tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50487348831925577882024-02-20T18:16:58.811-05:00Double TroubleAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12157734533976151414noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5048734883192557788.post-41258150630563776662013-12-28T16:26:00.001-05:002013-12-28T16:26:25.761-05:00Christmas 2013So once again it's come and gone, the merriest time of the year! This was such a special, wonderful Christmas. Pics to come for those not on FaceBook... Twins 3rd Christmas, first was in NICU, second Chris was already living in Michigan and not with us, but the year was amazing!<br />
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Ending an at least 58 year tradition, my Grannie and Papa did not do Christmas Eve at their house, instead they came with my parents to spend it with us and the twins in Michigan. That alone made it incredible! Add to it, we had a beautiful white Christmas, Paige and Ella were so excited about it this year and very involved. Seeing it through a child's eyes makes a big difference. Chris and I were up before them Christmas morning we were so excited. Plus they behaved in church Christmas Eve and that is a miracle in itself!<br />
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The time spent with family was the best gift of all, my little girls are growing to fast and have sooooo much personality! It was hilarious to watch them wrap every grandparent and great grandparent completely around their fingers. The little Charmers!<br />
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We did attempt sledding... yeah... they still don't like it BUT I'm not giving up yet! They like playing in the snow, throwing snowballs and swinging on their swing set. Jess again grateful for kid snow boots!!<br />
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Paige getting ready for church in her sparkly dress!<br />
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Ella taking pics with her new camera from Brookie....<br />
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Reading with their Grannie and Papa,<br />
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Swing with their grandparents in the snow!<br />
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Hope everyone had a Merry Christmas! Looking forward to the next year!!!!<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12157734533976151414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5048734883192557788.post-1045547493665719542013-12-14T17:46:00.000-05:002013-12-14T17:46:49.012-05:00Looooong OverdueSo I realized it's been a very, verrry long time since I posted. Last one was in Spring and it's definitely winter now!! Our backyard is inches deep in snow! But that's right, OUR back yard! Let me do a brief catch up for all those not on facebook and haven't been able to keep up, I'll add pics later.<br />
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So much has changed! The twins are now 2, Terrible Two's and fantastic at it, although the next person who tells me 3's are worse might get smacked ;-) Forget walking, that's just to slow, they RUN everywhere! They chase us, the dogs, each other and just plain run! They talk and make noise all the time,so loud! Since my last post so much has changed! The best and my favorite thing is we bought a house! No more apartment and walking dogs at nigh in the ice! Our house is fantastic, the neighborhood is wonderful, it has 7 lakes and in the summer all we have to do is walk across the street to go swimming, which we did. And in winter, like next week, we can cross over and go ice skating and sledding. A lot for this Texas girl to digest.<br />
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The neighbors themselves are so wonderful, and we actually went caroling in the snow with several of them. For those of you I've known forever... quit laughing. I seriously did and enjoyed it! We have made some great friends, and this year feel more at home than last year for sure. For all our friends at home, we miss you, and to ease your minds Chris has saved our moving boxes downstairs so we will have them "someday".<br />
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Other changes, the girls have grown up soo much! Their favorite word is no, but you have to say it it "no no no no" and shake your finger for the dramatic effective. They are way to smart for their own good! They really plot against us, it's obvious and then turn around for hugs and kisses. There's not much they can't say, they repeat everything and know what they are talking about. They still love animals, although Paige got stuck on moo and to her every animal says moo. She is mostly the sweeter one, she gets 2 of everything and takes it to her sister. She is for sure a daddy's girl. Ella is mine and is freakishly smart. Her hair is so long, not sure where that comes from! She can also stare you down like nothing else, you cannot beat her.<br />
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They still love Tiger and both know what toys belong to whom.. Ella gets Taggie and the blue bear,Paige is Hippo and the pink bear. The also have babies and baby strollers that the love and race around the house with. They are constantly asking to "jump jump" which means the trampoline in the basement. As far as eating the most noticeable thing is Paige and what her favorite Aunt Lizzie dubbed "Paigecakes". I have never seen someone her size eat so many pancakes! They are both growing and doing great. They love their new house and they love the kids in the neighborhood. Particularly the 2 next door and 2 down the street. And they have made several other twin friends. Once again we had 3 birthday parties, one here (did not know we knew that many people in Michigan already), one at the Herring's and one at the Pilger's (my side).<br />
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Chris loves his job, they had the coolest work Christmas party today, all about kids! It was so family oriented and fun. We had a blast!<br />
