Memories of the NICU (Part One)

 After 71 days in the NICU, Rhys finally got discharged! I was so nervous to take him home. We are so used to him being sick, that it was really hard to wrap our heads around the idea that he could be healthy enough to leave.

We were very happy of course, finally our family is all together! But, at the same time, it was a bit sad. The NICU was our life for 10 weeks, espeically for me. Every single day I was there. Most nights, I called to check on the boys once or twice. I got to know the staff, and the nurses became like family in a lot of ways. I was lucky that everyone was so friendly and willing to chat and share details of their personal lives with me. That was my only source of social interaction for a long time!!!

Anyways, in a bizarre way, we will miss the NICU and the daily routine of visiting our babies.

Here are some of the memories we have....

Meeting Rhys for the first time.

 Meeting Garrett. 12 hours after delivery.

Some of the first kangaroo cuddes

Wee Garrett :-)

Pumping milk (slight oversupply in the early days) 

Rhys in his early healthy days when he still had hair

Big brother meets babies :-)

Sick Rhys :-(

Not all our memories are good, obviously. There were alot of very scary moments and I'm sure I cried enough tears to mop the NICU floor with. But, there were alot of good moments too. All the staff are amazing people and the babies are so well loved by everyone who works there.We will truly miss everyone so much!