December 9, 2009

On Dec 8th 2009 we added two more members to our family. We had twins 6-8 weeks early. We had a baby girl and a baby boy. We do not have names for them yet. We did not know we were having twins. The ultra sound only showed one baby. My water broke and I had them within about two hours. This was a shock to us on so many levels as we have never had a preemie baby before, we had two, and my labors in the past have been between 24-48 hours. The birth went very well.

Both babies are currently admitted into the NICU at Avera McKennan Hospital. Baby boy’s lungs are not fully developed and so they have him on C-PAP which he is doing very well on. We are very greatful that he did not need to be put on a ventilator. Baby girl is on an IV and they are concerned about the thikness of her blood. She also has a heart murmur that they are not concerned about. They are both a great size. He was 4lbs 12 oz and she was 5lbs 4oz. They were both about 18in long. She has a good suck and I am hopeful that she will be nursing soon. His suck seems to not be developed fully yet which will make feeding a little more difficult.

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They are thinking we will be here 3-7 weeks mostly for feeding issues. We will try to keep you updated.