Things change so quickly

June 25 9:30 pm

Sorry about the delay in getting out any details of the day:( I swear i used to think that a stay in the hospital meant lots and lots of down time to rest. HA! It's unbelievable how quickly time flies and how many constant docs nurses social workers etc are coming to the room.......anyway here's some updates.

My wife/mommy is back. Is was really nice to see how much of Heather's personality, color, energy level have come back today. She is feeling really really well. I guess the hell of dealing with the mags has made her thankful to only be dealing with the C-Section pain. while it is some intense pain whenever she gets up and back down, she has been a trooper and is dealing with it really well. She is up and around and was actuallly walking around the NICU to see the boys. She had a shower today which made her feel even better. The only problem is that pesky blood pressure. Even though she is off the mags and has been on blood pressure meds she is still trending high 150's/high 90's. The docs are discussing it and have slightly suggested an extended stay in the hospital for two more days past Friday.....we'll see how it goes.

The boys: So the thing that we have discovered today is how incredibly quickly things change in the NICU. Example: As you may have noticed Tyler has always seemed to be progressing better than little brother Parker. So imagine our surprise when, during a phone call to the NICU, one of the nurses told Heather "we're hoping that Tyler starts doing as well as Parker" What????? Tyler has always been doing better....what's going on?? Well here's what's happening.....let me pause hear to make a clarification: There is an absolute ton of information that we are getting at lightning speed that is all pretty technical. There just isn't any realistic way for me to keep you updated on all of the details. This is basically why i haven't written much today. everytime i get my head wrapped around what's happening it changes. So here is what I'm going to try to do from now on. I'll give general updates on the boys without all the technical specifics. I hope that won't frustrate you. If you are dying to know technical details feel free to call me and i'll do my best.......okay that was a long clarification!!!

Normally i would break it down between Tyler and Parker, but, as the doc said today "these are amazing twins". Both both are exactly in synch with each other. they had the identical urine output yesterday, and even though they are about 15 feet apart separated by a wall partition, they are doing the exact same thing......twins

So here is the jist of it. They have both developed respiratory problems. they are not able to keep a consistent amount of oxygen in their blood and are having trouble getting the carbon dioxide out of their blood. So, without all the technical details, they are trying different respirators and different drugs to remedy the siutation. Tyler turned for worse first, and as soon as he did Parker followed right behind him. They are having moderate success at the moment. More tests throughout the night to see if the trend continues. One thing we did learn is that the body prioritises oxygenated blood as follows: brain, heart, organs then digestive tract. This is why they can't start feeding yet. their little bodies are not able to kick start the digestive systems until there is enough oxygen in their bodies to go all ways round.

The fun stuff that keeps us going: Heather got to change Parker's diaper and take his temperature today:):) I also got to change Parker's diaper today. My wonderful son took joy in making me look bad by peeing when i had his diaper off:):) My first diaper change as a dad and.....oh well:):) At our last visit about an hour ago Heather placed her hand on Parker's chest and was able to hold it there for almost ten minutes. She was able to do this because of the amazing calming effect it had on him. It was a priceless moment to see how content he was with her touch:):) I took some pics that I'll try and attach tonight.