upset when you change her or when her passie falls out of her mouth or whenever she feels like it. Her legs go strait and stiff, her face turns red, and her heart rate goes crazy high. My favorite thing she does is “kissy face”; she squinches up her face and pinches up her lips. I love them both SO much!!
In the beginning feedings were around 3-5cc each and are now up to 32-35cc per feeding. Kimberlyn is taking a bottle every other feeding and doing great eating! Camden on the other hand is having lots of reflux issues and only takes a bottle twice a day. All other feeds are given to them through their feeding tubes that are in their nose. Feeding Camden still makes me a little nervous. He usually spits up which causes him to choke which causes his heart rate to drop which causes his alarm to go off at least once each feeding. You would think by now I would just expect it and not get scared but it is something I will never get use to. Even though I can now stay calm and deal with it myself my heart still skips a beat.
I had my two week check up this Monday. I got to see my favorite hospitalist, Dr. Fitzwater. During my 2 month stay at the hospital he became more than a doctor; more like an emotional rock and a friend! He missed the delivery of my kids by one day so it was a nice to catch up. I hope someday I can introduce him to my kids since he played such a big role in keeping me positive, happy, and healthy for such a long time.
Camden and Kimberlyn were placed in a bed together on Wednesday. I was told that means we are one step closer to going home! Hopefully Camden can teach his sissy to be more relaxed and Kimber can teach her bubby to drink from a bottle! I love going in and seeing them snuggled up together. I think of all the great things they will do together in the years to come and how no matter what they will always have a best friend. I often just hold them and stare at them, amazed at how Cole and I made such sweet adorable creatures. God is good, all the time, God is good! I can’t wait to have them home so our little family can be together every day!
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