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Although Rex has yet to be able to beat Brise in a game of basketball, Rex's consistent effort has always kept Brise on top of his game. The life of the party, it might be said that Rex is almost the opposite of Brise. Brise knows, however, that all of Rex's charm, fear of heights, and ability to overcome adversity is due to the rigorous training Brise put Rex through in their youth. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1420894606816-TZACDGM1Q1U3FKCRSFGB/Lauren.jpg Our Wedding https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1420894607484-ZA24LBF7KAV9IUGZPCRW/Josh%2BScanlion.jpg Our Wedding - Groomsman Josh likes cake. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1420894608429-EKEIWMOCEYDBR7RDPVDE/Natasha.jpg Our Wedding - Matron of Honor Natasha has been Danielle's best friend since fourth grade, when Danielle asked Natasha to play a part in an Aesop's Fable she was directing on the playground. The skit brought them together, ending a feud that had been raging since third grade, or maybe second. Natasha had sworn off being a Maid of Honor, but luckily, having gotten married in 2013, Danielle found the loophole (typical), and convinced Natasha to be her Matron of Honor. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1420894608487-GCZOMWP7GB5JC3T6LO0U/Mary.jpg Our Wedding - Bridesmaid Mary first met Danielle when she stumbled into bible study at the Church of the Apostles in Atlanta, GA. Having just...left the Jewish community, Danielle was still exploring (while reading some Kierkegaard, but that's another story), returning to the Christian faith. Mary was warm, welcoming, good at taking notes, and a librarian. Mary loves cats and books and New Zealand and always makes Danielle laugh. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1420894275821-2BFE63QD9314UP8MFMB9/IMG_2522.jpg Our Wedding - Bridesmaid Kim & Danielle first met on a Saturday morning when Kim was applying for the position of Paralegal at Collum & Perry. Spoiler Alert: Kim got the job. Not only is Kim a great support in the office, but over time, she has become a great support for all of Danielle's life events, from buying a house to adopting puppies and kittens to getting married. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1421240906603-5LEYTHJ302KGY4HII3DC/collage_20150114075018956.jpg Our Wedding - Bridesmaid Kayleigh is a local resident of Mooresville, NC. Danielle is motivated by Kayleigh's drive, ambition and dedication and is excited to have such vim & vigor helping her make it through her wedding day! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1420894607947-O9AUB6FQY6VFZAOFR3QI/Michael%2BRhoades.jpg Our Wedding - Bridesman Michael and Danielle first spent time together when Danielle, as a high school Freshman, asked Michael to take her home from a party that had gone weirdly wrong. On the way home, Michael introduced Danielle to the pleasure of slow driving while blasting MC Hammer. Later, Michael started eating lunches with Danielle in an effort to get closer to one of her lady friends for dating purposes. What he ended up with was a friend for life, and Danielle is sure that's better! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1420894607770-N3TPA7B0E7MLQ08MDW80/Kevin%2BBrown.jpg Our Wedding - Bridesman Despite what their parents, teachers, and some friends thought, Danielle & Kevin never actually dated in high school. Danielle still thinks she missed out on some free dinners (she's also never been to Cadwallader's), but she knows her friendship with Kevin is one of the best relationships she formed in high school. Kevin introduced Danielle to comic books, the art of obsessively collecting things, and staying up all night playing video games (unknowingly laying the foundation for her future relationship with Brise!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1429451802190-QXUEMEC1JFI98VBJW6TT/Danielle.jpg Our Wedding https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1429451806732-Z13PQDL5T6HY01YLNWHN/Danielle%2B%26%2BBrise.jpg Our Wedding https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1429452017395-PIM8TGKVL04Z6ORXBQ4O/Brise+Hair.jpg Our Wedding https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1429452020310-GSU5BAZ3U9XOG5N51YXC/Mud+Ryb.jpg Our Wedding http://www.daniellebrise.com/views-of-venue daily 0.75 2015-01-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1409536359341-5M0KUO209P19TBP3HRF2/IMAG0013.jpg Views of Venue - Outdoor Reception Location We'd like to have tables & dancing in this area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1409536359341-5M0KUO209P19TBP3HRF2/IMAG0013.jpg Views of Venue - Outdoor Reception Location We'd like to have tables & dancing in this area. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1409536369813-N4P5Y2WVTNHIVEKDED2M/IMAG0014.jpg Views of Venue https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1409536386469-7J0GJ3BJTHKS7XSZLWXA/IMAG0017.jpg Views of Venue https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1409536391226-F5WJLETP1K9LM8P0DXBF/IMAG0019.jpg Views of Venue https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1409536472540-HES5HZ7MO8O2C6WN9FF4/IMAG0035.jpg Views of Venue - Indoor DJ Corner The back corner here is where the DJ typically sets up. