Yes, both of the cribs the Tiny Mighties called home for nearly 3-1/2 months now sit vacant awaiting their next patient. The boys have come home! Both of them on the same day! The NICU says that's happened only one other time with twins.
Originally it looked like Wyatt would be home a day earlier than Cameron. But when I told Cameron that his brother would meet his puppies before him, Cameron got on the ball.
They were surprisingly patient while waiting in their car seats for discharge instructions. Wyatt decided to take a nap.
Cameron waved bye-bye to the NICU
Not only is it rare for twins to go home the same day, it's also rare for babies born at 25 weeks gestation to leave without requiring oxygen and before their full term date. They beat that date by 3 days!
The only thing they take is a fortifier that I add to breast milk for at least half of their feedings and a multivitamin.
We'll be busy running them around to their appointments. Being so premature, they need extra close follow-up. They have to have their eyes checked once a week until the doctor says their eyes are matured. They'll have physical therapy to make sure they're developing and meeting their milestones. And, of course, their pediatrician.
We're eager to show off our boys and we want them to meet everyone. However, they are premature babies and their immune system is even less developed than a full term newborn. So we would like to postpone visitors until their pediatrician gives us the okay.
We're so grateful for a pair of awesome boys, a wonderful NICU (it was hard trying not to cry while leaving our "second family"), and all of our friends, family and neighbors who have helped us through the most stressful journey of our entire lives. From the bottom of our hearts, truly, thank you.
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