A Strange Day

I've been trying to get into a routine before I get back to work in a couple of weeks. I wake up, feed Rome, eat. My wife goes to visit Halo in the NICU first around 11am, and I usually go around 8pm. We're lucky that the hospital isn't that far from us. Making those daily treks to see Halo would be arduous. Then I usually stay up with Rome for feedings while Alana goes to sleep. It works for now, but probably won't in the future.

Today was a strange day for Rome. He ate really well, as usual, and slept really well. During one of his naps, he woke up with a unusual scream. We'd never heard that kind of scream before. We thought he had been bitten by something or was seriously hurt. It was terrifying. I held him to try and calm him down but he kept on for about five minutes. It doesn't seem like much on paper but that was a damn eternity to us. When he finally calmed down, we checked him out. He didn't need a diaper change and he had just ate less than two hours ago. It was really weird. and scary.

Halo is doing really well in the NICU. She is eating 100% of her feedings everyday now. We hope she can come home within the next couple of days. We really want these two to be back together and to finally complete our family. I look forward to the next update. Yeah, there wasn't really much in this one. But some days are just eat, sleep, poop, repeat

Birth!!!!!!

On July 27th, 2018, our twins Rome and Halo were welcomed into the world. Rome was born one minute before Halo so he gets to be the big brother. I am forever grateful for Dr Harter and all of the nurses at Centennial Hills for their grace and generosity. My wife, Alana was given the best care and the births went swimmingly. Halo came into this world at 5 lbs 11 oz and 16 1/2 inches long and Rome at 5 lbs 10 oz and 17 1/2 inches. 

Since Alana gave birth early, the twins were taken to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) for observation. Rome was put on oxygen and both twins had feeding tubes put in. That was the hardest part for me. Seeing both of my babies hooked up with to all of these machines was gut-wrenching. We wanted to be able to see them at home, and we couldn't, at least not right at that time.

Everyday, for eight days, Alana and I went and saw our babies in the NICU. We fed them, changed diapers, touched their faces, talked to them about random things happening in our lives. We always told them how much we loved them and do it everyday. 

On Saturday, April 4th, Rome was able to come home. He was eating really well, like his daddy. We brought him home and showed him his new crib, even though he won't be sleeping there for a while. He is a very easy baby. He only cries when he needs to be changed or fed, and he makes the funniest faces all the time. He's currently sitting in a Boppy next to me, waving his hands all over the place. I'm pretty sure it's time for him to eat.

We visit Halo in the NICU everyday so that she doesn't feel alone. Granted, she has constant care form the doctors, but we always make sure to see her so she knows we love her. We feel that's important to a newborn. One of the most depressing things about the NICU is seeing the babies that have been in their for months and noticing that we never saw the parents. I'm don't want to judge them at all because I don't know their circumstances, but I would be trying as hard as I can to get down there to see my baby as much as I could. 

Halo will be able to come home as soon as she starts eating food and not taking it through the feeding tube. We cannot wait for that day