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Christmas will be extremely different this year, for the first time there will not be Christmas at Grannie and Papa's, an almost 60 year tradition, but I'm not to sad because they and my parents are coming to stay with us. Can't wait to to see Ella and Paige on Christmas morning! <br />
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We have sooo many things to be grateful for this season, even living in Michigan ;-)<br />
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PS If you don't get a card from us, it's not because we don't love you, just because I dropped the ball and didn't order any or get a pic. Next year!!<br />
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So everyone told us that Spring would come to Michigan.... it finally did!! It's beautiful here! I had no idea! The flowering trees are everywhere! It's been a crazy and busy 2 months! First, updates on the twins..<br />
They are 17 mos. now!<br />
Ella is 18.6 lbs. and is now going the right way on the growth chart! Whoop! Her favorite foods are peanut butter, french fries, sweet potatoes and of course apple juice! She can sort of walk..<br />
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but gets nervous and falls. She really likes climbing, she learned how to climb all the way up the couch! She loves her Mickey doll and knows how to show you her toes (yes we can actually go barefoot!) and most of her facial features, especially her belly. That's big with both of them! She is still loving on the big Tiger. She can say several words, momma, dada, apple juice, puppy to name a few.<br />
Both girls still love reading. Ella likes making funny faces, she is full of expression!<br />
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Paige is 19.8 lbs! She is sooo dramatic! Her favorite thing to do is dance!!! Every time she hears music!<br />
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Her favorite foods are still carrots, peanut butter, french fries and sweet potatoes, oh and of course apple juice. She can say Ella, and a few other words if she wants, most of the time we aren't sure we want to know what's she's saying! The twins definitely have their own language. It's crazy to watch! Paige loves playing with her babies, Tiger and she's good at sharing, she always gets two toys and brings one to her sister. She has her expressions..<br />
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<br />We have been very busy! We had a visit from Brooke and Brandon.. here's what they look like,<br />
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LOL! We went to Canada<br />
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It was cold, we are on the Canadian side of the Detroit River.<br />
We went to the zoo<br />
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Polar bears are awesome!!!<br />
Brookie kept them highly entertained!<br />
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Then we practiced getting into things... everything<br />
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After a couple of playdates... yes we are making some friends here! Which get us a little wound up...<br />
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Mimi and Pa came to visit!<br />
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Pa makes Ella laugh!<br />
Then we went to the Ford Museum,<br />
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Ella met some "Big Puppies"<br />
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Carousel... notice who's riding and who is hugging her momma screaming...<br />
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We had story time too<br />
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And naptime, Paige liked to cuddle her Mimi<br />
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Plus some really funny videos of what happens when mom and dad leave the twins with Mimi and Pa, but they're to big to upload, I'll work on it! After all that they were worn out!<br />
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Next adventure planned? TEXAS! In 10 days the girls and I are off to Texas, yes all by ourselves (yikes!) to see our friends and family there. Oh and buying a house.... still working on that!<br /><br />
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Thanks!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12157734533976151414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5048734883192557788.post-83641720571626364862013-04-10T16:15:00.001-04:002013-04-10T16:15:50.012-04:00April so far.....April in Michigan... I've been told it's Spring and that it gets warmer here... we'll see! Updates.. we are still house hunting. It is not a buyer's market here! So we are getting some extra close time in the apartment! Looking forward to a visit from Auntie Brooke and Uncle Brandon this weekend! All sorts of fun stuff planned!<br />
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Dr. visit this week, Paige is 19 lbs 8 oz and Ella is 18 lbs 3oz. Paige has her first ear infection and Ella's weight is going the wrong way, but nothing to be to concerned about right now, they are both breaking in 2 big molars each, explains ALOT!<br />
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Ella is a mess, she has no desire to walk, she is still a fast crawler though! Her favorite foods are mac & cheese, Spaghetti O's with meatballs. She does NOT like chicken. We were going to teach her to use a spoon, tried that with Jello Pudding...<br />
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She liked it a little to much.... as did her sister<br />
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Why use a spoon when you can just lick the bowl?!?<br />
Ella loves doing handstands<br />
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Rockin her ponytail and dancing!<br />
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And she is still such an animal lover<br />