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1409536398075-62NMJD6GYN190TUUGIGQ/IMAG0020.jpg Views of Venue - Room length I am facing away from the "DJ Corner" here. It was be on my left when I took this picture. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1409536405279-D069R9AWWLNUZ2CDGHHS/IMAG0022.jpg Views of Venue https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1409536413179-SU9RS365GYC8KNE2KQIN/IMAG0022.jpg Views of Venue https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1409536417958-JMKXZEW6ONQWQUYTY7XQ/IMAG0023.jpg Views of Venue https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1409536423110-NHVWYFXX7ZDYL79VFNN4/IMAG0024.jpg Views of Venue https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1409536428097-RS879C1MMANWV8L5GMKO/IMAG0026.jpg Views of Venue https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1409536437990-3U9T2E7J7PJBUJ3GT83B/IMAG0027.jpg Views of Venue https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1409536452748-IAHGH387V2T7T9DLYRT6/IMAG0030.jpg Views of Venue https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1409536465380-XVO54JMUC3E9X8ALVI46/IMAG0032.jpg Views of Venue https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1409536477481-YJOY4HLZS3725OW6GGKS/IMAG0037.jpg Views of Venue https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1409536482350-I6R92WC1V6OIYK1WJG4E/IMAG0038.jpg Views of Venue https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1409536491664-UZQUN22A1Z91TEYZYRDK/IMAG0039.jpg Views of Venue https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1409536496441-KZHIJLZ7R8OQO6EYY68E/IMAG0040.jpg Views of Venue https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1409536507720-30QUBM51ASYIOL7T5G3R/IMAG0051.jpg Views of Venue https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1409536532148-5PYGIL0KKVCFCTT1P7R0/IMAG0056.jpg Views of Venue https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1409536514433-JYMK2MR9ZT5NMLJ25IFP/IMAG0052.jpg Views of Venue - Color Inspiration So far, the colors I have chosen are Valspar Signature Brand, Poetry in the Park ar1425 (Allen Roth); Olympic Brand Glimmer D67-1; Valspar Signature Brand Yogurt EB15-3 (Eddie Bouer HOME); Valspar Signature Brand Taffy EB15-4 (Eddie Bouer Home); Valspar Glacier Ice EB40-4; Sea Anemone D35-1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1409536377511-YGBTQQIYOH6LWDHKOEBR/IMAG0015.jpg Views of Venue http://www.daniellebrise.com/timeline daily 0.75 2015-04-14 http://www.daniellebrise.com/timeline/2015/4/13/get-marriage-license monthly 0.5 2015-04-14 http://www.daniellebrise.com/timeline/2015/4/25/group-workout monthly 0.5 2015-04-14 http://www.daniellebrise.com/timeline/2015/4/14/nails monthly 0.5 2015-04-14 http://www.daniellebrise.com/timeline/2015/4/22/trial-run monthly 0.5 2015-04-14 http://www.daniellebrise.com/timeline/2015/4/25/after-party monthly 0.5 2015-04-14 http://www.daniellebrise.com/timeline/2015/4/25/exit monthly 0.5 2015-04-14 http://www.daniellebrise.com/timeline/2015/4/25/bar-last-call monthly 0.5 2015-04-14 http://www.daniellebrise.com/timeline/2015/4/25/dancing-1 monthly 0.5 2015-04-14 http://www.daniellebrise.com/timeline/2015/4/25/bouquet-garter-toss monthly 0.5 2015-04-14 http://www.daniellebrise.com/timeline/2015/4/25/dancing monthly 0.5 2015-04-14 http://www.daniellebrise.com/timeline/2015/4/25/toasting monthly 0.5 2015-04-14 http://www.daniellebrise.com/timeline/2015/4/25/cake-cutting monthly 0.5 2015-04-14 http://www.daniellebrise.com/timeline/2015/4/25/wedding-reception-2 monthly 0.5 2015-04-14 http://www.daniellebrise.com/timeline/2015/4/25/wedding-reception-1 monthly 0.5 2015-04-14 http://www.daniellebrise.com/timeline/2015/4/25/wedding-reception monthly 0.5 2015-04-14 http://www.daniellebrise.com/timeline/2015/4/25/wedding-ceremony monthly 0.5 2015-04-14 http://www.daniellebrise.com/timeline/2015/4/25/magnolia-grill-catering-to-arrive monthly 0.5 2015-04-14 http://www.daniellebrise.com/timeline/2015/4/14/cake-delivery monthly 0.5 2015-04-14 http://www.daniellebrise.com/timeline/2015/4/25/floral-for-bride monthly 0.5 2015-04-14 http://www.daniellebrise.com/timeline/2015/4/25/rain-backup-to-be-decided monthly 0.5 2015-04-14 http://www.daniellebrise.com/timeline/2015/4/21/arrive-on-tybee-island monthly 0.5 2015-04-14 http://www.daniellebrise.com/timeline/2015/4/14/arrive-on-tybee-island monthly 0.5 2015-04-14 http://www.daniellebrise.com/timeline/2015/4/23/arrive-on-tybee-island monthly 0.5 2015-04-14 http://www.daniellebrise.com/timeline/2015/4/24/rehearsal-dinner monthly 0.5 2015-04-14 http://www.daniellebrise.com/timeline/2015/4/21/arrive-on-tybee monthly 0.5 2015-04-14 http://www.daniellebrise.com/timeline/2015/4/20/arrive-on-tybee-island monthly 0.5 2015-04-14 http://www.daniellebrise.com/outnumbered daily 0.75 2019-05-01 http://www.daniellebrise.com/outnumbered/2019/5/1/services-services monthly 0.5 2019-05-01 http://www.daniellebrise.com/outnumbered/2019/4/1/home-home-home monthly 0.5 2019-04-01 http://www.daniellebrise.com/outnumbered/2019/2/11/feeder-growers monthly 0.5 2019-02-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1549939607187-3TGYCZ1324L0PG8S4L8P/0210191250.jpg Outnumbered! - 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Oh, boy, MERSA. http://www.daniellebrise.com/outnumbered/2019/2/6/real-babies monthly 0.5 2019-02-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1549593188353-P14CYGG84K4WGZ01MY2S/1130180213.jpg Outnumbered! - Real Babies! - Aubrey on Day 1 He was born at 26 weeks old. