Getting settled

Sorry I haven't posted for a few days, but you can guess that we have had our hands full. It is really going quite well - the girls are used to sleeping for chunks at a time and we usually feed them back to back (or at the same time if bottle feeding and there are 2 parents available), so there is a little bit of time for peace and quiet. However, the parents' sleeping intervals at night are shorter than we would like, because a feeding does take 1-2 hours. The challenge has really been making sure the house is set up for babies with monitors. So, unfortunately, the girls are pretty much held hostage in their nursery.

We did take Maggie off of her oxygen on Sunday since she doesn't really need it. Then on Monday she got a bath, and Tuesday I put her in the baby carrier and walked around the house for 10 minutes or so. She was helping me do chores, but then I put her back to bed and hooked her back up to her monitors. Since Evie is still on the oxygen, she hasn't had as much fun and stays within about 3 feet of the crib. We do have portable oxygen tanks, but it takes a little time to move the regulator and cannula. I'm hoping to do a "fashion show" one of these afternoons, but have lots of not as fun stuff to catch up on first.

Sunday was visitor day - and even though they tried to time it so that there was only one group at a time...they all showed up at the same time. But I figure the girls are used to having people around in the NICU, so it didn't bother them too much. Grandpa Paul and Grandma Diana brought Bruce, our dog, home and were the first visitors. They actually timed it quite well and stayed for a few hours before those passing through Bozeman showed up. !!Thanks for taking care of Bruce for us!! Then Frank & Mary Hemphill and the Schafers (my wonderful housecleaning fairies) showed up to gree the girls and were quickly followed by Opa and Oma (Gpa Rich & Gma Bev). Most of that crew left by the time Timmie-Lynn and Darren DeHaas showed up as they were headed from Boise back to Billings. We had a good chat with everyone and Maggie was even awake for most of it!

So, all is well in the Faulhaber household. Here are some pictures of the girls at their homecoming, Dad's baby beard (yes he shaved within 2 hours of being home), and the girls being cute in their crib.

Dad's baby beard (to get us home) and Maggie