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Paige has become a walking fool! She is all over the place! It's funny at naptime her "lovey" is a hippo that rattles, you shake it and she can hear from across the apartment and comes running with her arms held high! She is finally paying attention to animals. Her favorite foods are beans, pinto, chili, refried.. doesn't matter! She likes fruit and her veggies and chicken nuggets.<br />
She likes draggin her new blanket around everywhere<br />
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And doing silly things<br />
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and of course running around without her clothes on... she's a fast little turkey!<br />
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Easter was good, they had their first egg hunt and Paige grabbed her two eggs and took off running with them!<br />
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They both LOVE the Ellen show and being silly together, plus High Fives are the new thing, don't leave a baby hanging!<br />
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What a month it has been! All kinds of developments! First the big excitement... our Disney Cruise! Tons more pics later but it was FANTASTIC! Thanks Mimi and Pa! We were surprised at how much the twins loved the shows and that Ella is a dancing fool! Give her music and let her go! They had fun spending time with their cousins, Favorite Lizzie, Stephen and Mimi and Pa. <br />
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Trying on our Disney outfits..<br />
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And a few fun times on the ship<br />
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Last of which involved swimming and they weren't fans, we'll keep trying though! And that was the only good princess pic we got, they aren't really to fond of them... we shall see how the Easter Bunny goes this weekend!<br />
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Now back at home (I mean Michigan) we are readjusting. It's above 40 which is something, but it snowed whole first week we were back. Still house hunting.... not a fun process!<br />
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Big things... Ella has her 5th tooth coming in, she LOVES french fries and sweet potatoes. She stood up on her own for the first time just min ago. Whoop!!!! Her hair is growing like crazy, it's a constant battle to keep a clip in and it out of her eyes. She loves reading, the recordable books are favorites of both! She is still such the animal lover! She is close to walking on her own, uses the walkers to push and get places, but seeing as she was the Diaper Dash champ on the ship... she's a fast crawler! She, like her sister are juice monsters! They love it. Ella likes to cram herself into places she can't get out of... <br />
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This was between the fridge and a wall, and she has recently really start "loving" on her babies, she was talking to Raggedy Andy<br />
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Paige, still just 4 teeth, but has really figured out this walking thing! She can now stand up by herself and just go...<br />
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She still loves reading and is dramatic as ever...<br />
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Both twins are very noisy and all over the place but growing way to quickly!! Looking forward to a visit from their Auntie Brooke and Uncle Brandon in about 2 weeks. Things are going well here, the snow seems to have stopped! We do miss our family, got to spend a week with Chris' and enjoyed a great stopover to crash my cousins wedding shower and see my side. What fun! A few short months and we will be back to visit Texas!<br /><br />
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Oh what a different world we are in! Twins and snow! Twice the fun! Normal is not a word we use... it just doesn't make sense anymore! Obviously!<br />
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We are having good times, still cramped apartment but we're making it. More houses come on market daily so hopefully when snow stops some we'll have more options. As for now we are counting days (8 until we are on Texas soil, 9 until we set sail) before our Disney Cruise! We have sooo many outfits! Thanks Mimi!! And warm weather.... wow... our reality now is a little more like this..<br />
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I think we like sledding more than twins... and last is a pic from walking the dogs at night. Oh please warm weather!!!<br />
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Newest things with the twins, insurance finally listened and approved the shots they needed for March. They are all over the place! Both want to walk so bad and try to stand up often. They can find a remote or cell phone like nobody's business. Both say Mama, Dada, Yaya, up, dog and the new favorite is bye bye and waving. Paige especially. I don't know where she's going, but she's always going bye bye. Plus they chew on everything... like puppies! Irony?<br />
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Ella gives the best stink face... and they unpack the cabinets daily<br />
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Chris' new workout regime...<br />
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They very much have their own language and plot against us. Cute little stinkers! Here's some random videos for all the friends and family that keep asking!</div>
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Yes, I know they're naked, but geez too cute!<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12157734533976151414noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5048734883192557788.post-51891195567937107332013-02-20T20:50:00.000-05:002013-02-20T20:50:21.370-05:00For EllaWill she know...<br />
