The girls are doing very well. We're getting out of the house regularly, if only to the JCC to take Noah to school each day. I know I am supposed to be careful taking the girls into public because they are preemie's but it will never be as easy to take them out in public as it is now. For one they, all they really do is eat and sleep. Which means I can put them in their car seats and zip all over town and they will never wake up.
Health wise, they're also doing well. Abbie was polycythemic when she was born, which means that she has too many red blood cells. Her coloring was very ruddy and her hands and feet were purple/blue for a while. Frankly, she looked a little bit like a Smurf. Those numbers started coming down while we were in the hospital but then she developed jaundice as her liver tried to process the excess red blood cells. We did not spend any time in the NICU, but Abbie has been at the hospital for blood draws five out of the last six days days. Home health care also sent us a billi blanket, which is basically a band that wraps around her waist and emits a blue light that helps break down the excess blood cells. It also made her look more like a glow worm than a Smurf. The jaundice is not a big deal, but it's getting tiring having to go to the hospital everyday. The good news is that her number are continuing to go down and we don't have to use the blanket any more. We also don't have to be back at the hospital for blood work again until next week. Which is a very good thing when you consider how many times her little heels have been pricked.
In other news, Hannah also tested positive as a carrier for cystic fibrosis and she'll be going to the Children's Hospital for more blood work in the weeks ahead. This is not a huge surprise since I am CF positive and its only something she'll have to worry about when she is ready to have kids of her own. The way I see it, all of this is minor in comparison to what others have to deal with. We're not sure if Abbie is a carrier, but I don't think she is, which is further proof that the girls are fraternal twins and not identical.
And then there is Noah. He seems to be doing well with his sisters, but at times it's just as easy for him to ignore them. Noah continues to thrive at school and he's loving his teachers. He's also discovered the wonders of computers and his new favorite activity is playing games on our home computer. We signed him up for a computer class at school once a week and every morning when he sees his teacher the first thing he asks is if he can play on the computer. I like that he's interested in it, but it's also getting a bit obsessive. He could "play computer" all day long and be happy.
That's about it. We're going to the pediatrician tomorrow and I am working on the birth story (the long version) but that might take a while longer. On thing at a time.
Abbie sleeping
Hannah sleeping.
Noah and his sisters.
In the crib. Hannah is on the left, Abbie is on the right.
2 comments:
It's interesting...even from the pictures I would surmise that they are fraternal and not identical. Did they run a blood test to confirm for sure (I'm guessing)? Here's hoping everything continues to settle for you and that the girls just keep getting healthier and healthier every day!
Darling pictures. Glad the girls are doing so well.
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