Now this is a strange change of life where you go from celebrating your own mother on mother's day to being a mother yourself. Jesse worked with the nurses in the NICU to get the girl's foot prints put on the inside of my mother's day card. The card had a butterfly on the front and the nurses turned the foot prints into butterflies on the inside. I plan to frame the card and keep it safe as a momento of my first mother's day.
The NICU nurses also made cards for all the mother's with the babies foot prints in each card. I can go back and remember how tiny their feet actually were when they are older.
The girls are both doing very well again. Riley made it out into her open crib and has done very well with keeping her temperature. She is only taking about 10-15ml at her best on her feedings. The nurses are confident that they are getting close to figuring things out. Addison has not had any more episodes with her heart and she is back in continuing care in the same room she was in before. It is looking like they will be in the NICU for a couple of more weeks since they haven't made too much progress on the feedings.
Jesse is going back to work tomorrow and will stay working until the girls get to come home. Then he will take a few more weeks off to help me and Sara with the girls. I believe I have 6 more weeks before I have to go back but I may have a few extra weeks with the extended leave they have me on at work. I am still in the process of figuring everything out with HR.
The NICU nurses also made cards for all the mother's with the babies foot prints in each card. I can go back and remember how tiny their feet actually were when they are older.
The girls are both doing very well again. Riley made it out into her open crib and has done very well with keeping her temperature. She is only taking about 10-15ml at her best on her feedings. The nurses are confident that they are getting close to figuring things out. Addison has not had any more episodes with her heart and she is back in continuing care in the same room she was in before. It is looking like they will be in the NICU for a couple of more weeks since they haven't made too much progress on the feedings.
Jesse is going back to work tomorrow and will stay working until the girls get to come home. Then he will take a few more weeks off to help me and Sara with the girls. I believe I have 6 more weeks before I have to go back but I may have a few extra weeks with the extended leave they have me on at work. I am still in the process of figuring everything out with HR.
What a wonderful first mother's day! That card is precious, and I'm sure you will treasure it forever. I'm so glad Riley is in an open crib, and glad to hear Addison is back in continuing care. They'll start eating more soon - they'll change in leaps and bounds practically overnight one of these days. - Tess
ReplyDeleteWhat a great memory of your first mother's day. I am so glad these girls are doing so well!
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