Coming home, Staying home

I'm sorry I've been a little delayed in getting new pictures and keeping you posted with the updates. Yes, we are home, as of Saturday the 10th. After 24 hours of feeding non-stop and supplementing with formula, both girls started to gain some weight. Rylee came back up to 5. 5 (from 5.3) and Sawyer up to 4.10 (from 4.8), so we started the process of going home. The next tests came with the actual transportation part. Sawyer, being under 5 lbs, could not ride in her car seat and we had to buy (yep, buy, not rent) a car bed for her to travel in. Rylee, being under 6 lbs, had to undergo a 90 minute car seat stress test measuring her oxygenation level (staying above 90%) that had to start over if she cried or moved to much...YES, 90 minutes! Thankfully, after having a chat with the first brisk and somewhat unfriendly nurse, I was able to fill Rylee's tummy and get her to drift off to sleep while hooked into her car seat....she looked SO little, and the test is a good thing as her neck muscles aren't very strong and the concern comes from her not being able to support her head and then not being able to get enough oxygen. However, my girl is already strong and passed with flying colors. WHEW! Then it was on to getting dressed in the traditional going home outfits, packing up, settling into the carseat/bed and heading home. Cassidy was very excited and full of help...when she saw her car seat in the middle of the twins she gave Chad a huge hug and said "Thanks daddy, now I can hold both their hands!" Oh, my sweet lil' peanut!

Sawyer

Rylee

Finally at home, the girls got to meet the rest of the family. Echo was great, no big deal she said. Mossy was surprisingly (and thankfully) very good as well, although much more curious about those little toes, noeses, and ears! She has not been bothered by the fussing or jealous with the lack of attention all of a sudden and continues to be very curious and gentle. Another big WHEW!

I wanted to throw in a little comparison....The order goes Rylee (white), Sawyer, Cassidy...any family resemblance?

Cassidy helping Rylee get settled in...I love that proud big sister smile

Chad getting comfortable with the girls and catching up on some sleep

My 3 girls and one lucky Mama

Another comparison....Sawyer showing off the frog pose, passed down from Cassidy


Grandma's have been wonderful and so good to Cassidy, making sure she she is still getting the attention she needs...Grandma Margie and Cass have been making butterflies to decorate ALL the rooms in the house (thank you Lori, she loves the!), and Grandma Kit came down to give her some 1:1 time while the rest of us went to the twins' first Dr. apt on Monday...


At the appointment we found out the crazy feeding schedule is working. Sawyer is now up to 4.14 and Rylee is up to 5.6. As long as the girls keep growing, I'll keep making it work. My day is pretty much nursing for 45 minutes every 3 hours, pumping at least 4 times a day and feeding on-demand in between...the girls sure do make pretty accessories though and it will slow down soon. It's not too hard to remember that they should still be in the womb and need a little extra TLC....no problem, I love that skin-to-skin cuddle time and this is for sure the Good Stuff! We also found out that the girls are IDENTICAL twins...I'm still not convinced, but we'll see! Our next Dr. apt is Friday and by then hopefully both girls will be over 5 lbs.