day 6

the biggest events of today was that the girls would have their first pediatric appointment and i'd get my wound vac put on. 

earlier in the morning, they were discharged, and as strange as that sounds, they couldn't be alone with me... in the room.  always, another adult (Gab and my mom took turns) had to be with me 24/7.  why, do you  ask?  to avoid a situation like the day before... where i was rushed to surgery, and the babies needed someone to take care of them... and, i couldn't be alone with them in case something like that would happen.  this was hospital procedure for everybody, but it especially made sense in my case.

so, i'd miss their first appointment and there was nothing that i could do about it.  i watched as Gab and my mom dressed the girls in white NB onesies with multi-colored polka dots and NB pants.  at that point, we did some preemie clothes, but those were at home as i didn't know how much they would weigh. 

later, i was on speakerphone with them as they were at the appointment... ironically, on the first day that it had rained since the girls were born... and, then i had to cut it short because my wound vac nurse came in to administer the dressing.  it wasn't as painful as i thought that it'd be.  they gave me, once again, my favorite, morphine before she started the wound vac. 

to understand what a wound vac is, then just watch this. 

when they returned later, i showed them my wound vac and the photos that i took every step along the way to document.  the girls were almost back at their birthweight, and of course, were in the lower percentiles... much lower because they were so small when they were born.  they were perfectly healthy, though, which is all that mattered. :)

now, to just get me discharged?  my blood levels had to be good... between 2 and 3...