- We're One Month
The boys spent the first 8 days of their lives in the NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit). These 8 days were the toughest on me emotionally so far. Any woman who has experienced caring a child for 9 months can somewhat understand. Most women expect to leave the hospital with baby/babies in arms and well, I didn't. I left them with nurses. I cried myself to sleep some of those nights, a few of them fighting with Mark cause I felt he did not and could not understand what I was going through. He tried so hard to continue to explain that it was best for the boys, yada, yada but I knew all that already, I just wanted to be allowed to be sad. I spent my days in the NICU with the nurses feeding the boys every three hours and pumping for them once done with the feedings. One of the nurses who took great care of the boys name was Kim. She was a pleasure to talk to. I could feel her care and passion for her job and my sons. While in the NICU, Cooper managed to pee on Kim before getting a bath. It was pretty funny cause all Kim could do was stand there and let him finish peeing. Then to hear her say, "Ahh, Cooper, you peed on me!" in her Asian accent was hilarious. (Go ahead say it in your head, you'll chuckle) But anyways while in the NICU, the boys spent 4 or 5 days in the isolettes (they would have been out sooner but they became jaundiced and needed to stay warm while they laid naked under the photo-therapy lights.) They started off on IVs but both came off within 4 days. They both spent the first 6 days losing weight every night which is normal for newborn babies. But both had gained by the 7th night. Cannon took a few days to get the hang of sucking, swallowing, then breathing. But he figured it out and became a great eater. All both boys really needed to do was to grow and eat. And that they did.
They came home on Friday December 17th and it was crazy! It was raining as we tried to get the boys into the car quickly, by the time the boys finally got discharged it was almost time for them to eat again and by the time we got home they were more then ready to eat. It was our first chaotic moment of many to come.
Like I said in the three week old update, the next few weeks were a blur. My time has been filled with changing diapers, feeding babies, cleaning bottles and pumping breast milk every 3 hours! Mark took the first week off work and has helped a ton (even though we don't see eye-to-eye) and then my mom was here with us the week after Christmas. It was beyond awesome. For Christmas we debated for days on whether or not to get out of the house to see family. We ended up going to Mark's parents and the boys did great. New Year's Eve we went and showed the boys off at my best friends Keri's parents house and New Years Day we were back at Mark's parents to hang and eat all day, again the boys are very content, and so far, they do great in cars.
- Grandmas and boys on New Years Day 2011
- Mom taking care of business
As I sit on the couch pumping my boobs, writing this blog (Mark's out to go get us some McFlurries from McDonalds) it's easy to get distracted by watching the boys sleep in their bouncy seats. Their little personalities are starting to come out and I am truly enjoying every minute with them.
As of 1/3/11
Cannon: 7.1
- Cannon Alex Johnson
- Cooper Anthony Johnson
To my boys: Welcome home. Your dad and I are so excited for our future together as a family. We of course like excited young parents have big plans for you guys. Our hope is that you will grow to have big plans for yourselves as well. Keep growing strong. (Even if it means you have to wake up every 2-2.5 hours to eat.) I know one day you'll let me sleep again (or buy me a Hawaii vacation)
<3,
Mom
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