the day before surgery

After waiting about 16 weeks, the day is upon us. Jack & Sadie are to have surgery for their craniosynostosis. A condition in which the sagittal suture on their heads fused together. There is not a known cause for this condition and it is pretty rare that both babies would have it. But that they do, and the only correction is surgery, where the remove the bone that is fused and make relief cuts in the sides of their skull to help round out their heads.

Here they are before surgery. You can see their foreheads are pretty high. From the side their heads are narrow and elongated.

Baptism - June 27, 2010

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Life is not without its challenges

Haven't posted since the twins joined us. A heck of a lot has happened since. Here are the highlights:

• March 12 - Jack & Sadie are born
• March 16 - We all go home from hospital
• March 17 - April 6 - Determined to continue to nurse the babies. Pumping 8-10 times a day to build up supply.
• March 17 - April 6 - I keep getting a fever at night. Doc thinks mild uterine infection. 2 rounds of antibiotics are not fixing it.
• March 27 - April 24 - Mom comes to help with the babies.
  
• April 6 - I hemorrhage while at doctors. Emergency hysterectomy. Thank God Mom is here.
  
• April 7 - Can't even think about pumping. Give up nursing hopes.
  
• April 9 - Louie, my beloved furry kitty friend of 15 years, passes
• April 9 - I go home from hospital
• April 17 - Piper turns 4!
• May 1 - I turn 37!
• May 8 - Mikey takes third place in motorcycle show!
• May 11 - Sadie keeps vomiting. Take her to Children's Hospital for ultrasound. All is ok.
• May 21 - Babies sleep through the night!
• May 22 - May 26 - Dad & Nancy visit. So great to see them!
  
• May 23 - Mike & Amy lucky number 7!
  
• May 26 - Pain under ribs. My gallbladder is removed.
• June 7 - Back to work
• July 1 - Twins have surgery

Through all this our family, friends and neighbors have been extremely generous and took good care of us. Let's hope the second half of the year is a little less eventful.