What can I say? Since Wednesday, it is like every day there is some AMAZING evolution in the boys development:
- Wednesday milestones:
First-born (aka 'Iggy' ad interim) is off the oxygen and just having air blowing thru his body (via a 'c-pap' contraption which makes him look like a cyborg incidentally) - Second-born (aka 'Ziggy' ad interim) is still on O2 but doing MUCH better and his lungs are developing nicely
- Nikita and Joakim went to see their new brothers. The verdict is "ils sont beaux" (ie., they're beautiful)
- Uncle Adam comes to visit the boys and see them for the first time. At this stage, we are really only in direct contact with immediate family. Thankfully, we have wonderful, supporting friends who are being very patient and understanding of our need to keep focus purely on the twins evolution.
Thursday milestones:
- Iggy's cyborg headgear can come off and we get to see his face for the first time. He opens his eyes and my heart melts. He makes a big 'O' with his mouth and so nurse clamps him on my booby and he feeds ravenously much to his delight ( and my relief!!!!!!)
- Ziggy still got his c-pap but lungs are fully developped following dosing with surfactant. He's also off the antibiotics
- Both are re-united temporarily (first time since birth) on my chest. The A-Team is together again!!
Friday's milestones:
- Ziggy's c-pap (cyborg headgear) is removed!!! He can breathe all on his own!!!
- Both boys are breast-feeding (TINY! amounts, like 4mL each 4 hours - but hey, this is MAJOR progress!)
- Brain and kidney scans reveal all is as should be for this period in their development
- I get to change their nappies for the first time (not sure if this is really a milest
one to celebrate under normal circumstances, LOL! But I am taking WHATEVER step forward as a plus) - I discharge myself from hospital and get into the business of balancing hospital visits with 'normal' home life. It is likely that the boys will remain in the neonatal unit for another few weeks. But the progress that they are making is astounding. The specialists are equally impressed!
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