Thursday, 5/2/2009: 'Brothers in Arms'

Louie and Jules are doing SOOOOO great that they've both been downgraded from intensive care part of the neonatal unit and got to take their first bath today!!!!

As with all newborns and their first baths, the first few seconds are pretty freaky (for the baby, I mean;) But very quickly they adapt and recognise a familiar environment and start to have fun:) It was nonetheless surprising when the boys suddenly linked arms and clung onto each other. Really one of life's very special moments.


All that remains now is that they feed properly (60mL my milk every 4 hours) and they'll be allowed home. It gets harder not to get excited, I must say:) 'One day at a time Darleen!'

For the moment, we seem to be managing the home<->hospital shuttle OK so that I can be up at the hospital for most of the feeding sessions and then be home to pick up Nikita and Jojo from maternelle (preschool) and spend a few precious hours with them. Thank goodness for my Mum who is here with us momentarily to help prepare meals, look after grandkids, and be an all-round ace Mum! It will certainly be a lot easier once the boys are home and we are altogether in one place.

And once that happens then we'll really be in celebration mode and be looking forward to welcoming friends to our home to meet the wee fellas. So continue to watch this space!!!!