6/30/09. Day 2: So, just a few hours after they're born, the girls are all in the NICU in separate isolettes. They each have an IV, feeding tube in their mouth to help vent the stomach, and have little tiny CPAP masks to help them breathe easier. They each get their first chest x-ray to check for respiratory distress syndrome. It's hard to tell what they look like because most of their faces are covered by the CPAP mask. We can see that they all have hair, Avery's is the longest and brown with some red. Brelynn's is the darkest brown. Camille's is the lightest...she may be a strawberry blonde!
7/1/09. Day 3: We get to hold the girls for the first time today. I held Avery and Brelynn and Dan held Camille. They're beautiful. We decided that while the girls and I are in the hospital, Dan should work and save his vacation time. Well, he got in trouble today because the girls needed more x-rays and Dan came up to the NICU to visit the girls. The per-diem neonatal nurse practitioner thought this was a conflict of interest and she and Dan didn't communicate very well. I'm sure both were upset. Oh, well. At least now we know his roles as a daddy and as an employee.
7/2/09. Day 4: The girls all got a PICC line late last night. Camille went to NPO because she wasn't digesting her food. Brenda was discharged from the hospital
7/3/09. Day 5: Avery comes off her CPAP for about 8 hours then goes to a nasal canula for the night. Brelynn is now NPO because she's not digesting all her food. Camille resumes oral (gavage) feeds. Kangaroo Care starts...Brenda holds Avery and Dan holds Brelynn each for about 2 hours skin to skin. Dan changes his first diaper ever (lucky for Brelynn the nurse walked him through it...he's a natural!)
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