We are finally home…well sort of. We spend as much time as possible at the NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit) with the babies. All the nurses take great care of them. Thursday night was our first night back on our own and I had a really hard day/night being away from them. I just love them more than anything. But they are both doing great. Olivia is now breathing on her own and besides being a little spitty, they are progressing well and are almost back to their original birth weight. The nurses are letting us change their diapers, and dress them now. Yesterday was their first day wearing clothes. The outfits are massive on them, but they look adorable! The nurses also allow me to “kangaroo” the babies which means have them lay on me chest to chest. They say it is extremely beneficial for the babies. They recognize my smell, our body heat helps them learn to regulate their temperature on their own, and it helps their breathing too. Yesterday for the first time I got to kangaroo both babies at the same time. Probably the best day of my life since they were born. It was the first time they had contact with each other since the womb. They both had their eyes open and it was wonderful.

I’ve attached some pictures of me kangarooing the babies, and wearing their first outfits. Thank you so much for your prayers, love, and concern. I can’t wait for you to meet them! They’ll love you all as much as I do!

Brady Alexander
Born: 4/5/2008 at 4:05pm
16″ long
3lbs 14oz

Olivia Kaye
Born: 4/5/2008 at 4:06pm
16 1/2″ long
3lbs 11oz

We liked the sound of Brady Alexander (Shelby is a big Tom Brady fan) and Olivia Kaye is after Grandma Dorothy and Shelby’s Mom.

All our love and I’ll try to take more pics today.
Love,
Christina and the fam