Ssshhh don't wake the babies!

Our girls are finally home with us. We nested Sunday night with them at the NICU, which is basically like a tiny hotel room where they are off of all their monitors, but the nurses are available if you should need them or have questions. It went pretty well, with the exception of Mady choking on her feeding. She turned color, but after a few tries we were able to get her breathing as she should again. Other than that, it was a pretty easy night. They get up every 3 hours to eat, which takes about an hour between changing them and getting them both their bottles and then settling them again. The next morning however, Emma started crying and didn't stop for quite some time. We think it was gas because the girls are not very good burpers. We left the NICU around 2:30 to head home with our daughters! The ride went great, they seemed to love it.

Nesting with daddy

We came home to a balloon out front that says "welcome home" and some surprises inside. My mom made us dinner with several courses and set up a little candlelit dinner for us. My parents got us a gift basket of goodies as well. It definitely made walking through the door with our girls even more emotional for us. They came over in the evening and hung out with the girls while we caught up on some sleep.

Grandpa and Grandma

Last night the girls did NOT sleep. It was mostly Madelyn, but they kept us up all night. They only way they were content was in our arms. Needless to say, we probably got a total of maybe 2 hours of sleep. What's quite funny is that this morning, after their 7am feeding, they fell right to sleep and have been sleeping for 45 minutes. We have been walking around on tiptoes and whispering :) We think maybe they are just adjusting to life outside of the NICU. I also think that the 2 times we nursed during the night did not provide them with enough food to keep them satisfied. A home nurse will be in today to check on us and then we will go to our first Pediatrician appointment Wednesday!

It's so wonderful to have the girls home. It's just really hard to function with no sleep! Christian had to go into work today and tomorrow to finish up a project and then he'll be home with me for a week while we all adjust to our new life!

Pictures to come!