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1549507252718-CF0A8QVQLFXORZQ6040Y/0206191659.jpg Outnumbered! - Real Babies! - Aubrey today He’s 36 weeks, 2 days. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1549593299144-V0C84FYNAMHVWOG4AQBY/1203181208a.jpg Outnumbered! - Real Babies! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1549508117894-SKFNH3KUFWPA3OWBNWSD/96477.jpeg Outnumbered! - Real Babies! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1549593477378-KY9EPGAEBGSP9IZJ2Z54/1129182328.jpg Outnumbered! - Real Babies! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1549508392426-49TFWU5AEJFYOQTV8P9P/0206191700.jpg Outnumbered! - 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Graduation of Sorts http://www.daniellebrise.com/outnumbered/2019/1/20/finally monthly 0.5 2019-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1548023130295-03VQ5BWYJTAK47BHRNIG/0110191335.jpg Outnumbered! - Finally... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1548022995780-7GT8IUZATMAVIHUQ7R7C/0113191735.jpg Outnumbered! - Finally... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1548023011925-9D0V4KNXBOE7OE2HXHBV/0115191743.jpg Outnumbered! - Finally... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1548023023346-H35PDPE7WBCBQ67I2CYZ/0116191906a.jpg Outnumbered! - Finally... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1548023033816-VWDGY22V0V4YVX026V33/0116191947a.jpg Outnumbered! - Finally... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1548023070412-OO2MLSTIDUPMHJ2XAF6Y/0119191623a.jpg Outnumbered! - Finally... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1548023068959-I1AWFEKMXI1KQ3X4W228/0119191800d.jpg Outnumbered! - Finally... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1548023199169-FZ70BH0NBWTMR50LN4S7/0113191645.jpg Outnumbered! - Finally... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1548023219332-LI2A2FV7LX5GH12VD4AF/0115191744.jpg Outnumbered! - Finally... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1548023228696-JPZ05K3Z0XATEHIF1AX7/0116190918b.jpg Outnumbered! - Finally... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1548023243941-RAENUJRF0COBSK01CHO7/0120191041a.jpg Outnumbered! - Finally... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1548023275319-D1GR77B3IJ1ZRSPBZZIU/0110191107.jpg Outnumbered! - Finally... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1548023313947-1K2LYVG20QETRHQ0CBWK/0118191439.jpg Outnumbered! - Finally... https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1548023325928-ZXOLSYD091UV615583EL/0119191659.jpg Outnumbered! - Finally... http://www.daniellebrise.com/outnumbered/2019/1/8/ya-gotta-hang-on-till-tomorrow monthly 0.5 2019-01-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1547001457818-ZWDHDTCPBUNH2FOH5XCV/0108191222.jpg Outnumbered! - Ya' gotta hang on 'till tomorrow https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1547001479021-Q9MLL2OW9JGXAN8SQXT2/0107191624.jpg Outnumbered! - Ya' gotta hang on 'till tomorrow http://www.daniellebrise.com/outnumbered/2019/1/6/intestinal-fortitude-1 monthly 0.5 2019-01-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1546787667181-AUE8I37CI4ZV5UQHY898/0104191829.jpg Outnumbered! - Intestinal Fortitude https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1546787682984-U8EAX7D6TBE0W9VFB2T2/0103191148.jpg Outnumbered! - Intestinal Fortitude https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1546787720156-SM1N22N1F3A22P72IE1B/0103191203.jpg Outnumbered! - Intestinal Fortitude https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1546787731263-T267I18N1BXT1CEGODSB/0104191019.jpg Outnumbered! - Intestinal Fortitude https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1546787740214-4ZSST19LEI1S7PED9SW8/0104192112.jpg Outnumbered! - Intestinal Fortitude https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1546787746935-UREXCHSG6GRBEZU5UG2T/0105191928a.jpg Outnumbered! - Intestinal Fortitude http://www.daniellebrise.com/outnumbered/2019/1/6/intestinal-fortitude monthly 0.5 2019-01-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1546784129351-7569FZGAUQ6STMMIH4K0/0104191232.jpg Outnumbered! - Aubrey's Journey This was the drawing the surgeon made me after Aubrey’s procedure on the 4th. They hadn’t closed him. Part 1, attached to the stomach and at the top of the drawing, has a section (circled) that looks like it may or may not make it. The