At the end of the appointment Eva and Emilia's Dr said " You have got 2 fantastic babies"! We already knew that, but it was lovely to hear.
Emilia: 6435 g / 64.8cm long
Eva: 8750 g / 70cm long
The numbers speak for themselves and it was the first time I haven't felt disappointed with Emilia's weight. The Dr told us that very few premature babies grow at Eva's rate! It was all such lovely news.
After the appointment I took them up to the neonatal ward and we spent a lovely half an hour with some of the lovely nurse who watched over our precious little girls. They were so happy to see us. One of them actually cried when she saw Eva. I can remember her, as clear as it was yesterday, caring for her in the first week of her life. And then there she was today, holding my nearly 9kg little Eva :) From the beginning that could have gone so wrong comes our happy ending that so many people get to enjoy.
So as always hospital days conjure up lots of memories, both good and bad. I walked home afterwards which gave me lots of time to think about everything.
When I put Eva to bed tonight I lay my face next to hers on her pillow and I stroked her head. Which made me think about when I got to do that for the first time in the hospital. It made me cry because she is just so special and brave and strong. Eva is a 24 week old premature baby who didn't have an aneurysm (hjärnblödning) and who is bigger than a 7 month old baby born at full term. She is an absolute miracle who amazes me every day.
onsdag 13 juni 2012
måndag 11 juni 2012
Always the opposite
So here is the deal! If, when I put the twins back to bed after their first breakfast, I decide to sneak into my lovely warm bed to nap too, one of them is guaranteed to wake up as soon as I start dozing off. If I have a shower, get ready for the day and clean upstairs they sleep like logs! Always the opposite of what I want. But I am not complaining, I love it when they sleep (Emilia tired is not a pretty sight!), it's just sometimes I would like to get a little bit extra myself.
Emilia has worked out that she can move around in bed. This morning at 5.30, she was lying there playing with her pillow whilst grinning away at me. She is a cheeky little monkey. Yesterday I found her in crawling position and sometimes she has turned herself around. She is starting to outgrow her 3-6 months clothes and we are now starting to put her in Eva's pyjamas! She is still really small but she is long!
Eva has started sitting up in the pram like a proper big girl. We all went out for a walk yesterday when Jens got home from work and she saw where we live for the first time. I am sure her neck must be sore today from all of the head turning she did.
We are meeting with our neonatal Dr tomorrow. I get proof every day of how healthy they are but it will be nice to get it confirmed. It will be nice to hear some good things about little Emilia's development. She is just so perfect and sometimes I have to pinch myself to check that it is real. But as always it is the weighing that I anticipate the most. Watch this space for tomorrow's results ;)
The perfect twin teethng toy :)
Eva in the garden with Wanja
The twins in their lovely hoodies from their Great Nanna:
Eva the hairdresser:
Eva the pianist:
Emilia has worked out that she can move around in bed. This morning at 5.30, she was lying there playing with her pillow whilst grinning away at me. She is a cheeky little monkey. Yesterday I found her in crawling position and sometimes she has turned herself around. She is starting to outgrow her 3-6 months clothes and we are now starting to put her in Eva's pyjamas! She is still really small but she is long!
Eva has started sitting up in the pram like a proper big girl. We all went out for a walk yesterday when Jens got home from work and she saw where we live for the first time. I am sure her neck must be sore today from all of the head turning she did.
We are meeting with our neonatal Dr tomorrow. I get proof every day of how healthy they are but it will be nice to get it confirmed. It will be nice to hear some good things about little Emilia's development. She is just so perfect and sometimes I have to pinch myself to check that it is real. But as always it is the weighing that I anticipate the most. Watch this space for tomorrow's results ;)
The perfect twin teethng toy :)
Eva in the garden with Wanja
The twins in their lovely hoodies from their Great Nanna:
Eva the hairdresser:
Eva the pianist:
lördag 9 juni 2012
Smiling together
Me and Jens have tried and tried to get a picture of our beautiful twins smiling together, sadly to no avail! But today we got it :)
Then they yawned at the same time ("Mummy now we are just sick of you singing at us and making Mr Turtle fly towards us - BORING!"):
But this one is our favourite:
Eva got over her cold after only one day! Who says premature babies have got comprimised immune systems? I am still suffering from it and so far Emilia hasn't been sick at all :) It is a wonderful feeling to get even more proof that they can handle whatever is thrown at them.
