Home At Last

Welcome Home, Cate and Lela!!

Since their birth day, which was exciting and shocking in many ways, today was Cate and Lela's biggest day yet. It started out much the same as every other day until they got their eviction notice from the doc. Things started to get weird when Mom and Dad began emptying the contents of hospital drawers into tote bags and then the photographer showed up and had them (Cate and Lela, not Mom and Dad) strip naked. Weird how all NICU rules are broken every time there's a photographer around. Monitors come off, clothes come off, and critters get to lie on the NICU floor together.       

                                                                                                                           

Then there were ridiculously large fleecy suits, big recliners with NASCAR worthy safety belts, cold breezes, a car ride, and an introduction to the furry three-legged family member who never visited in the hospital.

Finally, Cate and Lela moved into their new home... the big girl crib.

Based on our first few hours at home, our suspicions that the NICU staff mildly sedated the girls during their stay seems to be a real possibility. The flawless three hour feeding schedule that they were on is already in a shambles and Lela is not loving the "back to sleep" rules after sleeping on her belly for three weeks.

We're thrilled to be home. But it's going to be a long night...