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Home Little Ones!
April 8 & 14,
2016
We got to bring our little ones home…on two separate
days, a week apart. Yes, you read that right…two separate days. Initially we
were a little surprised as we have always been together with them day in and
day out. So to separate them was like tearing a piece of my heart out. We did
try to get them to release both boys together but our little one needed just a
little bit more time in the NICU. So we took home baby A and man oh man it was
so surreal having him home…even just the one. I had never had any babies at my
house before, let alone my own baby. Needless to say the first night was a
little rough and scary, I had purchased a few of the Angel monitors that you
can put in the babies bassinets and cribs and it will tell you if there is no
movement in either one. I know it sounds a little extreme however when your
babes are in the NICU for 40+ days attached to wires and you see them not
remembering to breath…you tend to get a little paranoid. It was a very hard
transition I tell you as we had been use to the hospital taking care of them
overnight and we took care of them all day. Which meant I got to sleep a solid
7 hours…so waking every 3 to feed and pump was a little tiring. I felt even
worse when I couldn’t get my big one ready to head out to the hospital to go
and see my little one regularly. It was honestly the worst feeling in the
world…how could I be in two places for my babes.
Luckily just short of a week later, we got permission
to take my little one home with us. This made us feel complete and I have to
say I was quite happy to not have to run back and forth with my babes everyday.
Bringing him home was another transition but he was less demanding so it wasn’t
too terrible. I was just happy to have us all under one roof, doing our best at
this parenting thing.
Looking back on it now, I can see why they only released
one of my babies to us. It gave us the time to get into a routine and it was a
pretty harsh reality for first time parents. We went from having all the luxury
time in the world to now having that time demanded by babes. It was a real eye
opener, I suspect having just one new baby would be tough but having two…now
that is scary. I thank the nurses everyday silently that they gave us that time
to adjust so that bringing home my second babe wasn’t so bad. I suspect with
most parents they release only one so that it’s an easier transition for them.
I couldn’t see it at the time but it was definitely the way to do it.
Now to get use to the waking up every 3 hours on the
hour and feeding my hungry boys. My oh my has life changed. I am so incredibly
happy and also so not sure of what to do. I thank goodness I have the support
of my significant other and other people. Wow, it’s really sinking in now that
I’m a parent to twins…how lucky am I?
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