Finally home!

Yesterday was a very special day for our family.  Finally after 7 weeks and 6 days Addison, Spencer and Hudson were finally able to join us at home. 

Addison ended up having her nasal gastric tube taken out on Tuesday and basically we were just hoping for the best and that we could get her feeding so we could go home.  So after Mr TAN and I spending a day and night at the hospital with them we were able to leave.  Addison has to have some special fortifier added to her milk to help boost her calorie intake and weight gain.  I am still managing (just) to provide them all with expressed breast milk but already feel my time and energy levels are sapped and Addison and Hudson are not so great at breast feeding as otherwise I would try twin feeding.  Currently we are racing through about 1.8 litres of milk a day for them and that need is continually increasing so really don't feel that confident. 

So we have now been home for about 36 hours and so far so good.  They are all waking to feed every 3-4 hours and it takes the two of us just over an hour to get them all fed, changed and back to bed.  In between I am busy expressing, sterilising, washing and of course entertaining Oliver.  Mr TAN has been fantastic with helping with the feeding of everyone and we have even both managed a rest today thanks to some helpful visitors. 

Starting on Monday I do have someone coming to help for 8 hours a day 3 times a week while Mr TAN is at work.  I am so grateful for this help that will be provided for the next 13 weeks just to help with all the feeding and to get adjusted with this huge lack of sleep.

Keeping this short as they are just starting to wake for feeds again so here is a few happy snaps.

Addison

Hudson

Spencer