Two Weeks and Counting

The twins are 15 days old today and Tony and I are learning to navigate through the NICU a little better now. The sights and sounds are more familiar, though I’m not sure I’ll ever be able to hear one of the alarms go off and not check over my shoulder to see if it belongs to one of my kids.

Both of the kiddos had a good day today. Jack and Harper were visited by the occupational therapist, Robin. Here’s a quick run-down of her assessment:

Jack:

-       Good core strength

-       Good ability to hold pacifier in place and maintain suction.

-       Good ability controlling arms and legs and brining himself back to midline.

-       He needs to work on turning his head to both sides, so now I am in charge of making sure he turns his head left when he lies down.

Harper:

-       Good ability to hold her pacifier in place and maintain suction.

-       Brought her hands together while therapist was there (a good marker for midline development and something we’ve been working on)

-       Held therapist’s finger when prompted by a palm squeeze

-       Needs to work on her neck strength. There are some callisthenic movements that Tony and I will now be doing daily to build up her neck and core strength.

-       Needs to work on head shape, so she is now sleeping on a make-shift neck roll called a “donut”

Overall, it was a good day and Jack and Harper were pleased to see Nana was back after a weekend away.

Pictures of the day go to Jack in his new Dino PJ’s that Nana bought for him and Harper, our little prizefighter, in her mittens (which she has to wear so she doesn’t pull her nasal cannula out of her nose- stubborn little girl).