February 25, 2011

So far this has been an emotional rollercoaster because we are so thankful that are triplets are healthy and happy!  Last night they all got their first baths!  They stopped their oxygen monitoring already, so they are getting stronger!  Now they are just feeding and growing.  Today we had a visitor, Britt, (another triplet mom that has cute 3 year olds).  She has been Sarah's rock and inspiration lately.  She is an amazing person and we love visiting with her and learning from her suggestions.  She even helped us write out a daily log that we will use when we get home!  Today the lactation nurse met with Sarah at 11 AM (and will be every day).  After Britt left, we listened to her suggestion and Sarah tandem nursed (nursed 2 at the same time) Holden and Hadley for 10 minutes!  Then, Hunter nursed for 20 minutes.  We decided that Hunter likes breast feeding instead of bottle because he sucked the most ever today!  Whenever we just sit there and stare at our 3 angels, it brings tears to our eyes to know how blessed we are and know that God and all our angels in heaven definitely are watching over us.  Now, we are just feeding them every 3 hours.  By the time we are done, we have about an hour or so break in between!  Then, Sarah is pumping every 3 hours as well.  We are getting through this sleep deprivation by knowing how good it is for our babies to have us hold them and feed them.  We will post pictures when we have time.  To top all this off, Grandma Cindy and Grandpa Dough took Hayden to the pediatrician today and he has a sinus infection, so he is now taking antibiotics and getting breathing treatments.  This is very hard because he cannot come up here until he is better :(  Thanks again for all your prayers!

With Love,
Casey