Life at Home

Life at home has been an adventure. While Erica and I wish that we had both of our girls here, we've been sharing wonderful new experiences with Elizabeth.

Our first priority once we had Liz home safe was to introduce Cody to the new member of our family. I've done a lot of research on bringing home a baby to a household with a dog so I had a plan ahead of time. Honestly, we were not too worried about how Cody would react and he really is great around Liz. (Don't worry he isn't secretly plotting to eat her). I'm trying to make sure I still spend some quality time with my baby boy.

Elizabeth was in for a treat while we ate dinner last night. She got to try out the swing and seemed to enjoy it quite a bit. Once we put Liz to bed upstairs in the nursery, she looked like a tiny little doll laying in the middle of her crib. Nighttime went fairly smooth once we established a bit of a rhythm.

Today, Erica and I set aside some time to drive up and see Madeline at the hospital. We were overjoyed to enter the NICU and discover Maddie in a big girl crib! To top it off, she even had her oxygen tubes removed. These are signs that she is regulating her own temperature and her oxygen levels are stabilized. Maddie does still have her feeding tube in, but the nurses say that they have been feeding her by mouth every other meal and she has been tolerating it fairly well. Although the doctors didn't offer a specific date, we have high hopes that Madeline will be home for Thanksgiving. Everyone keep your fingers crossed for us.