They’re here

At 12:54 and 12:56 today we welcomed Sebastian and Lucas into the Lowe family.

Sebastian, formerly known as Baby A, is not having an easy time with things. At birth he weighed 3 pounds. He has had too much blood, his liver is large, his heart is weak and he is quite dark and red. These are all things they expected to see and we were prepared to hear. It’s going to be a tough couple months but we are here to help him and he’s got some great care in NICU.

Lucas, Baby B, was born at 2 pounds, a little higher than they estimated. He is pink and pale, sort of what one would expect for an offspring of mine. He’s pretty tiny but is actually doing much better than his brother. He is breathing on his own; however, he does require a blood transfusion.

There are lots of positive signs, such as peeing, movement etc. Sebastian opened his eyes for us when we were talking to him, which was pretty heart warming. We were also able to touch their tiny hands and give them some words of encouragement. A goal we can set in our heads is to remain in the NICU until regular term, possibly 10–12 weeks. We’ll be playing this day by day and it all depends on how they develop, could be shorter, could be longer.

Thanks everyone for being part of this experience with us. We can’t wait to introduce the rascals to everyone.

Analia, Chris, Lucas and Sebastian