Home Sweet Home

Well after a very long month....we finally got to bring our babies home!!!!  To say we are excited is a huge understatement!  We didn't want to get our hopes up because we have seen countless families close to going home in the NICU only to have a minor hiccup within 24 hours of leaving.  We went to the hospital this morning and the entire way back to the twins "pod" we were being congratulated and hugged by all the nurses and staff.....so we figured it was safe to finally let ourselves believe that today was the day!  Taking babies home from the NICU is something to celebrate and they do!
During the past couple days the twins started drinking full bottles at every feeding and got their feeding tubes removed, they got their shots, final check ups from the Neonatologist and passed their carseat test.  

We spent the morning signing lots of discharge paper work, packing up their stuff and saying goodbye to all their primary nurses!

 Ms Angela

 Ms Jamie

 Ms Janice.

It felt so weird to walk out of the NICU with them!

We have loved our first day at home as a family.  Some of my favorite things: Holding my babies whenever I want and not having to ask permission first!  Love walking around with them not hooked up to a million machines!  Love the peace and quiet.  Getting lots done while they sleep.  Introducing them to our sweet next door neighbors.  Seeing daylight (not a lot of windows in the NICU) and this weather!!!!  Here are some of our first moments at home.

 They have never been in anything except their NICU cribs and a carseat....so far they love the mamaroo!

Changed diapers and clothes.

 Absolutely LOVE them together.  It only happened a few times in the hospital so we are really enjoying it now.  Here they are snuggling up in Grahams bed before nap time today.  Melts my heart!

Still cannot believe we have been driving back and forth from the hospital for a month now.  So happy to wake up tomorrow morning (and several times tonight:) and be able to just walk down the hall to see our sweet babies!  Thank you all for the thoughts and prayers over the past month.  It was very challenging, but these two are more than worth it.