We've added 30 fingers and 30 toes

Well yesterday was the big day. I had gone in for an ultrasound yesterday morning and Baby B wasn't doing well. He had alot of reverse flow out of the umbilical chord and Baby A was almost getting to much. So my doctor decided to go ahead and schedule my C Section for the afternoon. They took me right over to Labor and Delivery and got me all hooked up to the monitors. Around 4:30 they took me back and did my spinal tap and then the excitement began.



Aiden Robert Nielson was born at 5:00 pm. He weighed 2 lbs. 10 oz. and was 15 inches long.





Brock Thomas Nielson was born at 5:01 pm. He weighed 2 lbs. 2 1/2 oz. and was 13 1/2 inches long.




Collin Matthew Nielson was born at 5:01 pm also. He weighed 2 lbs. 4 1/2 oz. and was 14 3/4 inches long.


The delivery went really well. I am feeling pretty good also. Matt got to go in around 6 p.m. last night and see the babies for the first time. Then he got to hurry and take in my parents and his parents really quick to see the little guys. Finally around 8:30 last night, I got my first peek at my cute little guys. What a moment. They are so very small, but they are so perfect as well. They are bigger that I had imagined they would be.


Aiden had to be intubated. He was only intubated for about 5 hours and then they put him on the CPAP machine. Then this morning they took him off of that and he is only on a Cannula now. That means he is pretty much breathing on his own with very little help. They have got the Bellyrubin light on him for Jondis and other than that, he is doing pretty good.


Brock had to be intubated last night around 10:30 p.m. He was only intubated for around 3 hours and now he is only on the CPAP machine. That means he is getting a little more help breathing than Aiden, but he is doing well. He is also under the Bellyrubin light, but doing well.


Collin did well breathing last night with only the CPAP machine. Today they may have to intubate him. He is trying to hard to breathe so they may intubate him so he can have a dose of Surfactant to help his lungs not have to try so hard to breathe. They other two have already had the Surfactant, so we will see if Collin has to as well. Collin is also under the Bellyrubin light, but doing good.


They are such perfect, cute little babies. For only being 28 weeks and 5 days, I think their sizes are pretty good. They doctors seem to be pretty positive, but each day is a different story. I will be released from the hospital on Tuesday, and we go to my in-laws in Bountiful. Then I will start my daily journey back and forth to visit the boys each day.


Thank you so much to all of our friends and family for all of your support and prayers through this experience of ours. You will never know how much they have been appreciated. We will continue to keep you posted.