Friday, November 1, 2013

NICU pictures

Pictures of the twins progress in the NICU.  
After almost 9 weeks the twins joined our family in our home.  The doctors and nurses were so amazing.  Feeling so grateful and so very blessed.


Lillie taken to the NICU

Averie rushed to the NICU

Lillie under the lights for jaundice.  Sweet purple mask

Averie under the lights for jaundice

Averie on the breathing machine

X-ray machine checking Averie's lungs, bowls and heart. 
Both girls had many many x-rays


Holding lillie for the first time


Averie & Ben skin to skin (helps with babies development).


The count down begins (9 weeks).  Hallee gets to rips one off every morning!



Lillie Lew

Averie Lee



Babies together again


Love this


Twins in there little bubble.  They can't regulating their temperature by themselves yet.


Averie & Lillie



 Upgraded to the Big girl bed-They can now regulating their own temperature


Averie...... So Little ......Lillie


Averie Lee -feeding tube

Lillie Lew- feeding tube
New hats!  Averie is in the fluffy hat with Lillie in the flower hat


Lillie Lew - she is getting so big



This one is Lillie.  

First time holding both of the girls together.  
Holding them together was difficult: they are so tiny and connected to many wires and tubes.
Averie 1st bottle 33.5 weeks
Lillie 1st bottle

Averie........ Sister Love ........Lillie

Feeding time - Preemies have not developed eating skills yet. They have a hard time breathing, swallowing and eating all at the same time.  Twins eating on their side to help with choking & nipple flow.    

Bath time - Lillie getting all clean swaddled with the heat lamp

Bath time - Averie swaddled ready for her bath to begin.


Hallee could visits the twins on sunday afternoon for 20 minutes.  She just adored the twins and was super cute with the girls.  All the nurses just loved Hallee.


Mommy & Lillie time

Averie & Lillie


Lillie in her boppy

Mommy baby time

Lillie in her swing

 Lillie-just got a clean bum


Ben holding the twins

car seat trial almost ready to go home