Happy Thanksgiving!
I love that God is the sustainer! "He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together" Colossians 1:17. I love that. I said that last Friday we had a big surprise and our girls decided to join us. What is awesome is that God was not suprised by their sudden arrival, just like He wasn't surprised when we found out there were two in there. He has known all things all along. He is before all of it and is in control of all of it. Their ups and downs each day are not shocking to Him. I am so glad to have a God like that to love, serve and trust.
I had big plans of posting all these pics last night but was going to do it from Todd's aunt's house where I have been staying. However, I got there and realized she probably didn't have internet access, and I was right. So here is a Thanksgiving treat.
Both girls had a really great day yesterday so that was so nice. KK had her feedings (which she just started on Tues.) doubled and she has been digesting and moving it through every time! Praise the Lord for that. She is still on a little oxygen but that is slowly coming down and they didn't have to increase all day. KR is still not digesting well. She gets every other feeding but they did increase hers too. Her jaunidce is improving but KK's has a little ways to go yet. They both had routine head ultrasounds that they do on the 5th day and they both came up clear. KR gained a little weight but it is too early to say if it is a permanent gain, so we'll have to wait and see.
Todd and the boys came up yesterday afternoon which was great. I need to put a plug in for the NICU nurses. The girls have had AWESOME nurses. They are some of the sweetest people ever! The last two days they had the same gal and she was so great. She heard the boys were coming so she took a bunch of time to get a good pic of each of the girls withough all the wires showing, then she printed three of each of them and put them on paper pumpkins. She wrote their names on them and "Sweet as Pumpkin Pie, My Sisters". She worked to move things around and help me get both girls out and over to the window for the boys to see. Then she gave them a bag with the pumpkins, and Big Brother stickers, and little diapers and hats to see how tiny they are. She was such a blessing to our family, and those that helped her! I am very sorry to say I don't have pics of the boys looking in the window, but I wish you caould have seen those little faces when she lifted the blinds so they could look in. They were standing there with the biggest grins you have ever seen. It was so sweet! Here are some other pics from the day.
Have a great Thanksgiving!
I had big plans of posting all these pics last night but was going to do it from Todd's aunt's house where I have been staying. However, I got there and realized she probably didn't have internet access, and I was right. So here is a Thanksgiving treat.
Both girls had a really great day yesterday so that was so nice. KK had her feedings (which she just started on Tues.) doubled and she has been digesting and moving it through every time! Praise the Lord for that. She is still on a little oxygen but that is slowly coming down and they didn't have to increase all day. KR is still not digesting well. She gets every other feeding but they did increase hers too. Her jaunidce is improving but KK's has a little ways to go yet. They both had routine head ultrasounds that they do on the 5th day and they both came up clear. KR gained a little weight but it is too early to say if it is a permanent gain, so we'll have to wait and see.
Todd and the boys came up yesterday afternoon which was great. I need to put a plug in for the NICU nurses. The girls have had AWESOME nurses. They are some of the sweetest people ever! The last two days they had the same gal and she was so great. She heard the boys were coming so she took a bunch of time to get a good pic of each of the girls withough all the wires showing, then she printed three of each of them and put them on paper pumpkins. She wrote their names on them and "Sweet as Pumpkin Pie, My Sisters". She worked to move things around and help me get both girls out and over to the window for the boys to see. Then she gave them a bag with the pumpkins, and Big Brother stickers, and little diapers and hats to see how tiny they are. She was such a blessing to our family, and those that helped her! I am very sorry to say I don't have pics of the boys looking in the window, but I wish you caould have seen those little faces when she lifted the blinds so they could look in. They were standing there with the biggest grins you have ever seen. It was so sweet! Here are some other pics from the day.
Have a great Thanksgiving!
KR hanging out in Daddy's arms
KK with her daddy
KK with her pretty hat on
KR snuggling up with a blanket, it was so cute
KR wide awake, I think excited to see her brothers
KK getting her pic taken for big brothers
I love this pic of KR
I left the camera to trade places with Todd and the nurses went crazy with it, I think they took about 10 of them together!
Proud Daddy!
KK with her daddy
KK with her pretty hat on
KR snuggling up with a blanket, it was so cute
KR wide awake, I think excited to see her brothers
KK getting her pic taken for big brothers
I love this pic of KR
I left the camera to trade places with Todd and the nurses went crazy with it, I think they took about 10 of them together!
Proud Daddy!
Comments
What a special nurse to do that for the boys. I'm so glad they got to see their little sister's.
The picture's are great. They are soooo sweet.
What a special nurse to do that for the boys. I'm so glad they got to see their little sister's.
The picture's are great. They are soooo sweet.