Starting with going back to work--it's going SO well! The babies love Mrs. Susan (the nanny); every single time I've come home, they've always been happy and/or asleep; I've never come home to anyone crying with her. This is TRULY a miracle; someone is always crying around here! :) She works hard to keep them happy, and they are just that. As for me, I think I'm doing really well with having to leave them every day! I just really love my co-workers (love you girls!), and being with them all day honestly makes it so much easier. I also really kind of like my job (*gasp*!!!)--it's a very, very fast-paced, busy job, especially at the beginning of the school year--so I stay busy from the minute I arrive until the minute I leave, which is good. I truly value the time I'm with the kids at night--I think before, I took it for granted. I always get home about an hour or more before Marty, and I *LOVE* this; it's Mommy Time! Of course I love when he gets home, too; the babies love their daddy very much, but I get that little bit of time to myself, just like I used to have. SO...overall, things are going well!
As for Amelia's surgery...she's having the procedure done on 9/2. This is a Wednesday, according to her doctor, she should be home by the following Monday. The surgeon was really nice, and put us at ease about the procedure. It's just a super, super common operation (it's what pediatric heart surgeons do the most of!), the procedure itself will only take 20 minutes, and hopefully she'll recover well and come home quickly! I'm just excited at the thought of her a) not needing oxygen anymore, and b) being able to gain weight faster. The little girl likes to EAT; she's eating way more than Anderson was at her size! She just burns all of her calories off because her heart is working too hard. We're banking a lot on this "fixing" her, so as scary as the whole thing is, it's a good thing. I do have to admit to some serious freak-out episodes. The thought of being back at that hospital is NOT a good one, even though I realize it's a different situation altogether. I was reading the little Children's Hospital welcome information that we got at her consultation, and I realized that we will be stopping at the SAME check-in desk in the PICU as we had to check in when they were in the NICU. I realize that, to some, this probably seems like a minor thing, but if you've ever spent any real time in the NICU (or in the hospital in general), you realize how HORRIBLE I felt! I broke down in tears, and I tear up EVERY time I think about it! I'll see the same nurses, the same doctors...not that I didn't like them when I was there, but I was banking on never being back. It just brings back a LOT of rough memories for me. I'll live, though, especially if it makes my little girly better.
The babies are doing great! Anderson is a strong little man--he loves to stand up ALL the time! He can bear all of his weight for long periods of time, and he gets mad if you make him sit down! I took this picture of the little guy in his bed. He did NOT pull up like this; I was just holding him up, and helped him use the railing to stand on his own:
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I think he'll walk early. :) He loves to be on the go; he loves to squeal, talk, and play rough. He is about 13 pounds now, so he's still a little man, but he's so much fun!
Amelia is my sweet, sweet girl. She is so full of personality! She's seems like such a little contradiction; she's SO small that people who see her expect her to act like a newborn! I'm sure it's odd for them to see this 6 pound baby talking, laughing, grabbing things, holding up her head...she's amazing. She is SO, SO happy; she smiles almost constantly. Unfortunately, sometimes she'd rather smile and talk than eat; I have to literally avoid eye contact with her when I'm feeding her occasionally because if she looks at me, she starts smiling, and milk runs out of her mouth--then she'll start talking. :-) It is ADORABLE, but obviously we're trying to get her to gain as much weight as she can, so it's not such a good thing. She's so good-natured...which is good because sometimes Anderson just...isn't. :)
Here are a few pics of everyone:
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Thanks for reading, and for thinking of our babies! I'll be better about updating; at least on weekends!
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