NICU Week 3

A week of transition in the NICU, as most weeks in the NICU are.

The kids have changed, gaining weight, looking differently, feeding differently. Pooping differently. Our schedule has changed, too, with me going back to work Tuesday-Thursday and Kelly adjusting to less favorable numbers during the day (3 on 1 versus 3 on 2).

Maxwell is now officially a member of the 6lb club. Congrats, big boy. He is always surprising us, becoming more aware everyday and finding his big boy cry. I kangarooed with Max on Monday and he really let loose with some crying that made my ears cry.

Olivia looks less like a premie everyday, gaining weight and growing longer. She has begun smiling when she sleeps, which makes an already peaceful-looking baby even more so. Nurse Lilly even attached a little bow on her head that a little over the top, but really cute.

August is such an aware little boy. He is always looking and making facial expressions that make us really wonder what thoughts are going through his little head. He usually wakes up the earliest and just lies there, looking around until we get to him.

All three of them appear to be recognizing their name on some level, or it might just be our voices...either way, it's cool.

The nurses have started to really talk to us about the discharge process, not because we are that close to discharge, but I think more to give us a reasonable expectation of the discharge process. Another new process was started today when we bottle-fed all three kids. August absolutely inhaled his milk, slowing down only for us to burp him. Max experienced similar success. Olivia was a little unsure but did well anyway.

Picture time:

Small request: Everyone that is planning to visit the babies when they are home in Burlington, please get a flu shot!  It will be no fun for anyone if the kids get sick, and even when they come home their immune systems won't be as strong as a term baby.  We thank you and the kids thank you.  

Be back next week, same triplet time, same triplet place!