Monthly Archives: February 2007

Carson’s Impression of a Traffic Cone

One of the nice volunteers at the NICU found out that we are UT fans. So she knitted two burnt orange and white knit hats for the twins.
Side Effect: He looks like a traffic cone!
Oh, and sorry for all of the up-shots. His little nose really isn’t that big, but they have his bed angled...

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Post-Pregnant Self

It’s so strange not being pregnant anymore.
In most ways it’s wonderful! My belly (for the most part) is gone. Yesterday I actually put on a pair of pre-pregnant panties and they fit — well, they were a little tight, but they almost fit! I don’t need to go to the bathroom every hour. I can...

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Just Another Wednesday

The twins are doing well. Kate has a cyst-type thing on her right forearm. They think it’s where her last IV was located, but that was well over a week ago. It’s about the size of a pea, but on her tiny arm that’s huge. They started her on antibiotics last night, even though she...

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Our First Family Photo

Taken by one of the NICU nurses. I am holding Carson, and Mark is holding Kate.

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Saturday Photos

Carson loves sucking on his fingers.

Kate doesn’t like the camera flash.
Not much to report. The babies are great. Both have mastered the art of bottle feedings. They are still doing some tube feedings (to conserve calories and energy), but they are taking more than 20 cc in the bottle per feeding.
My long time good friend...

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