Home-Sweet-Home

So we are pleased to announce that we have survived the first 72 hours! (Horray)

We are doing better than we expected to be at this point. The only saving grace of bringing babies home after a long stay in the NICU is that they are on a very rigid schedule and are comfortable with it. The boys eat one after the other every 3 hours all day and evening. Because they are premies, we were advised not to let them wake us up, but to wake them for feedings if necessary -- at least until they are full-term, if not a little longer.


So before leaving the hospital, we laid out a tentative schedule (in Excel!) that allowed us both to get at least one 4 hour block of sleep each day -- even if it was just the two of us at home. And of course, things are far better than this because we have the boys' Ninah (Kathy's Mom) here for support. She makes sure we are eating, that there is laundry, etc. and helps with all the daytime feedings. She is an exceptionally willing and able baby-holder/changer/feeder/singer/etc.

Today the boys went for their first ride in their swings. We think they're still a little too small for the swings but we did manage to squeeze off some adorable pictures:

Elias in his Swing
Gabe in his Swing

Swingin'