HAPPY FIRST BIRTHDAY ADDISON AND RILEY!!!
Can you believe it's already been a year?? Neither can we. So much has happened and the boys have come such a long way. One year ago, the babies were born and we didn't know if they were going to make it to the next day. We've survived 3 months in the NICU, a seemingly endless amount of doctor appointments, weeks of physical therapy, and so much more.
They are happy and healthy and making incredible progress thanks to a great physical therapist. They love their toys and their brother and sister.
So many of our friends and family have helped us over the past year and this weekend, we not only celebrate Addison and Riley's birthday, but we're celebrating all of the people who have been there for us. Ian and I are throwing a huge party. We're asking everyone that, instead of gifts, they consider making a donation to the Reading Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) in honor of the boys. The staff there is awesome and they truly care about their patients. They are the reason Addison and Riley are here with us and Ian and I will be forever thankful that the doctors and nurses are so dedicated to their jobs.
If you're interested in making a donation, you can get more information here. http://www.readinghospital.org/oth/Page.asp?PageID=OTH000007
A year in numbers:
Addison:
Birth weight: 1lb. 5.2oz.
Length: 12.25"
Days in the NICU-81
Addison's NICU stay bill: $363,831.32
Days on apnea monitor: 75
Physical therapy sessions: 25 and counting
Riley:
Birth weight: 1lb. 3oz.
Length: 12.25"
Days in the NICU-87
Riley's NICU bill: $379,517.09
Days on apnea monitor: 27
Physical therapy sessions: 25 and counting
Trips to the ER: 1
Days in PICU with RSV: 4
And because I can't even begin to sit and figure out who had which appointments, here's a combined total for the past year:
Pediatrician appointments: 30 (along with a $20 copay per visit)
Opthamologist appointments: 14 (with a $30 copay each)
Opthamologist appointments: 14 (with a $30 copay each)
Addison 6-17-09
Riley 6-17-08
Riley (L) and Addison (R) 6-17-09
2 comments:
I fall in love every time I see them....I am not kidding when I say these are the cutest twins I have seen. Congrats!!!!
Wow. A year already. I remember when you had your babies (I was pregnant with my twins only a week behind you) and I think of you all often. I can't tell you how emotional it makes me just thinking of your boys and how amazing their lives have been thus far. Truly tremendous. You are a phenomenal mother.
Happy Birthday, Boys- from twins Cohen and Adria and their momma Lisa (Limebee from Babyfit)
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