Two Months
I had the following post all typed up and ready to go on Monday. I just wanted to read through it one more time before posting because I hate putting anything out with errors. Then, as promised on our first day in the NICU, the roller coaster changed course and plummeted head first toward the ground... On Monday night, we learned that both boys had been having a lot of events, which means they basically stop breathing or are not breathing efficiently and their heart rate and oxygen saturation plummet. We are used to this happening because it is very common for preemies, but we are not used to them not being able to recover on their own. Since this behavior was not typical for them, they ran a lot of tests and increased their support. This also meant that they needed to go back to the intensive care unit, so the doctors and nurse practitioner could keep a close eye on them. We were happy to have them move because the...