preview of newborn shoot

We survived another week!  Tomorrow the trio will be 3 weeks old...wow!  I have so much to update and upload, but will do a quick post for now because feeding time is almost here again!  (it seems to come quickly when we feed every 2.5 hours!)

This weekend we had a fun time at their newborn photoshoot!  Since there were three to work with, our awesome photographer Aubrey Torrey had another photog (Kelly Garvey) come along, and they were amazing!!  Not only did they get a TON of good shots (many more to come on here), but they captured exactly what we were wanting!!  Thanks so much for a fabulous experience ladies--yall were the best!!

Here are a few preview shots:

Londyn Grace



Lance Craig



Layton Jack

Babies have been growing SO much since they left the NICU.  They've been more awake too, and even enjoying some "playtime".  Here are a few recent shots of them:

2 Weeks Old!

Well, time sure flies when you're having fun....or changing 40 diapers a day hah!  The trio is now 2 weeks old, and we are enjoying being a complete family!  Londyn has been home a week, and the boys both came home Sunday. Still can't believe they were all released within 1.5 weeks! 

They have remained tiny and definitely preemies (still over a month away from due date), but with each day they are developing more and more....so fun to watch!  We are definitely exhausted, but taking it day by day with the help of mom staying here, and lots of other family pitching in at feedings, etc. So blessed!

 We had their first appt with the doctor since leaving the NICU, and they did really well!  Took a bit longer than normal to get everyone dressed, loaded, and unloaded, but once we got there hardly had any cries :) 

Here are a few more more pics of the babes since we've had them here :)

Lance Craig

Layton Jack

Londyn Grace

Londyn's all settled in!

Thursday was a big day for our baby girl...she came home!!  At only 8 days old and still weighing under 4 pounds, this little fighter surprised everyone including us!  She was the first one to move out of her incubator into the open crib, then continued to maintain her temps, oxygen, and feeding, beating her brothers home!

Of course we were thrilled, but I think my sisters were even more excited b/c they haven't even been able to hold her while she was in the NICU, and have been waiting 9 months for this moment :)  Londyn's also had fun visits from her other "adopted" aunts- Kelley, Darcie, and Christi (more pics to come!)

She has been SUCH an easy, calm baby so far.  If not for waking her up to do feedings every 3 hours, you'd hardly know she is here...just a few cute little noises occasionaly, but her lungs must be too tiny to cry much yet!

The hardest part is balancing our time with her, and that of traveling back and forth each day to the med center to see and feed her brothers.  At least we know she's in good hands with mom (Cee Cee).  When we came back one day, mom had her all dressed up for us :)

 

Layton and Lance are still doing really good....both out of the incubators and keeping levels stable. We though Layton was coming home Friday, but he didn't pass his nicu carseat test (they stay connected to all their monitors while sitting in their carseat which is SO huge for them right now.  His oxygen dropped at one point, so he barely failed).   IF he can retest and pass, he'll come home tomorrow.  Lance has to maintain temps in the open crib a bit longer, then take his test, but it's possible he could be discharged tomorrow too!


**I want to thank sweet Christi Corbin for setting up a fabulous meal calendar, and also to all of you who have signed up or already brought by delish dinners!  We appreciate it SO much, and are so thankful to have one less thing to worry about during the chaos of all 3 being home!  Yall are blessing us more than you know!!

home, but without babies :(

Home, sweet home--well not as sweet without the babies yet, but still feels good!  I was discharged last night, so we stayed as long as possible to hold our babies and love on them!

They have all been doing great and making progress, but are still no where near being ready to go home :(  Londyn is still behind the boys at 3 lbs 9 oz, but boys aren't too far ahead and still right around 4 pounds.  They have been breathing and feeding on their own (Lance has been an all-star breast feeder, the others are still trying to get their teensy mouths to work with that!)  All IVs are out, but they are still connected to lots of monitors and cords.

Next step is to move out of their isolette incubators to the regular open cribs when they can maintain a temperature for set time (should be in a few days).  Dr. said yesterday it's possible for one to come home near the weekend, but no promises!
Meanwhile, we are so thankful that lots of family has been able to visit them in the NICU.  Originally we were told only us and grandparents could, but we got lucky b/c of some sweet nurses and connections, and great-grandparents, aunts, uncles, etc have been able to sneak a peek :)   No one can feed them but us and our parents, but i'm so glad others don't have to wait too long :)

Here is some of their family seeing them over the past few days :)

The babies are even able to wear clothes over their monitors now, although even the tiniest preemie ones we have our still big on them!  It's hard to show through pictures, but their little bodies are so little it's unbelievable!  With each day we're feeling more comfortable with feeding, changing, etc. but it's so different than any newborn i've held before. 

We were also so blessed by other family and friends who visited us in the hospital, and also sent beautiful gifts to make my room a very happy place!  Thank you all so much for your kindness!!