We are all home!

We are all home! Nora came home first. We stopped by Grammy and Grandpa's house first where Will welcomed her with a sidewalk chalk display. Nora was then able to cuddle with Grammy and Grandpa before coming home for the first time!
Next Eva came home, then Parks. Although I am experiencing sleep deprivation like never before, it is so amazing to have my trio at home with the rest of the family.

The Pictures From Top to Bottom:
-Will by the sidewalk chalk art at Grammy and Grandpa's
-Grammy, Grandpa, Will and Nora
-Parks in his car seat
-Nora
-Eva smiling at Nora during tummy time
-All three babies Nora, Eva, and Parks

Doing Better

Parks is now out of the isolette/incubator and back in a crib. The tests never revealed any signs of infection. The doctors suspect that his episodes were due to reflux. They will perform a couple tests on Monday morning to try to confirm this and determine the cause. Meanwhile he is eating, growing, and even smiling occasionally.
The girls are continuing to do well. The doctor guessed that Nora will be home in about a week, and Eva won't be far behind. Parks will probably have to stay a little longer than the girls, but not much.
Will has enjoyed visiting the babies in the NICU and kissing each one on the head.

Poor Parks

Poor Parks just can't catch a break. Yesterday I left the hospital in the afternoon to try to sneak in a quick nap. As soon as I got home I got a phone call from the doctor on call, Dr. Kerr. Parks had a couple episodes where he had stopped breathing. While this not uncommon for preemies, he required intervention and oxygen to help him recover. His body temperature was low, and his color did not look good. These events together were enough to give everyone a good scare. The doctor thought this may indicate that Parks was beginning to suffer from an infection. Dr. Kerr immediately put Parks back in an isolette to help him maintain his body temperature. They also put him on IV antibiotics, and began running tests. The preliminary blood work did not indicate an infection. They decided around 8 pm to give Parks a blood transfusion to treat his anemia in hopes of improving his blood oxygen saturation. We are now just waiting to get results from continued testing.
It was horrible to see Parks back in his isolette after all the progress he has made. It was a heart wrenching way for Steve and I to spend our 8th wedding anniversary. Parks looked so sad and frightened. They are still allowing us to hold him so I was able to enjoy quite a bit of snuggle time with him, which seemed to benefit us both.
The girls are both doing great. Eva now weighs 5 lbs and Nora is 5 lbs 5 oz. I will continue to try to post updates on Parks.

All My Children

Steve and I are so excited that the triplets have a new doctor who has allowed Will to visit them in the NICU. Will has enjoyed seeing his siblings. He is such a wonderful big brother.

All three babies are still doing very well. Now they just need to continue to work on eating and growing.