- that someday the cry it out moments were harder for mommy than her? I know she needs to self soothe and she will in a matter of minutes. But those minutes when she cries are hard for her momma to take. I thought they were asleep, all suited up in snow gear to take the dogs out, hopefully quickly, and she's upset. I'm waiting, watching the monitor, I won't go out til I'm sure she's asleep. I went in twice but it wakes up her sis and then two are crying... Still breaks my heart to hear her cry<br />
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I hate apartment life at the moment. Depressing post.. did not bid on house today.. to much after it all came down to the wire. Fighting with insurance over meds once again... again! But tomorrow is another day and I'm counting blessings.... good thing since I have to deal with multiple drs and insurance companies again tomorrow!<br />
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She's out as I write... so lets hope I don't bust my butt on the ice walking the dogs lolAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12157734533976151414noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5048734883192557788.post-89018948124058266032013-02-13T20:02:00.000-05:002013-02-13T20:02:55.984-05:00Happy Un BirthdayI look at the calendar and realize two things about this day... one, it's the twins unbirthday.. the 14.5 months olds I have were due today. Valentine's turned into Turkeys.<br />
Second, this is the day one year ago that we had dr appt and Ella got put on home oxygen. We had been home such a short time!<br />
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Pedi appt that was slightly rushed because we had pulmonologist next... as soon as we got there and the nurse took Ella's oxygen levels I knew. You don't spend that long in NICU and not know what the numbers mean. Luck was on our side, slightly, pedi said if they had checked they would have had to call ambulance and get her straight to hospital, pul dr could authorize home oxygen.<br />
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I will never forget that defeated feeling... I just cried all the way to the office where we had to get oxygen stuff. Dr said she needed asap and it would take too long to get stuff delivered... so began another months long journey.<br />
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I messaged a friend, Bonnie, who'd been through this, it helped but the fact that my beautiful baby, on a day we should celebrate, was being put back on oxygen. OOOh it was hard! I cried for hours.<br />
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We finally made all the arrangement's and what was supposed to be a two hour trip turned into over 8. She didn't need much O's so could only use a short cord and the machine was massive and it only had a short cord. Plus they wanted her on monitor 24/7 that wouldn't stay on and constantly went off. A few calls from upset momma later... monitor was spot check only, extension cord on oxy machine and Chris hooked up a tow strap. Yes we are Texas!<br />
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No sleep that night but thankfully my mom came to rescue me and help out next day. A day I never want to relive, even though we did eventually adjust, our fantastic nanny Brooke didn't quit on us, and my cousin Lori liked that horrible machine bc it was warm and the noise made her sleep better.<br />
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But I write this as the twins are covering themselves in pasta and meatballs, they love! Ella has a scabby nose and Paige has what might turn into black eye because they are ALL OVER the place. Dr. asked what they might have fallen on to get bumps and I asked how long a list you want? They are happy, and full of life! And life is good! I'm tempted to let them have Girl Scout cookies to celebrate... but then I'd have to share, so probably not. lol<br />
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Day 74, February 6, 2012 our NICU stay was OVER! Ella was coming home! Another looong exhausting day. I had been informed by multiple nurses that after a certain amount of time off oxygen she could come home, which happened to be that Monday. I had called the nurse to check in, she was still good! Her sats were staying high! So I said lets get her home! I was ready! Plus over the weekend stupid Obamacare (not to be political) had opened up the NICU exposing her to more germs, people and no privacy. I was not having that! Even the nurses had told me to get her out!<br />
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So fast forward and I get there to start what turned out to be a long process because she had to have all her meds filled and apparently her dr wasn't planning for her to leave until the next day and nothing was called in. And then the pharmacy tells us it will take until late evening to get everything filled and they were completely out of one med, they'd have to order it. I was already so frustrated with the discharge procedure... one Dr. Evil, I won't name her came up to me out of the blue, having never spoken to me before and "demanded to know who told me after a certain amount of time she could leave? That I was forcing my dr to come in on his day off to do this discharge and I was being too demanding and I just BETTER appreciate this." to this day it's a good thing I haven't seen her again. My dr didn't seem to have a problem with it. Grrrr!<br />
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Thankfully one our favorite nurses was able to step in and help us out with the meds, and we were able to get everything we needed. My Grannie and Papa were there, having finally met Paige and dying to meet Ella. Since the process was going to be a long one we did go to the NICU early so Papa could meet her before he left. Chris went to get meds and then we went through the long discharge process of setting up appointments and making sure we knew all the med details... her instruction manual was bigger than Paige's. Who, by the way, was at home being completely spoiled by my mom and Grannie.<br />
Finally, finally, finally...<br />
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Ella was out!<br />
