Going Home

Olivia


Gabrielle





Well today is the first day we will have leave our babies. We are somewhat confused with how to feel about this. Pete is excited to have a bed to sleep in and not a couch to sleep on, while the babies will not be 10 steps away. Somehow I feel the urge to cry, while everytime we go in the NICU they go on and on about how well our babies are doing. Bitter sweet I suppose.

Olivia had a little hiccup last night and had to go under the warmer for the night. They are supposed to maintain their body temp above 98 degrees and Olivia was breastfed "skin to skin" which should maintain their temps, but hers fell to 97 after about 20 minutes of feeding and she went back into the isolet. This morning she was doing better and may go back into the crib today.

Gabby is doing well. Still reluctant to eat her entire meal by herself. They have upped their feeding requirements to help increase their weight and Gabby has had a hard time meeting the requirements. She must have an appetite like her daddy. So she doesn't get to breastfeed as much as Olivia does...to make sure she is getting the calories she needs.

Breastfeeding/pumping is going well. I have been told already that I am a machine...we already knew that! HAHA! It is time-consuming to pump and breastfeed and eat and sleep! I think that when we go to just breastfeeding and maybe the occasional pump between the day will slow down just a bit!

So we are here till this afternoon...don't call after 5:00, I may be a mess!

Our 2 little angels...

It is truly amazing how quickly life changes...  It is incredible the amount of joy these two little girls have brought into our lives... I can not even begin to describe how much we love these two little angels... 

Thank everyone for coming by and visiting and also for your thoughts and prayers ... we appreciate you all so much !

Grandma Olga with Olivia

My darling twin girls ... 

Olivia with a full tummy 

Gabby ready for her bottle 

Garcia Girls... 1 Day Old

The girls are doing very well & eating more with each feeding !!  

We have been moved to a postpartum room and Pete & I go down to the nursery to feed the girls every 2- 3 hours... 

Other than being  pretty exhausted things are just perfect... Here are the latest photos.

THE Garcia Quartet 

Olivia

Gabby

Mother & Daughter ... The Kiss ...

The Girls are here !!!

They are here !!! We welcomed our two little angels into the world about 4:30 pm. Gabrielle weighed 4 14 and Olivia weighed 4 12. They were either 18 or 19 inches long. Both are adorable, as you can see by the pictures enclosed.  The girls are both in the Neo-natal nursery. They are breathing and eating well.  We will keep updating as often as possible !

Olivia Moore Garcia 
Gabrielle Ramon Garcia 

Daddy with Gabrielle


Darlin with Olivia

Appointment

Our appointment time is now set! By 5:30 pm Tuesday we will be on our way to parenthood. So that means tonight is the last night as non-parents! Imagine that...non-parents! Wow! Does that mean playdates and bib babies? Maybe not the bib babies...

We are thrilled with anticipation and just hoping the respiration is good, they are able to eat on their own and their temps be stabilized. That is what it is going to take for them to come home with us when it is time!

Tomorrow may be the longest day EVER! I thought today was, but tomorrow will be about the same, but with NO FOOD! For those of you who know me at all, know I do not do well sans-food!

Please keep us all in your thoughts and prayers! I will post pics ASAP!

The Waiting Game

Now we are at the hospital and just playing the waiting game. The DR came in just a bit ago and informed me that we will not be going home without any babies. Which means they will deliver via c-section either Monday or Tuesday. Right now we are just waiting on some more lab results before we know anything else. I feel nervous about is being away from my house for more than a week. That has never happened before! Who is going to get the mail and pay the bills and lie on the couch? Someone has to go by and give the couch some lovin! I have sent Pete back and forth with list after list and just pray that I have forgotten nothing. So I will update you all as soon as we know anything. Imagine...a due date of March 10th, which we knew would not be, but then to have them in January! Pete's birthday is in January, so we know they will have kind hearts!

Garcia Quartet

Well, here I am trying to join the "technology era". All you peeps that think you are so cute with your updated blogs that I look at every night at approximately 3:00 in the AM...I am joining you! I am hopeful to post pics and updates so lets try this out and see how it works!