Bear with me as I am sure you are all sick of my flashbacks but this was a good day I have to write about.
On November 7, 2006, after a long 3 1/2 weeks my kids were finally released from the hospital. This might sound weird, but I had vey mixed emotions about this...okay I was terrified. They had been on all these machines that would beep anytime anything was too low and they were surounded by nurses and doctors and I was nervous then so you can imagine how I felt about taking them home.
We had to go through quite the process to be able to take them home. The last two nights I had to sleep at the hospital to prove that they could get all their food from me or a bottle and didn't need the feeding tube anymore. Ryan and I had to watch all these movies about infant CPR and shaken baby syndrome. Brady and Easton had to sit in their car seats for 2 hours and be tested to make sure they could breath adequately there. Oh yes, and we had a special way we had to feed them their bottles which made me a stress case everytime they ate. I was glad when this was all over because it all just added to my nerves.
Ryan, my mom and Abbey came and met me in the morning to get everything situated. It was so strange when we finally got them unhooked from all their monitors and they were no longer connected to anything.
The time came to get them in their car seats and the straps were way to big on one of them. It took the 4 of us and 4 nurses to finally figure out the stupid car seat. It was actually kind of funny! We finally got them in their car seats, which seemed huge for how tiny they were, and we were on our way. I think Ryan was a little nervous to drive with them in the car but we made it home safely.
We immediately put them in the pack-n-play next to each other where they spent the rest of the day. It was so fun to have them home! That night we put them in the pack-n-play at the end of our bed. I kept getting up to check on them and make sure they were breathing. Finally I just moved the pack-n-play next to my bed so I could just open my eyes and see them. I slept much better that way.
Everything went great! We had no problems once we were home. I am so lucky that they were so healthy considering everything they went through. I have to say that finally taking my kids home and actually getting to be a mom was one of the best feelings ever! I just love these kids!
They were so happy to be there hanging out!
Aleena left before I got a picture of Aria and Laila but we love them too and are glad they came to play!
I don't know, do you think they have blue eyes? (you may have to enlarge the picture to fully appreciate this!)
To my beautiful BABY sister...Thank you for being a wondeful aunt, sister and friend! Thank you for always making me laugh and for being so much fun to be around. You are a wonderful girl and we love you! Hope you have a wonderful birthday! (It is on November 4)
We had a fun day! Ryan's mom came over to see the kids in their costumes this morning! 
A family tradition of ours is to have pumpkin bread bowls with soup on Halloween. I love to do tihs with my family! Tonight my mom made broccoli cheese and it was so yummy!
Tonight we went trick or treating with Whit, Wes and River. The kids were so good. Brady and Easton were thrilled chewing on the gum wrapper they got at the first house we went to. Ryan and I had to carry them everywhere and by the time we got home both of our arms were killing us. At every door we went to River was ready to grab a candy bar with each hand. It was so funny! We had a fun time and are glad we got to spend it with our best friends! I hope you all had a Happy Halloween too!
