Zoe & Kinslee: 2011

Friday Sept 30th

1 week old today

Zoe 2lb 9oz

Increase feedings to 18cc
Got her first bath since birth
1 week photo op

Kinslee 3lb 15.1oz

Increase feedings to 34cc
Got her 1st bath since birth
1 week photo op

Thursday Sept. 29

Zoe 2lb 9.6oz

Increase feedings to 18cc
Phototherapy discontinued

Kinslee 4lb 0.2oz

Took another bottle and ate 14cc from it

Wenesday Sept. 28th

Zoe 2lb 8oz

Increase feeding to 9cc

Kinslee 3lb 13.7oz

Phototherapy discontinued
Increased feedings to 33cc
Daddy gave his first ever bottle

Tuesday Sept. 27th

Zoe 2lb 7.9oz

Phototherapy started again
Restarted feedings every 3 hours at 4ml
Mommy held skin to skin

Kinslee 3lb 13.4oz

Increase feedings to 27ml
Discontinued IV and fluids
Took 2nd bottle and ate 10ml from it

Monday Sept 26th

Zoe 2lb 7oz

Phototherapy discontinued
Daddy held for the 1st time skin to skin (He even had a little visitor join him and Zoe and time)

Kinslee 3lb 12.3oz

Increase feeding amount to 20ml
Started phototherapy for high jaundice level
Mommy held
Visited sissy for the first time since they were born

Sunday Sept. 25th

Zoe 2lb 7oz

Started on phototherapy for high jaundice level
Had an umbilical line placed to recieve IV fluids
Mommy held skin to skin

Kinslee 3lb 10.7oz

Increase her feeding amount to 13ml every 3 hours
Took her 1st bottle and drank 3cc
Both Mommy and Daddy held

Wow, our little girls are a day old. It was hard to believe that they were really here with us. Both the girls started feedings that day. Zoe was started off at 4 ml of breastmilk and Kenslee was at 6 ml. Also I was able to hold both girls for the first time. I kangroo (held skin to skin) Zoe and held Kenslee swaddled up in a blanket. It was hard to believe that I was a mommy. I carried these two for as long as I did never truly realizing that when I had them that it would change so much in my life! We were truly blessed with these two healthy babies!

Zoe
2lb 7oz

Kinslee
3lb 8.3oz

We prayed for these children and the Lord granted us what we asked of Him -Samuel 1:27

September 23, 2011

Today was the day that we would meet two little precious girls. All through out the pregnancy I wonder what these little girls would look like and what type of personality they would have. The day started off with heading down for my last sono that I would have...ever? Both girls looked amazing except for Baby B (now Zoe) was smaller than Baby A (Kinslee). It was decided there that I would have these girls today and there was no turning back. Once back in my room....a whirlwind of things happened to prep me for the c-section. They actually let me walk down to the OR (unlike before when they wanted to transport me in my bed for my two sono but I convinced them to let me go down in a wheelchair). Everything was underway and at 10:43 am little Miss Zoe Christine was welcomed in world and then a minute later at 10:44 am Miss Kenslee Marie joined our happy family of four now..plus two four legged puppy dogs that were in the kennel. Zoe was 2lb 10oz and 15.75in long while Kenslee weighed 3lb 15oz and was 17.32in long. Zoe, our little spit fire came out letting us all know that she wasn't happy at all to leave such a warm environment. At that moment when Nate saw how active she was, he turned back to me said "Baby that's our Zoe." Kenslee on the other hand didn't really want anything to do on the outside world and needed a little bit of oxygen. We knew this would be our laid back girl and Kenslee fit her just perfect. Of course being early at 33 1/7 weeks and for Zoe's size they were both admitted to the NICU. Everyone there was amazing! I can't thank them enough for taking such amazing care of my little girls and all the support they have given Nathan and I. They are amazing coworkers and I'm proud to be apart of such an awesome group of nurses! Today was the most memorable and life changing day!