And Elizabeth Makes Three

Today we brought home Elizabeth. What a relief to have all the girls home healthy. Elizabeth weight is 3 lbs. 14 oz. She looks great, as do her sisters. We think they are all perfect!

Elizabeth is dressed in her going home outfit.

Ready to go. John put them in order: Baby A, Baby B, and Baby C. Anna and Kate were asleep, but Elizabeth was awake and ready to see the world outside the NICU.

Sisters

When we got home, we realized Elizabeth was still awake--she doesn't want to miss anything, but the two others have already seen this and were content to sleep through her homecoming.

All three girls had their eyes checked today for retinopathy of prematurity or ROP. ROP is basically abnormal blood vessel growth in the eye that occurs in the premature infant. The girls' risk factors are low since they did not receive any oxygen and weren't really "sick" at birth. Anna and Kate had normal, fully developed eyes, and Elizabeth's were very mild and just need to be watched. The doctor said this is probably because she was the smallest. He also said there is a 99% chance she will grow out of it without further treatment. She will be rechecked in two weeks.

Tonight will be our first night with the three girls. John is off work now for a while, so hopefully between the two of us we can manage them (and Jack too).