The number one question of all time – even more than “How are you feeling?” – is without a doubt:
“So, when are the girls coming home from the hospital?”
Damn it, people. Don’t you think I would tell you if I knew??? When I know this information it will be the first thing to fly out of my mouth before I even say hello!
Most times I am in an upbeat mood and I will answer nicely and tell you about the milestones they are reaching and how they need to do x,y and z before they get to go home, and blah blah. Some unfortunate people have gotten my bitch mood answer to that question and probably won’t ask me again how the girls are doing until they graduate from college. Ah well.
So, no. We still do not have a specific end date to our hospital stay, but I can assure you we are getting very close. We are working on the final hurdles right now, which have everything to do with feeding. Little premature babies are not born with the coordination necessary to suck, swallow and breathe in order to take bottle or breast feedings. Obviously, this is a necessary skill for the children to have before ML and I can care for them in the home. For the past 5 weeks, the girls have been cared for by the most amazing medical care team in the universe whose sole job is to get them to be able to eat. This is what the big long wait is for.
But I can confidently assure you the end of hospital time is near. The girls are getting big – almost 5 pounds each now. They are doing well with their feedings and are no longer in isolettes. They look like the other babies in the newborn nursery and no longer resemble the frail little hospital patients from the NICU. This is how I know we are going to bring them home soon. And I will for sure let the whole world exactly the date and time that they will be driving home with us in the car. You do not need to worry about that!
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Glad I didn’t ask, but so nice to know the answer!
So. How are you feeling?