We walked in the door at home and mom and Grannie said hi and went to dinner giving us family time JUST US for the first time ever!<br />
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I think I cried all day! After 74 days of the NICU and the weeks and months before I finally had my family together! If only I had known what was coming a week later... but that's another blog. These were some of the first days reunited...<br />
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A year ago exactly today was Paige day. After 71 days in the NICU she was released! It was again one of the happiest and scariest days in our lives. Oh and exhausting! We were so excited to having her come home, she even came with an instruction manual! (The very thick file the NICU gives you concerning all her meds and new drs , therapists and what we needed to do) This was after a pretty much sleepless night "rooming in".<br />
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Rooming in is where the parents stay the night in the hospital with the baby off all her monitors in ready to go home conditions, almost like parents of term babies! Except there were no rooms available and we had to stay in the closet they called a room at the front of the NICU. There was a twin bed, and a recliner that you had to decide, either recline, or put your feet up. Not room for both.<br />
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Since this was the twin with soooo many episodes that caused her heart to stop, and that bed was tiny, Chris and I took shift alternately sleeping and watching to make sure she was still breathing. That awful bathroom light wouldn't stay on, you had to move the door to keep it on. The awake parent watched movies on the Ipad and kept an eye one her. Turns out she's a very noisy sleeper! It was even harder knowing Ella was just yard away, but this was Paige's night. We were sooo worn out by that morning and then had to go through discharge, not a short process. Finally, elated we left the hospital with Paige that afternoon. It was so hot she couldn't even wear the coat that went with the outfit her dad picked out.<br />
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Once we got home Chris and I looked at each other like, what do we do? There are no doctors or nurses to tell us! The hospital did not send her home on a monitor but I was terrified of her not being on one. A friend had given us one that clipped to her diaper but she was to tiny! Poor Chris, he was up late that night again installing the Angel Care monitor in her bed that would alert if she stopped breathing. My mom had gone back to the hospital to be with Ella for a little while and got home in the middle of this excitement.<br />
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In the middle of the night it did alert, I thought she was choking but after a call to nurse Kimber, we found out it was normal and back to bed we went. For a little while anyway.<br />
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Now that tiny little girl is happy, healthy and LOUD! She was once called the "screecher" and can still yell mama and dad the loudest across any space! She's even almost walking! So Happy 1 Year of being home to my beautiful little girl. I love you Paige!<br />
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Seems like that's all we do! Especially since it's so cold out and none of us are used to the weather! It rained the other day and the snow melted off the roof and fell, sounding like a huge crash. Scared all of us!<br />
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Paige loves bananas... won't let me cut them up anymore. Our once toothless wonder is proud of her four teeth!! Her favorite things are juice, they are both juice monsters, bananas, and carrots. I swear the girls is going to turn orange!!! She is totally mad about carrots! But at times eating is a lot of work!<br />
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And sometimes it's just plain fun!<br />
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So far we are adjusting to life in this freezing place... things are starting to get a little more active WWE Herring style...<br />
The twins are all over the place and have figured out their walkers. Walking on their own shouldn't be far behind.<br />
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We got to go visit Dad at work which was lots of fun!<br />
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Adjusting to not being outside as much has been harder, the girls do love the breeze and they seem to like the cold, crazy things! They don't know it yet but they have to have another dr appt this week to get their Synergis shot (prevents RSV). The dogs are not enjoying snow as much... Rylee busted it and thank goodness it's just a bruised elbow and nothing was broken. Could not have handled that vet bill!<br />
The twins talk all the time. Ella still has her shiny 4 teeth and Paige is working, and judging by past two days, REALLY working on three more. Her tongue is so funny, she discovered a new noise because she can rub her tongue over those teeth. Ella likes clicking her tongue, does it all the time! They eat EVERYTHING! Breakfast was big glasses of juice, overflowing oatmeal, with baby food fruit, buttered toast, and half a banana! It amazes me that we were once overjoyed if they ate an ounce of milk from the bottle. It looks like we have given up bottles all together, and baby food too. They want to be big girls! The dogs are loving this stage! Except carrots, they vacuum for me ;-)<br />
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Paige has also decided it's fun to throw a tantrum, she will just throw herself on the floor...<br />
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Drama!<br />
But then she goes back to normal self, which is adorable although I hate she's lost her baby smirk, I love that she has this amazing full face smile.<br />
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Ella is for sure the messy eater, Paige picks up things delicately and Ella crams it in and then smears it all over. <br />
