Honeymoon Period

Day 1, Oliver 750 grams, Andrej 720 grams

This is what they call "The Honeymoon Period." It's generally the first 48 hours immediately after birth where things appear to be going all right. But in reality, our bodies still think that we're in mommy's womb, and haven't adjusted to the real world yet. Daddy compares it to stepping outside in the winter wearing only a T-shirt. At first you notice the cold, but you can tolerate it. Then little by little your body starts to react to the new situation. That is kind of what we're experiencing.

We're glad that we finally got to meet mommy overnight. She's very uncomfortable from the operation, but I'm sure she would take all our pain on herself if it meant us getting better. There seems to be a lot more work going on over at Oliver's incubator, so unfortunately we couldn't get a picture of him with mommy.

My Oma and Opa arrived today from Ottawa to see us. Oma is going to stay for a few days to make sure that my parents are doing all right. Thanks for all the support--we sure need it!


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