middle section (section 2) is just floating there and it is really healthy. The final section of small intestine (section 3) is probably going to need to be removed because it's really "ratty." If the injured portion of his small intestine can remain, the doctor will sew parts 1 and 2 together and make an ostomy at the bottom of section 2. That is the best case scenario because Aubrey will be using more of his digestive tract. He will be on fancy Gatorade and milk for 8 weeks and then they will close the ostomy, remove the damaged part of small intestine attached to his colon, and sew him back up. Hopefully, he would have no long term impacts. If the injured portion of part 1 has to be removed, the doctor would have to create the ostomy there. His digestive tract would be so short that Aubrey would probably be able to eat only fancy Gatorade for at least 8 weeks. The doctor would plan to close the ostomy in 8 weeks, removing damaged portion of part 3 and sewing everything back together. Over the next 8 weeks, Aubrey's intestines will grow a TON so hopefully, either way, he will be fine. But, if he eats only Gatorade for 8 weeks, there is a risk of liver damage and that his intestines don't learn to function properly. Either way, he is going to get a G-Tube and will be fed through that for a while, probably for about 1-2 months after he comes home. The G-Tube allows for continuous feedings instead of bolus feedings. Continuous feedings would be more gentle and help his intestines learn to work. http://www.daniellebrise.com/outnumbered/2019/1/2/today-was-hard monthly 0.5 2019-01-03 http://www.daniellebrise.com/outnumbered/2019/1/1/roller-coasters-are-a-poor-metaphor-for-the-nicu monthly 0.5 2019-01-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1546400568306-WMPTS8YQZBMX88ZMXT1U/0101191820.jpg Outnumbered! - Roller Coasters are a Poor Metaphor for the NICU Holding Lydia while her bedding gets changed. She weighs 802g, which is about 1/2 the size of a small Chihuahua. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1546399797992-Y0MGCIDSEP27X87FJ14P/0101191653a.jpg Outnumbered! - Roller Coasters are a Poor Metaphor for the NICU - Aubrey is turned sideways You may not be able to tell, but apparently, it’s best at this point for Aubrey to be sideways in his bed. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1546399796573-4TMY4QS6KJN9S9882ZYP/0101191653.jpg Outnumbered! - Roller Coasters are a Poor Metaphor for the NICU - An Oscillator This large machine is breathing for Aubrey. It puts about 300 small breaths a minute into his lungs, but they are really small breaths. It sounds like a rickety washing machine. I’m glad it exists because it’s making Aubrey’s life just a bit easier. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1546399800636-W8JXSEVNZUUZZ5PSGQ8O/0101191654.jpg Outnumbered! - Roller Coasters are a Poor Metaphor for the NICU - Oscillator Settings I know how to read the other breathing machines, but not this one. Hopefully, he will be on it for a short enough time that I don’t need to learn it. http://www.daniellebrise.com/outnumbered/2018/12/29/a-heath-update monthly 0.5 2019-01-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1546141709479-248OLFEB0TWV0TAVFHMZ/1225181650.jpg Outnumbered! - A Health Update https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1546141995968-CFA5F0VK9XWNX17FH887/1225181627.jpg Outnumbered! - A Health Update He’s getting so big! http://www.daniellebrise.com/outnumbered/2018/12/29/isolette-decor monthly 0.5 2018-12-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1546139703218-5WHT9X2SU5HZU9L828ML/1218181758.jpg Outnumbered! - Isolette Decor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1546139712359-EZI43WWV5I94W3QUAERW/1219181515.jpg Outnumbered! - Isolette Decor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1546139725739-FWI6MTWFJTQ9TKCEUK33/1223181908.jpg Outnumbered! - Isolette Decor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1546139740600-YP55W8GF1X43K9Z0DC6M/1222181734a.jpg Outnumbered! - Isolette Decor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1546139776881-L7BV71U4YM2FOEEVXI3X/20181225_202210.jpg Outnumbered! - Isolette Decor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1546139803033-17IYB4Z5ZF3UJPK6UQJ6/1224181650e.jpg Outnumbered! - Isolette Decor http://www.daniellebrise.com/outnumbered/2018/12/27/advocating-for-the-babies monthly 0.5 2018-12-28 http://www.daniellebrise.com/outnumbered/2018/12/25/babies-first-christmas monthly 0.5 2018-12-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1545787519597-4HTG42FFR9VK0FKG9F8N/1225181627.jpg Outnumbered! - Babies' First Christmas! Aubrey relaxing behind his hat/blindfold. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1545787555618-H962RFVXGY7LTG98ML0Y/1225181626.jpg Outnumbered! - Babies' First Christmas! Lydia’s nurse made her a hair band with little peppermints and a flower. