Just One More…

I was just uploading some pictures we took today to our family web site at http://www.cronck.com and was thinking about how lucky we are to have not one but two beautiful, healthy babies.  I can’t wait to have them home. (Read on …)

Instead of sitting around and feeling sorry for myself and missing the boys, I thought I’d take some pictures of their nursery to share. It’s a very tiny room, so we had to make the most of it. We got mini cribs so they’d fit in the room and overall, I think it turned out great. (Read on …)

I feel like we’ve hit a wall in our progress.  Ace and Nate are doing awesome — all they have left to do before they can come home is to take all feedings by mouth.  They are slowly increasing their intake, but I feel like it’s going to take a long time to get where they need to be.  They generally take about 16-18 cc per feed, and their total feeds are 34 cc (Ace) and 45 cc (Nate).  They have a ways to go. (Read on …)

Today is day 17 since the boys were born. We thought it would be a few days before Ace was ready to move out of the isolette and to a crib, but he gained all but 2 ounces he needed to meet the doctor’s goal weight, so the doctor let him move today. I haven’t seen them together in their crib, but Skip is there now, and I made him take the camera. I can’t wait to see them together in their bed. (Read on …)

I didn’t feel like updating yesterday because the fatigue has finally set in and I’m exhausted by the time Calista is in bed.  I have been pumping breast milk eight to ten times a day and nursing the boys two to three times a day, so four to six nursing sessions a day.  It’s very tiring, seeing as I have to pump or nurse every two hours to fit it all in a day. (Read on …)

It is so nice to be back at home and have the boys here. I’ve been going to the hospital at 8 am and feeding Nate followed by Ace at 9 am. I stay with them and feed them again at 11 am (Nate) and 12 pm (Ace), and Skip has been coming by on his lunch breaks. They are in the same room now (unlike Seattle) and the nursery is so small that it’s very quiet and peaceful. I am enjoying having them there. (Read on …)

Yesterday was a busy day so I didn’t really have a chance to update. The boys were transported back to Bellingham yesterday — on my 30th birthday! Skip was just recently harassing me for not being able to keep a secret, so I decided to let him think the boys would be back by Friday and not tell him they were coming early. (Read on …)