Twins are both home
June 23rd, 2008 at 02:25 pmLife at my house has changed forever.
Both my sons are now at home. Born March 27, wife was 28 weeks (and 4 days) pregnant.
DS1 weighed 2 lbs 14 oz at birth
DS2 weighed 2 lbs 6oz at birth
DS1 was discharged at week 38 at 5 lbs 7 oz
DS2 was discharged at week 41 at 6 lbs
DS1 now weighs 7 lbs 7.5 oz
DS2 now weighs 6 lbs 4.5 oz
DS2 faced several problems. He was born at one hospital and 8 weeks later was transferred to a surgical hospital. In those first 8 weeks he had a bout with NEC (an intestinal infection), some respiratory issues and a few other "minor" problems. After further tests, surgery was taken off the table and he was put on an eat and grow regiment. It took 4 weeks for doctors to figure out a formula he could tolerate 8X per day and grow from.
Here are pics of the first day both kids saw each other for first time (it was Wed June 16).