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1545787618304-9A1PYGPAK3JI1QWXDVAL/1225181650.jpg Outnumbered! - Babies' First Christmas! Baby ‘roid rage involves waiving your arms in the air like you just don’t care! http://www.daniellebrise.com/outnumbered/2018/12/24/finn monthly 0.5 2018-12-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1545632550705-5AS2JXH1TUE1OX6LP0HW/1205181329.jpg Outnumbered! - Finn - Finn Day 1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1545632588993-CZLI4WE03YAAWZL6TT72/1223181836a.jpg Outnumbered! - Finn - Finn Day 25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1545632838240-PLJQ1MZZ0SAET4IF481G/1218181734.jpg Outnumbered! - Finn - Like this https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1545632890347-UC1CF80RLBQML5D8HMAM/1216181456.jpg Outnumbered! - Finn - Not this https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1545632697188-RPVP9KRC0C8KUCOZP84U/1221181740.jpg Outnumbered! - Finn I love that they all look like miniature old people! http://www.daniellebrise.com/outnumbered/2018/12/23/aubrey monthly 0.5 2018-12-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1545629581710-RLGYKC2FLMD2NUNXX94R/1203181801b.jpg Outnumbered! - Aubrey - Aubrey Day 1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1545629701502-B67AWNS2R2CWNYWIL2MC/1223181837.jpg Outnumbered! - Aubrey - Aubrey Day 25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1545629338291-ECE1U3F1XCQIYFB1EBZQ/1209181817.jpg Outnumbered! - Aubrey - Aubrey at a 6 His skin is grey, he looks like he swallowed an apple, and his veins are painfully visible. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1545629415454-SQ8AHTZMUZNISO3ZLU6X/1211181809.jpg Outnumbered! - Aubrey - Aubrey at a 3 He is zoned out on morphine, but you can see he is pink and his veins have faded appropriately back into normalcy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1545630237391-JB0FRWDLBZX4RNKTAW3N/1207182130a.jpg Outnumbered! - Aubrey https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1545630275074-7GVWRIY9SQIYU917NAHL/1207182132.jpg Outnumbered! - Aubrey https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1545630155579-O5TJG9KC9B9FU5XHKTBY/1207182136.jpg Outnumbered! - Aubrey http://www.daniellebrise.com/outnumbered/2018/12/23/lydia-update monthly 0.5 2018-12-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1545625046391-BVRDKJJ8OAWHZVKOXH15/1130181554c.jpg Outnumbered! - Lydia - Lydia Day 1 With my (swollen) hand for scale. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1545624124138-DICOV56OHKA0Q4SVUCGE/1223181836.jpg Outnumbered! - Lydia - Lydia Day 25 With the hat that’s a bit too big for scale. (Note: she can only sleep face-planted because of her breathing support. Her eccentric nurse said Lydia likes that position.) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1545624557134-GENTJ4C0Z5P66U2GHH23/1217181828a.jpg Outnumbered! - Lydia - Lydia CPAP You can see her little fingers just itching to pull it out! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1545624527688-YM3RD6YOH1GDXTQCS1F4/1221181902.jpg Outnumbered! - Lydia - Lydia NIV It looks smaller and it’s less irritating on her nose, but it provides more support for her breathing. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1545624891180-GDEMQZAS525RRUVJGCNA/ds00631_im01560_r7_patentductusthu_jpg.jpg Outnumbered! - Lydia https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1545624731155-47V50MIUZXET8VQ0Q4UF/Ventricular_septal_defect-en.png Outnumbered! - Lydia - VSD Hopefully, this will close on its own. If not, a cardiologist will help us come up with a treatment plan while Lydia is still a toddler. http://www.daniellebrise.com/outnumbered/2018/12/20/all-is-well-but-things-are-changing monthly 0.5 2018-12-20 http://www.daniellebrise.com/outnumbered/2018/12/19/i-know-i-missed-a-day-call-it-a-mental-health-break-from-blogging monthly 0.5 2018-12-20 http://www.daniellebrise.com/outnumbered/2018/12/17/im-no-medical-professional-but-the-babies-did-stay-in-the-nicu-last-night monthly 0.5 2018-12-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1545102052303-J17UT5E3MKK9I8LJ8CY4/1217181828.jpg Outnumbered! - I'm no medical professional but the babies did stay in the NICU last night. - Aubrey Burrito Now with CPAP upgrade! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1545102051676-V5IL4MVV68RBYUK9RSCN/1217181828a.jpg Outnumbered! - I'm no medical professional but the babies did stay in the NICU last night. - Lydia Burrito While a big burrito (1lb 6ox), she’s still a tiny baby! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1545102056560-DY7KJIMAUU3MUHEBJ390/1217181829.jpg Outnumbered! - I'm no medical professional but the babies did stay in the NICU last night. - Finn Burrito Now with smaller PDA! http://www.daniellebrise.com/outnumbered/2018/12/16/tiny-but-mighty monthly 0.5 2018-12-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1545009587931-YZ59P1MI1M4QK0I83IA5/1216181643.jpg Outnumbered! - Tiny but mighty. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1545009654086-CM5HIPQDHZQATWAVKK6T/1216181647c.jpg Outnumbered! - Tiny but mighty. http://www.daniellebrise.com/outnumbered/2018/12/15/christmas-in-the-nicu monthly 0.5 2018-12-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1544918348295-3V20LG64HBJMLZJZFALQ/1215181451.jpg Outnumbered! - Christmas in the NICU - Finn You can see his footprint in the “tree” in the back of the pickup truck. