Welcome Home Georgia!

After 66 days Georgia is finally home! It is a surreal feeling and has been a day of many mixed emotions. I don't think I have felt so many different things at once since the girls were born. I am so happy and excited but also sad at the same time as we are leaving Maddy at the hospital. It's also pretty scary knowing there are no nurses or doctors in the next room and nothing to beep at me if something goes wrong. We are also currently still in the process of moving into the house so things aren't set up just the way I would like but they are doable.

Georgia is weighing in at a whopping 3lbs 15oz and is home without any tubes, cords or monitors which is wonderful. She will have lots of follow up appointments with her pediatrician and ophthalmologist. Her ROP (eye disease) has progressed slightly and will need to be checked every week.

Maddy is looking wonderfully chubby and currently weighs 4lbs 12oz. Her reconnect surgery was originally scheduled for next Tuesday but has had to be postponed due to the progression of her ROP. Maddy's eyes are now at Level III and the doctors are concerned she will need laser surgery. As I understand it ROP deals mainly with the blood vessels in the eyes. These blood vessels that are developing can be negatively affected by a lot of the things that would come along with her re-connect surgery such as being on the ventilator and receiving a blood transfusion. While her re-connect surgery is important her eyes are the current priority. The doctors will continue to monitor her eyes, checking them again next Tuesday. If they stay as they are there will be no intervention and she will be checked again in a week. If they worsen she will need laser surgery. The ideal situation is that her eyes will begin to heal next week and continue on that path allowing us to reschedule her re-connect surgery and get her home. Please keep her eyes in your thoughts and prayers and we will be sure to update everyone next week.


Snuggling at home is nice...