sister love.
Sunday, August 14, 2011
Thursday, August 4, 2011
yikes stripes
Who wants to read a scary story?
On Tuesday night around 8, I went in to wake up the babies to eat. I got Emsley out of the crib and had her down on the changing table. When I finished with her diaper and looked down at her, I saw her lips looking really weird and her tongue sticking out. She started thrashing around uncontrollably and when I picked her up I could tell that she wasn't breathing. She had a very scared look on her face.
I didn't know what to do because it seemed like she was choking, but I knew there wasn't anything in her mouth. I just started pounding on her back and shaking her a little bit as I was calling 911. I was a little hysterical because at first it wasn't helping and she was just looking at me like "help!"
After what seemed like a slow motion eternity, she took a little gasp, then another, then finally started whimpering and breathing again.
The ambulance (and fire truck...and police car) was there within 5 minutes--very impressive, Murfreesboro! She was a little out of it when they got there and so they took me and Emsley and Summer in the ambulance to the hospital for monitoring. She was perfectly normal overnight and yesterday morning, so they let us come home. Dr. Bigham said he thinks it was reflux and she choked herself, so he prescribed something for reflux and suggested having them upright for at least 30 minutes after eating.
Some phone pictures of our brief stay in the hospital:
The nurses kept getting confused which baby was the patient and which was the sister! But they sleep better right next to each other so I didn't want to separate them. :)
The doc also suggested that they sleep upright for the next month.
Introducing our new sleeping arrangements:
They slept fine in them last night thank goodness! Both girls love sleeping in their crib flat on their backs, so I hate that they can't do that for awhile. But at least it gives me peace of mind at night!
I feel so grateful and blessed that I was there to help her when this happened. My heart just sinks when I think about what would have happened if I wasn't there.
Oh, and where was Joel? In night class, of course. He raced to the hospital as soon as I called him from the ambulance. First my water breaks when he is in night class, and now this. Poor guy probably never wants to take another night class ever again!
On Tuesday night around 8, I went in to wake up the babies to eat. I got Emsley out of the crib and had her down on the changing table. When I finished with her diaper and looked down at her, I saw her lips looking really weird and her tongue sticking out. She started thrashing around uncontrollably and when I picked her up I could tell that she wasn't breathing. She had a very scared look on her face.
I didn't know what to do because it seemed like she was choking, but I knew there wasn't anything in her mouth. I just started pounding on her back and shaking her a little bit as I was calling 911. I was a little hysterical because at first it wasn't helping and she was just looking at me like "help!"
After what seemed like a slow motion eternity, she took a little gasp, then another, then finally started whimpering and breathing again.
The ambulance (and fire truck...and police car) was there within 5 minutes--very impressive, Murfreesboro! She was a little out of it when they got there and so they took me and Emsley and Summer in the ambulance to the hospital for monitoring. She was perfectly normal overnight and yesterday morning, so they let us come home. Dr. Bigham said he thinks it was reflux and she choked herself, so he prescribed something for reflux and suggested having them upright for at least 30 minutes after eating.
Some phone pictures of our brief stay in the hospital:
The nurses kept getting confused which baby was the patient and which was the sister! But they sleep better right next to each other so I didn't want to separate them. :)
The doc also suggested that they sleep upright for the next month.
Introducing our new sleeping arrangements:
They slept fine in them last night thank goodness! Both girls love sleeping in their crib flat on their backs, so I hate that they can't do that for awhile. But at least it gives me peace of mind at night!
I feel so grateful and blessed that I was there to help her when this happened. My heart just sinks when I think about what would have happened if I wasn't there.
Oh, and where was Joel? In night class, of course. He raced to the hospital as soon as I called him from the ambulance. First my water breaks when he is in night class, and now this. Poor guy probably never wants to take another night class ever again!
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
2 months old :)
2 months ago yesterday/today, our little loves came into the world :)
and with that being said, you should know that those little loves make taking a good picture very difficult.....
our schedule during the day is pretty much eat, awake, sleep every 3 hours.
unfortunately for joel & I, thats also their night schedule.
we've started doing some "tummy time" after they eat. today summer just did a lot of grunting and pushing around, but I could tell that she was trying to get strong enough to lift her head up!
for emsley, tummy time just meant sleepy time.
good times, good times.
and with that being said, you should know that those little loves make taking a good picture very difficult.....
our schedule during the day is pretty much eat, awake, sleep every 3 hours.
unfortunately for joel & I, thats also their night schedule.
we've started doing some "tummy time" after they eat. today summer just did a lot of grunting and pushing around, but I could tell that she was trying to get strong enough to lift her head up!
for emsley, tummy time just meant sleepy time.
good times, good times.
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
a few things I love!
How adorable are these car seat covers?!
My sisters-in-law made them for me and they have been the best thing ever for taking the girls out in public! Not only are they super cute, but they keep out creepy strangers who want to touch the babies :) Thanks again Emily & Whitney!