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1544918375081-73IZQFGIF4ILHSNPWAB3/1215181452.jpg Outnumbered! - Christmas in the NICU - Lydia Her footprint is the head of the reindeer. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1544918403343-WPW7S0VHST1Y0G1T3Z3A/1215181456.jpg Outnumbered! - Christmas in the NICU - Aubrey His footprint is also a tree, like his brother’s. http://www.daniellebrise.com/outnumbered/2018/12/14/papa-john-came-to-visit monthly 0.5 2018-12-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1544843799536-PB31UJHJ2CDUIJ2MP8TX/1214181439.jpg Outnumbered! - Papa John came to visit! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1544843868585-49ZLMMKZWQ6WEUHMQR9M/1214181442a.jpg Outnumbered! - Papa John came to visit! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1544843890883-Q6QVJ1QR1YD4JVY1IAK8/1214181547a.jpg Outnumbered! - Papa John came to visit! http://www.daniellebrise.com/outnumbered/2018/12/13/no-news-is-good-news monthly 0.5 2018-12-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1544759155388-HH579LDHRVARNWE4AF5X/1212182002.jpg Outnumbered! - No news is good news! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1544759155009-0647Z3R2O65UOSYYKWWO/1212182025.jpg Outnumbered! - No news is good news! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1544759156774-Y3BK4O84VPI84LBO05EW/1212182045.jpg Outnumbered! - No news is good news! http://www.daniellebrise.com/outnumbered/2018/12/12/thank-you-susie-and-family monthly 0.5 2018-12-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1544652451149-QZNJRG9W3H72BFB2JF8F/1212181626.jpg Outnumbered! - Thank you, Susie and Family! You can just barely see her little hand right by her chin clasping a tentacle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1544652538619-XVXY1YOVEZWBUW79XQUC/1212181619a.jpg Outnumbered! - Thank you, Susie and Family! Even the teeny-tiny octopus is 1/2 the size of Aubrey, who is much more relaxed today! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1544652615438-ESLS0H9ZP7XBGBW9QKK6/1212181628.jpg Outnumbered! - Thank you, Susie and Family! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1544652646898-1OO4NL1P6C0DRTD7IYED/1212181541.jpg Outnumbered! - Thank you, Susie and Family! http://www.daniellebrise.com/outnumbered/2018/12/11/today-has-been-a-good-day monthly 0.5 2018-12-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1544581033936-SG2S2ZPHKCRY2YHX4XNL/1211181809.jpg Outnumbered! - Today has been a good day! There is a washcloth on his face to protect his eyes from the heat lamp above. Even sedated, he wants to see the world. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1544581165397-GQY0XJBQM4LS6T3ROWSF/1211181812.jpg Outnumbered! - Today has been a good day! Lydia, like her mother, dresses for comfort over style! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1544581989024-H0U5E36JE04UX2T12JZ9/1211181811.jpg Outnumbered! - Today has been a good day! Finn just opened his eyes yesterday and he’s eager to peek out at the world! http://www.daniellebrise.com/outnumbered/2018/12/10/moving-forward monthly 0.5 2018-12-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1544458236061-96P9QDAN8KSKIYWDV3BT/1210180951.jpg Outnumbered! - Moving Forward - Aubrey's Surgical Bed It’s right where his normal bed was, but it’s all open. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1544458244359-FMZV55VXHPDZSLR27BPK/1210180952.jpg Outnumbered! - Moving Forward http://www.daniellebrise.com/outnumbered/2018/12/9/it-is-a-setback monthly 0.5 2018-12-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1544406555756-ITZESYEKLM0RNJNK8SCE/1209181817.jpg Outnumbered! - It is a setback He is no longer red, but he’s also very pale. You can tell that his belly is puffy and his little toes are like tiny sausages. http://www.daniellebrise.com/outnumbered/2018/12/9/was-this-a-setback monthly 0.5 2018-12-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1544333100561-PB6G5XMLSA9N1J8T1VOH/1207181430.jpg Outnumbered! - Was this a setback? - Aubrey peeking at me He was in an extra-large pamper (for him) because his tummy has a little irritation. The diaper was left open to give his tummy skin a break. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1544333110754-L5QHFT3P2RE7EYN1XLC2/1207182123.jpg Outnumbered! - Was this a setback? - Aubrey's Old Plastic Castle The top was lifted off to make it easier to transition him. http://www.daniellebrise.com/outnumbered/2018/12/8/kangaroo-care monthly 0.5 2018-12-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1544330439065-F1S3UYQFP35GSNDD5H9P/1208181554.jpg Outnumbered! - Kangaroo Care Lydia, still weighing less than 1.5 lbs, could only be held for a little while. She did get covered with a blanket, but her temperature still dropped pretty quickly. http://www.daniellebrise.com/outnumbered/2018/12/8/thank-you-metrotech-amp-hendrick-auto-group monthly 0.5 2018-12-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1544325695165-HA9VGFESZHX774SCPMON/1207181313.jpg Outnumbered! - Thank you MetroTech & Hendrick Auto Group http://www.daniellebrise.com/outnumbered/2018/12/7/progress-every-day monthly 0.5 2018-12-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1544159509918-JFGD1KJLN9Q4N2BGWTBB/1206181807.jpg Outnumbered! - Progress every day! - Finn snuggled Finn is back under the blue light and he’s relatively calm although we can tell he misses his swaddle! