BACK TOGETHER AGAIN

Well. apologies from me are in order. So much has happened in the last few days, and I have failed to keep you posted. My last post was when Nicklaus and Madeline came home. Sadly we had to leave Grace in the hospital, but Christy spent her daytime there, and Sharon and I went at night to hold Grace and feed her. All of this was to keep little Grace from having separation anxiety. At this point I should mention that Madeline and Nicklaus had a pretty sleepless night at home that first night. This was the first time in a long time they were sleeping by themselves, as they had been cribbed together at the NICU for nearly a month. Thursday we got word that Grace was also being released to mom and dad at home, joy was in the air. Now all three were back together again, even though they are not sleeping together, they are in the same room. After being home for a day Christy decided to place them all into one bed, side by side, like they had been in the NICU. The obvious excitement the babies exhibited was amazing. Their arms waved around uncontrollably and their little feet were all over the place. They tried to touch each other and even squealed a bit. I was totally amazed at the fact that they obviously recognized each other and were ahppy to be able to touch each other again. Actually, that is not entirely true. In the NICU Grace was always in the middle (she was Baby B - the second born), and in that position had the most contact with her brother and sister. Nicklaus was on the right, so only had physical contact with Grace. When Christy placed them in the crib together at home, she put Nicklaus in the middle, and he did NOT like it. He was not at all pleased with his little sisters touching him, and let them and us know how unhappy he was.

Taking care of the babies around the clock has become quite a chore. We are so fortunate to have a great family and group of friends willing to come and spend the nights taking care of the babies, so that Christy and Steve can get some sleep. It is basically a non-stop job, as there are two of us needed to be on duty to take care of the three angels at any one time. There is waking the babes up, changing their diapers, getting the food ready and feeding them their formula, burping them, holding them for a bit, then laying them down and starting on the next baby. By the time one gets done you just barely have time for a catnap and then the routine starts over again, but I must admit I love doing it and being there to take care of the babies. God has blessed Sharon and I so much. Next time will get you some new pictures. Check back in a couple of days. Bernd