We got this video monitor back in February when it was on sale at Costco. We needed something with two cameras for when the girls are in separate cribs. Extra cameras for video monitors are very spendy, but this one came with the additional camera!
Don't get me started on how much I love Costco.
Anyways, I love this thing so much. We turn the sound off at night because we can hear the girls in their room if we leave our door open, but it allows me to take a peek at what the heck they are doing. Sometimes I just stare at them...and then Joel makes me put it down. Its a little addicting to watch.
You can also push a button and talk through the camera...things like
"quiet down in there!"
or "SHHHH!!!!"
or even "EMSLEY, STOP SUCKING YOUR SISTER'S ELBOW!"
[because yes, that has actually happened...]
Good girls. Keep sleeping like this forever.
My sisters-in-law made them for me and they have been the best thing ever for taking the girls out in public! Not only are they super cute, but they keep out creepy strangers who want to touch the babies :) Thanks again Emily & Whitney!
We got this video monitor back in February when it was on sale at Costco. We needed something with two cameras for when the girls are in separate cribs. Extra cameras for video monitors are very spendy, but this one came with the additional camera!
Don't get me started on how much I love Costco.
Anyways, I love this thing so much. We turn the sound off at night because we can hear the girls in their room if we leave our door open, but it allows me to take a peek at what the heck they are doing. Sometimes I just stare at them...and then Joel makes me put it down. Its a little addicting to watch.
You can also push a button and talk through the camera...things like
"quiet down in there!"
or "SHHHH!!!!"
or even "EMSLEY, STOP SUCKING YOUR SISTER'S ELBOW!"
[because yes, that has actually happened...]
Good girls. Keep sleeping like this forever.
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Sunday, July 17, 2011
mix-ups
I've had a few people ask me how I can tell Summer & Emsley apart and if I ever get them mixed up.
Well believe it or not, I actually don't ever have a problem telling them apart, probably because I'm the mommy. That, and the fact that I'm usually the one who puts them where they are...and they don't go anywhere, so I know who is where.
With the exception of that time that Joel put them in the wrong carseats (Summer has a blue carseat cover and Emsley has a pink one) and I was really confused why Summer was so happy to have her pacifier...
answer: because it was Emsley. Summer hates pacifiers.
While I was pregnant, I planned on painting baby A's toes so that I wouldn't ever get my babies mixed up. I never had to do that because one day while Emsley was in the NICU, I noticed 3 little "strawberries" had magically appeared. The nurse said that they weren't there when she was born because she was early, but that they appeared a few days after she was born. Dr. Bigham says they will start to go away at 6 months, but until then we have a fail-proof way of determining who's who at 4AM. ;)
[the 3rd little birthmark is on her booty]
Well believe it or not, I actually don't ever have a problem telling them apart, probably because I'm the mommy. That, and the fact that I'm usually the one who puts them where they are...and they don't go anywhere, so I know who is where.
With the exception of that time that Joel put them in the wrong carseats (Summer has a blue carseat cover and Emsley has a pink one) and I was really confused why Summer was so happy to have her pacifier...
answer: because it was Emsley. Summer hates pacifiers.
While I was pregnant, I planned on painting baby A's toes so that I wouldn't ever get my babies mixed up. I never had to do that because one day while Emsley was in the NICU, I noticed 3 little "strawberries" had magically appeared. The nurse said that they weren't there when she was born because she was early, but that they appeared a few days after she was born. Dr. Bigham says they will start to go away at 6 months, but until then we have a fail-proof way of determining who's who at 4AM. ;)
[the 3rd little birthmark is on her booty]
Friday, July 15, 2011
double trouble
I finally have a moment to update!
Both babies are home, which is obviously why my blog has been left in the dust lately! Emsley got to come home on oral antibiotics instead of being trapped in baby jail (aka: the NICU). To say that I am sleep deprived would be an epic understatement!
Both girls are doing soooo great! They seem to get a little more chubby every day! Thankfully my mom has been staying with us the past few weeks...I refuse to think about how hard its going to be when she leaves later this month. Its so much easier when you have a 1:1 adult baby ratio going on all day! ;)
Emsley feeling not-so-hot after a long stay in the NICU:
Summer being adorable:
And now for two look-alike pictures:
Emsley:
Summer:
:)
Both babies are home, which is obviously why my blog has been left in the dust lately! Emsley got to come home on oral antibiotics instead of being trapped in baby jail (aka: the NICU). To say that I am sleep deprived would be an epic understatement!
Both girls are doing soooo great! They seem to get a little more chubby every day! Thankfully my mom has been staying with us the past few weeks...I refuse to think about how hard its going to be when she leaves later this month. Its so much easier when you have a 1:1 adult baby ratio going on all day! ;)
Emsley feeling not-so-hot after a long stay in the NICU:
Summer being adorable:
And now for two look-alike pictures:
Emsley:
Summer:
:)
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