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1544159515319-HHJU4AY06IAVLY2IY3UA/1206181805.jpg Outnumbered! - Progress every day! - I changed Finn's diaper! I need a bit of help from our favorite nurse, Adam, but I think I did a pretty good job. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1544159515761-OSQLXWW02EP5UMDNJQGV/1206181804c.jpg Outnumbered! - Progress every day! - Peekabo behind Finn's Sunglasses Hopefully, he’ll be off the blue light again tomorrow. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1544159518799-G4EI4LYE6Z83A358EX3K/1206181804a.jpg Outnumbered! - Progress every day! - Finn hasn't opened his eyes yet He really just wants to rest a bit more! We have been assured that he won’t keep his eyes closed forever! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1544159526979-39YFBQIB4VN9C12K69J5/1206181802.jpg Outnumbered! - Progress every day! - Finn is going to be tall! He is already over 14 inches long! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1544161014449-Q41F5GBAXLQX2P6TLBQ0/1206181755b.jpg Outnumbered! - Progress every day! - Taking Finn's Temperature To take a premie’s temperature, you just hold a little thermometer in their armpit. Having done this three times now, I’m almost an expert! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1544159535177-E1CTL38YTB0MPY6363E9/1206181755a.jpg Outnumbered! - Progress every day! - Wow! Brise is so tall! How did he get this perspective? You can see Finn’s space - his blanket is folded up at the top of the isolette and I’m reaching in to touch my precious baby boy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1544161262101-KEZ2FQK9NP62TE20YA18/1206181728b.jpg Outnumbered! - Progress every day! - Aubrey chewing his fingers! Aubrey is the first at this milestone, too! He just started getting milk but he was definitely trying to eat his fingers today! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1544159560250-GG1AFN0LYHCMCZ9H0TRW/1206181237_HDR.jpg Outnumbered! - Progress every day! - Aubrey was on the blue light They will come on and off the blue light for the first few weeks of life. Perhaps today was Aubrey’s last day? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1544159568563-XS8AGL0HDGVZ0609ZV62/1206181231.jpg Outnumbered! - Progress every day! - Lydia loves to be swaddled! Lydia has always been the most active baby. She kicks and waves her hands and she is the only baby we have heard cry (after they were first born, that is) because she isn’t intubated. However, now that she’s swaddled, she sleeps peacefully and without even twitching! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1544159568118-LCFJONAHT3HOCE1YC2S5/1206181230.jpg Outnumbered! - Progress every day! - Lydia's eating The syringe in the sky isn’t a weird mobile, but a way for the nursed to measure how much Lydia actually digests every day. http://www.daniellebrise.com/outnumbered/2018/12/6/baby-names monthly 0.5 2018-12-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1544156182190-4GQKC86L9QFLBW3H6AKD/1205181309.jpg Outnumbered! - Baby Names! - Finn Monroe Walle - Baby B We found out that we were pregnant in Finland. We know the name Finn is Irish, but we are using it as a call back to the wonderful country that welcomed us as though it were a second home. Finn also was born with a head full of blonde hair and we know it may change, but he got the name Finn as it means “fair” or “white.” Monroe, Finn’s middle name, is a call back to Brise’s great grandfather who invented the shock absorber in what is now Monroe, MI. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1544156209737-97A5RCUFQYBH63Y03HH0/1205181313.jpg Outnumbered! - Baby Names! - Lydia Norma Jean Walle - Baby C Our baby girl is named after two of the strongest women we know. Brise’s grandmother Lydia, without whom we wouldn’t have any of our babies, provided her first name. Brise’s gradmother is a force of nature, clever, a great scrabble player, and very thoughtful. Her middle name is Norma Jean, which is my grandmother’s name. My grandmother has always been my favorite person and she may be tiny, but she is an incredibly strong, feisty, and loving woman. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1544156235870-5U8KLBQ5XGTAA3LYMHUM/1205181313b.jpg Outnumbered! - Baby Names! - Aubrey Michael Walle - Baby A Aubrey was my great grandfather’s name. I love the name and I love that my great grandfather raised my grandfather who has coddled me and loved me since the day I was born. He’s shown me unconditional love, he’s taken care of my grandmother while she hasn’t been well, and he is the patriarch of my family, having reared four children of his own, children who are my aunts and uncles and have provided a wonderful family who has loved me. Brise’s mom’s name is Michelle, and Aubrey’s middle name is the masculine form. It goes without saying that Brise’s mother has had a monumental impact on our lives. She also was mother to three children - two boys and a girl. Brise and I both hope to pull from all of our parental figures in the hopes that we can do at least 1/2 as good of the job they have done. http://www.daniellebrise.com/outnumbered/2018/12/6/cutest-pampers-ever monthly 0.5 2018-12-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1544103038049-3HJR2H7SSUVW8NKEIDKQ/1205181341_HDR.jpg Outnumbered! - Cutest Pampers Ever! - Gallon bottle for scale Even these are too big! http://www.daniellebrise.com/outnumbered/2018/12/6/all-swaddled-up monthly 0.5 2018-12-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1544087265163-7OMLVNRFZMYZ5P0KH1G0/1205182114.jpg Outnumbered! - All Swaddled Up - Snug as a bug Finn’s first swaddle! http://www.daniellebrise.com/outnumbered/2018/12/5/photo-update monthly 0.5 2018-12-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1544053538621-MHS7YT09DC46QKU2N041/1130180014+-+Copy+-+Copy.jpg Outnumbered! - Photo Update - Birth Information They changed their names - Baby B was Baby C while she was in my tummy and Baby C was Baby B. They gave them new initials based on when they were born. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1544053678088-8ANS9K4XXN51CCV81O31/1129182327+-+Copy+-+Copy.jpg Outnumbered! - Photo Update - Baby Girl Brise took this picture immediately after Baby C, our girl, was born. The babies were whisked off to a special room to get them on immediate support while I was still on the operating table. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1544053809321-3LJC7W3KBJLOB2WOT7S4/1129182328+-+Copy+-+Copy.jpg Outnumbered! - Photo Update - Baby A? I cannot tell if this is Baby A or Baby B, but he is one of the boys. I believe it’s Baby A because he has the bigger, rounder, tummy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1544052806502-41W5Q8WCWTLEFZIYZVT2/1129182332+-+Copy+-+Copy.jpg Outnumbered! - Photo Update - Life Saving Measures I never saw this room, but it is a special “closet” off the operating room where they check the vital signs of babies and prepare them to enter the NICU if necessary. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1544052817047-XTU79FF7WIOVKMAGADRG/1130180210.jpg Outnumbered! - Photo Update - First View for Mom We went to the hospital totally not expecting to have the babies that night. I was super thirsty and just desperately wanted water. Once I passed the nausea test after the surgery, they allowed me a cup of ice chips. Before taking me to my room, they rolled me to the NICU to see the babies. I don’t remember this trip at all. Everything happened so quickly, I don’t think I quite understood that the babies were there, in plastic cases, instead of in my babies. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1544052823764-MVESVXFDCYB78Q95M8PI/1130180210b.jpg Outnumbered! - Photo Update https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1544052824575-Z4C3GZORLH74ZFCQ8FB9/1130180211.jpg Outnumbered! - Photo Update - Baby C? I don’t know if I’m a bad mother because I’m not sure who this is, but I’m pretty sure she’s Baby C. She looks like the tiniest baby and she looks like her profile from her ultrasounds. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1544052831549-LX4J796PLO37GMJUOO6J/1130180211b.jpg Outnumbered! - Photo Update - Baby B Again, I’m not certain this is Baby B, but I think that head of hair is his. The babies are all covered with lanugo still, which is hair that all babies have in the womb. Most shed it before they are born, but ours haven’t quite had the chance yet. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1544052830959-EY984IOZ1N3DUX5MJDXF/1130181550.jpg Outnumbered! - Photo Update - Hand Hugs Our babies’ skin is so very think that touches are not strokes, but gentle presses on their feet or heads. It helps them feel snuggled and it’s good for us to touch them with love. All of their other touches are poking and prodding and generally, just a bit rude! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1544052837448-YQC3MKGUJD3TBK3N9LXK/1130181550a.jpg Outnumbered! - Photo Update - Polka Dots One of the pregnancy forums I was on had suggested bringing a maternity hospital gown for the stay after giving birth. I had purchased two, and I’m so glad we had them. Recovery was a bit tough and it felt good to be able to be fully covered and wearing something that wasn’t as clinical feeling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/53de73cce4b06270d7db5fb1/1544052836902-NBPUFUY22XTJBW83LG3O/1130181550b.jpg Outnumbered! - Photo Update - A view from my chair The toughest part of recovery and not being able to stand was that I had an even more limited view of the babies. 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