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They have both started doing their chores, laundry is our FAVORITE!<br />
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So helpful! Anyway, that's our big excitement, hoping to do some dog sled riding this weekend and go sledding, or snow tubing I think it is at the Fire & Ice Festival Downtown. Should be interesting!!! Missing everyone at home! Love that we have things like Facetime and Tango!<br />
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I never expected to get such a reaction out of writing this, so I decided a little background might be needed. I saw this picture the other day and realized how true it was. This time last year we were counting our days and hours by each dr visit or nurses' report. 74 days in all. Our eyes and ears were constantly glued to the monitors that were attached to our micropreemie twin girls. Ella and Paige were supposed to be Valentine babies, instead they chose to make their entrance on Thanksgiving day 2011, at 28 weeks and 4 days. They weighed in at 2lbs. 10 oz and 2 lbs. 7 oz. It was the scariest and happiest day of our lives.<br />
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We were blessed in that other than being tiny and early, there were no major complications, physically both were fine. Acid reflux was our major issue. I will never forget holding Paige and watching her turn gray, then blue as reflux caused her heart and breathing to stop. No matter how many times that happens you never get used to it. I remember coming in one day and they told me that she had an episode so bad they had to bag her to get her breathing again. Then there was the night, at 3 weeks old, the dr called asking permission to do a blood transfusion because her episodes were getting so bad. Half hour later another phone call saying they instead wanted to do a spinal tap and they were moving her and Ella back to the main NICU. That was more than I could take so I make Chris get up and head to the hospital. One of the longest nights... there is nothing I have found more painful than to hear your baby screaming and knowing that a nurse is there standing guard so you can't get to her.<br />
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But finally the episodes started decreasing as did their need to be on oxygen, Paige finally pulled hers off one day, as well as her feeding tube, and her monitors the day we planned to take them off of her. Set off every alarm! She is feisty! Ella never gave us as much worry, not until we brought her home and a few weeks later discovered that her oxygen levels were to low and we had to start home oxygen. Oh how I hated that! The machine was big with a short cord, Chris added and extension cord and a tow strap and we had to lug that thing all over! I was so happy when months later we were able to get rid of it. I sat on the floor and cried when they took all that equipment away.<br />
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Now almost 14 months later, the twins are both 19 lbs and doing fantastic! Ella wants to walk so bad and Paige could care less. They both can say mama all day but when I look at them and say mama, both will grin and say dada, Turkeys! Our apartment is small, noisy, full of toys, and unfortunately still boxes. But it's also full of happiness! The girls are such happy babies and constantly make us laugh, and they laugh at each other too ;-) The most dangerous thing we have to worry about is the jaws of Ella. She loves those teeth, I swear she thinks she's a puppy sometimes! Chews on everything! She can draw blood with those chompers.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12157734533976151414noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5048734883192557788.post-73513430810338410992013-01-14T10:06:00.000-05:002013-01-14T10:06:09.565-05:00MichiganEveryone is finally back together, after about 2 months of being split our entire family is home. Parents, kids and dogs. Funny thing is Chris and both refer to the dogs and the twins as the girls so its been interesting.. "Did you feed the girls? Yes. No the twins, not the dogs... oh. No I have not fed THOSE girls"<br />
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Our apartment just got tinier with the addition of Shiner and Rylee yesterday, they have no idea what's going on. Ella is happy to have her dogs back, she is my animal lover. Paige is completely indifferent. They are both very active, Paige loves to get Ella to chase her around the apartment. They are super fast! I find myself constantly asking "where did that kid go?" We figure as long as there's noise it's ok, if it gets quiet something's up.<br />
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They both have their new "things" everytime you tell Ella yes or nod your head, she shake hers no. Paige like to point her finger at you, I think this is because when we were living in un babyproofed world she would seek out everything dangerous, especially electric sockets and I would do the finger point and give her the "Paige McKenzie!" We are in the process of giving up baby food and going to real food, they are like vultures when they see us eating. Favorites are crackers, toast and pasta. We discovered goldfish yesterday.<br />
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Anyway, hopefully more adventures soon as I now have a car and a stroller. I'll figure out how to add pictures soon.<br />
<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12157734533976151414noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5048734883192557788.post-4458384499329043822013-01-14T09:31:00.002-05:002013-01-14T09:31:31.617-05:00Starting OutOK testing this out to see if it works and if anyone really wants to read! This way I can update family and friends who are now far away and won't clog up Face Book with minor details! Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12157734533976151414noreply@blogger.com1