Kynan and Kaci are three weeks old today!  I can’t believe it has been three weeks.  I can’t believe I have been living in a hospital for three weeks.  Yuck.

Both babies are creeping up on 5 lbs now—good for them!  Each is also getting half of their feedings with a bottle.  We tried taking Kaci off oxygen a couple days ago, and while she did just fine for about 30 minutes, she eventually started to de-saturate so we had to put it back on.

She is three weeks old and already identified as being ‘high maintenance.’ 

Kynan is doing fine—catching up weight wise to his sister.  Both look so good.  I’ll have to post pictures soon. 

Heath and I stay exhausted—comes with the territory, but I had no idea how difficult this situation could be. 

While we were in the NICU, most babies there didn’t have parents with them.  Most of the babies never even had a visitor from what I could tell.  I was disgusted with the parents of those babies, but while I still don’t completely understand how you never visit your children, I can understand better why parents may not be there 24/7. 

Heath and I have been lucky to be able to stay with our babies—and have been extremely fortunate to have willing family members watch our other two children.  It is completely tiring though being in a hospital all the time.  The emotions, feelings of helplessness, feelings of irritation that the babies are progressing as fast as I would like them to.  All of it.  It is very wearing and I regret feeling so irritated with the absentee parents.  Kind of.

I’m doing just great.  I can’t wait until I can start doing some exercise—more than just walking around.  My body is aching to do something good for itself.  I have been taking the stairs when I come in and out of the hospital and it is so nice to be able to climb them without getting winded!  I just want to get out and jog or ride my bike.  A few more weeks and I can!

Hopefully we aren’t in the hospital too much longer.  I think it will be at least another week, but Heath is hopeful that we will be home by Friday.  I don’t know if Kaci is ready to be that cooperative though.

I can’t wait until we are all together again in our own home with our own bed and our own rules.  I can’t wait until I can get a solid two hours of sleep in a row!