Holding Hands

Hayden and Evyn have reached a new milestone! They graduated from their Isolette (incubator) beds and are now sharing an open crib! I'm sure they like being back together again :). Now seeing them side by side, it's really hard to tell them apart! The only defining difference is that Hayden is a little thinner than Evyn. Hayden is gaining quickly though and will soon catch up, at which point we're going to have to come up with a new way to tell who's who.

Speaking of weight gain, they are both doing very with that, gaining more than the daily average. Evyn is now in the 4 lb range (4 lbs 3 oz) and Hayden is 3 lbs 13 oz (3 more ounces to go until she's 4 lbs)!

Thursday Twin Update

The girls have each gained 2 ounces since Sunday! This is a great gain since they are supposed to gain 1/2-1 ounce every day, so they are right on track. Evyn is now 3 lbs 14 oz (2 more ounces until she's 4 lbs!) and Hayden is 3 lbs 9 oz. Their gestational age is 35 weeks today.

Twins Update 10/11/08

The tiwns are now one week and three days old and are continuing to show daily progress. Both have re-gained their birthweight plus a couple ounces! They are breathing room air completely on their own without any assistance from ventilators, etc. As of yesterday, (friday 10/10/08) they became free of their IV's which has made holding them a lot easier (less cords they are attached to the better)! Our next step will be getting them to eat. Right now they are fed through a tube that goes through their nose. They have developed a healthy appetite, their feeding amount increases several times a day. This is great news and will be very helpful in getting them to pack on the pounds!

Jett the Dragon Fighter!

Suited up and ready to take on the fiercest enemy, Jett ran around the house saying "i'll save you! There's a dragon!" The dragon couldn't stand up to Jett and his fly swatter and eventually admitted defeat.

The Shea Twins Have Arrived!

Evyn Winter Shea and Hayden Reese Shea

were born on October 1, 2008.

Hayden was delivered first at 6:50am, weighing 3lbs 4oz.

Evyn came shortly after at 6:51am and weighed 3lbs 9 oz.

Both girls were 17 inches long.

The girls were born prematurely at 33 weeks but are doing well in the NICU. They will be there for a few weeks in total as they finish growing and maturing to a point where they are ready to take on this world! Everyday has it's ups and downs, but so far both Hayden and Evyn make daily improvements.

We will keep our blog updated with posts of the girls' status. We are excited to have them here and can't wait for them to come home!