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

Twins are finally home 10/5/13

Averie and Lillie passed all of their test; they get to come home!  There are both breathing and eating on there own without any problems.  We don't have to bring any machines or oxygen home this time.  Feeling so excited, overwhelmed and very blessed.

Averie Passed her carseat test

Lillie passed her carseat test.

After what seemed like an extrememly long long time (because it was), our babies are finally home!  After almost 9 weeks of being in the NICU Averie Lee and Lillie Lew came home on October 5th (Hallee's 6th birthday).   It took about 4 hours to get the twins discharged. After signing papers, reviewing, talking to doctors and nurses, feed the babies and watch CPR movies etc.

Finally we were on our way home for the first time ever with 4 kids.

 I have two of the most sweetest babies that are colic, have acid reflex and both haver hernias.  Poor little things.  Averie is on the right, with lillie on the left.

 Hallee enjoying her sisters on her birthday-What a sweet birthday present.  Hallee holding Averie for the first time.

 My two darling girls.

Hallee being a big helper

 Amon being not so much of a helper

Hallee 6th birthday

Hallee is 6.  I can't believe how big she has gotten and how much fun this little girl is.  Some of Hallee's favorite things are: playing,  getting dirty, art, outdoors stuff, bike, movies, kindergarten, kung fu, swimming, playing with Amon and her sisters and being a huge helper.

Ben made cupcakes for Hallees party with the becks.

So many sprinkles!!   Hallee an Amon got to decorate them.  The cupcakes were covered in sprinkles.

Birthday girl at school

Hallee 6th birthday.  She wanted a Barbie birthday cake.

Hallee got completely spoiled for her birthday.  Went to the movie cloudy with a chance of meatballs 2 the night before.   Then She got fun presents: barbies & accessories, my little pony and a pink bike.  Had a beck party & peck party.  But most she got spoiled with  her twins sister come home on her birthday!

Averie Lee and Lillie Lew are home!