It has been a whirlwind couple of days. I will update on each gaggle member separately Margo Margo Millie, the “go big or go home” girl, is home!!! Baby A, who came out first kicking and screaming—so hard that she gave herself a pneumothorax—is also the first one home at 55 days old (due date

Purgatory. Watching water boil. I can think of so many analogies. The last few days have been painfully slow. Annalee has really stalled on her bottle/breastfeeding progression. Some of this was expected last week as she adjusted to life off the cannula and caffeine. But it’s been over a week, and the percent of milk

This phase of the NICU feels like a long walk back to the car. I just went on a long international trip, and I’m back in the parking garage at the airport. But I can’t remember exactly where I parked. Maybe it’s this row here. Nope. Okay maybe the next row. Once I see my

No, not diarrhea or death. Discharge! We now have discharge checklists in our room. It feels like the tides are turning this week. The gals are now 38 weeks gestational age (6 weeks actual), and I feel like we have entered “get the f out of here” mode. Or maybe just I have. Margo seems

I’m finding this blog to be tedius at the moment (you’re probably like “yeah just shut up already”) so I figured I’d update in the form of an FAQ. Note: I wrote this post yesterday. How am I recovering? My c section recovery has seemed easier this time, and it has been pretty uneventful. Maybe

Today Margo and Annalee are 4 weeks old, but their gestational age is 36 weeks (so in some ways, they are both 4 weeks old and -4 weeks old) They have come a long way in 4 weeks! They are starting to be awake a bit more, cross their eyes less, and find their voices