Quick Update, Pictures and some Visiting Guidelines!

Our wall of the NICU. Aren't the quilts adorable?! They were made by The Madonna House Senior Quilters for the NICU! Makes a place that can be pretty serious a little bit more colorful!

Maggie:

Is off sipap! 

Has Sensitive skin-bump/redness on face

Is off billi lights!!! 

Hank:

He pooped! Go buddy!

Sawyer:

He still hasn't pooped!!!!

But he sure is cute!

They are all amazingly precious! I'm battling extreme fatigue and a really bad headache and issue with the biopsy site. Pray for me that I can continue to heal and realize that taking care of me is taking care of the babies...but you know mama guilt...

I also wanted to write down for our wonderful visitors what information the Physical Therapist came by and told us were some guidelines of interacting with our preemie babies, as well as some basic NICU etiquette (we are just learning all of this as well)/what to expect/what the nurses expect. We ask if you come to visit you follow these too like we are. All of these things are basically helping them cognitively develop correctly since they should still be in my incubator, or keep them from being sick.

1. No perfume, smelly lotions, smoke - babies wouldn't be able to smell yet 

2.  Please speak in a hushed voice - babies would still be hearing muffled voices, but please talk to them!

3. No tickly or light touch - the babies need to be touched firmly yet gently, they have told us to hold the top of their head and bottom of feet. They can also grab a finger of course! They love that!

4. Let sleeping babies sleep - when they are supposed to be sleeping (anytime they aren't scheduled for changing and feeding) they need to sleep/that's how they grow and will get outta here!

Here is their normal schedule. These are times that would be good to come see them, otherwise we won't be touching them or opening up their isolettes. 

*8-9ish, 11-12ish, 2-3ish, and 5-6ish

5. Please don't come if you feel kinda sick, were recently sick, feel not right or a tickle in your throat. These kids will be around for a long time, so there is plenty of time to see them...and our germs are just too big for them right now!

6. Don't look at other babies while in the NICU (not that you would want to...the triDye is pretty darn cute!) -you know privacy and what not. It can feel like a museum of babies, but it's really these babies hospital room.

7. Be prepared to scrub up - you will enjoy a three minute hand scrub at the beginning of your NICU journey!

We love when you guys visit! 

Love, 

Maggie, Hank and Sawyer