My life is just so much fun now. The looks that I share with my twins, the little games we play, that we can laugh together is just so fantastic. They are all the rewards that we have waited for, for such a long time. Seeing them with Jens and the lovely relationship that they have with him is better than I could ever have imagined.
I am so happy and I love my little family.
Then they yawned at the same time ("Mummy now we are just sick of you singing at us and making Mr Turtle fly towards us - BORING!"):
But this one is our favourite:
My life is just so much fun now. The looks that I share with my twins, the little games we play, that we can laugh together is just so fantastic. They are all the rewards that we have waited for, for such a long time. Seeing them with Jens and the lovely relationship that they have with him is better than I could ever have imagined.
I am so happy and I love my little family.
torsdag 7 juni 2012
Always something
So we woke up today to no electricity! PANIC :( My first thought being that I cannot feed my babies. My brain starts racing and I plan to send Jens off to a local garage, thermos in hand, to get us some boiled water. To add to the joy, both me and little Eva started with colds yesterday and I feel lousy.
But I calm down and manage to get the electricity back on by turning off the electricity and flipping a few trip swtiches. I have absolutely no idea what I am doing but it worked anyway. Panic over, then about an hour after breakfast it goes off again. PANIC!, porridge is in about an hour and again I cannot feed my babies. I call Jens at work and then ring an electrician. They promise to come ASAP. In the meantime I get it to work again, he arrives and it clicks off again. It is a mystery but of course the electrician works it out and the problem is the thermostat for our under-floor heating in the bathroom downstairs. It could have been a lot worse.
There is always something and everything seems to be happening at once. Whiskey's tail being amputated and us having to care for her now for 10 days after the op. Me and Eva being sick (it is just a matter of time until Emilia joins the party) and now the electricity.
But it is sorted and I can relax again and go back to feeling sorry for myself, Eva (who looks very cute with her runny nose) and Whiskey (who doesn't look so cute with her bizarre looking rat's tail).
But I calm down and manage to get the electricity back on by turning off the electricity and flipping a few trip swtiches. I have absolutely no idea what I am doing but it worked anyway. Panic over, then about an hour after breakfast it goes off again. PANIC!, porridge is in about an hour and again I cannot feed my babies. I call Jens at work and then ring an electrician. They promise to come ASAP. In the meantime I get it to work again, he arrives and it clicks off again. It is a mystery but of course the electrician works it out and the problem is the thermostat for our under-floor heating in the bathroom downstairs. It could have been a lot worse.
There is always something and everything seems to be happening at once. Whiskey's tail being amputated and us having to care for her now for 10 days after the op. Me and Eva being sick (it is just a matter of time until Emilia joins the party) and now the electricity.
But it is sorted and I can relax again and go back to feeling sorry for myself, Eva (who looks very cute with her runny nose) and Whiskey (who doesn't look so cute with her bizarre looking rat's tail).
onsdag 30 maj 2012
Playgroup :)
I just got home from Emilia and Eva's first playgroup visit. It went really well and they were perfect little babies who seemed really at home in a new environment. I feel so proud of them. We had a sing song and then the teachers brought out some animals and little Eva laughed out loud. Bless her! They were really helpful and when it was one on one baby play one of the teachers played with Emilia and I was with Eva. Next time I will take Emilia :) It was great fun for them and for me.
Eva can sit up on her own :) She is a little bit wobbly and is still mastering the art but she can definitely do it.
Emlia is desperate to crawl and flips over to her belly as soon as she is laid down. She is eating well and I am sure that she will have put on a good amount of weight by the 13th June when we will see their neonatal Dr.
So all is going so well. We are slowly but surely getting our house organised and it has been lovely being able to be in the garden with my babies. Just seeing their little bare legs wiggling around in the pram gives me the biggest surge of joy, especially now that Emilia is starting to get tubby thighs :)
Eva can sit up on her own :) She is a little bit wobbly and is still mastering the art but she can definitely do it.
Emlia is desperate to crawl and flips over to her belly as soon as she is laid down. She is eating well and I am sure that she will have put on a good amount of weight by the 13th June when we will see their neonatal Dr.
So all is going so well. We are slowly but surely getting our house organised and it has been lovely being able to be in the garden with my babies. Just seeing their little bare legs wiggling around in the pram gives me the biggest surge of joy, especially now that Emilia is starting to get tubby thighs :)
måndag 21 maj 2012
Daddy time
Playtime
Feeding time, a particularly messy event!
Some close ups for extra effect (haha!).
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