After three long weeks, we are all home together and ready to begin our lives as a family of FIVE!
We were blessed with TWO more baby girls, March 9th. Alexis and Ellie made their debut at 32 weeks. On Thursday March 4th, I was checked into the hospital for fetal monitoring after a doctors appointment that morning that determined my cervix was shorting. We spent that weekend in the hospital and then on Monday night / Tuesday morning I was diagnosed with pre-eclampsia, pulmonary edema and pneumonia. Once I was stabilized, it was time to deliver our precious girls.... At 2:06pm we had them in our arms. What an amazing feeling that was!
Ellie - 5lb 3oz - 17.5 in and Alexis - 4lb 6oz - 18 in
Our sweet babies are and were VERY healthy for being born preterm at 32 weeks. Ellie spent 13 days in the NICU and Alexis spent 15 days. Their requirement to go home was that they both had to learn to hold their temperature, nipple (bottle) feed all of their feedings and gain weight. At the end of their stay in the NICU Ellie was 5lb 8oz and Alexis was 4lb 14oz.
It is a wonderful feeling to have everyone home and BIG sister is loving each minute of it. Reese has been so sweet and enjoys loving on her sisters. Thank you to everyone for their prayers and thoughts! We appreciate them.
Enjoy some pictures of our sweet angels!
Ellie - 1 Day Old
Finally We are BACK Together! Sweet Sisters....
