A Picture Inside

Hello ladies,

 

I spent an hour with Sabrina today helping out at the 2:00 pm feeding and I just thought I'd share what I experienced. You all might know most or all of this already, but we said we'd keep each other informed - so here you go. : )

 

I walked in to a spotless kitchen with bottles drying on the rack and milk warming in the sink. In the living room Jenna was watching a movie and Sabrina was sitting with her. The Christmas decorations are already up and the room was picked up and looking as good as I've ever seen it. Sab put Jens down for a nap, which she resisted, but seemed to go down without much trouble at all.

 

Sabrina made up the bottles and handed me one, at 2:00 sharp we walked into the boys room and woke them up for their feeding. She said they sleep all the time, which I thought was an exaggeration BUT I think they literally sleep all the time that they're not being fed. They have them limited to their bedroom, which is where we fed and changed them. It was a piece of cake. They are beautiful and sweet. Jeremiah still seems tiny to me, but Micah has a double chin! : )

 

The boys are doing well, Sabrina is looking GREAT! I just kept telling her that I was A M A Z E D!! She was smiling and said she was still hesitant to tell people that because she's so nervous about what is coming. This Friday is the dreaded 40 week mark. : ) And she's uneasy about that.

 

So that's it, I was in and out and tried to be helpful. Things are great as far as I could see.

Task Force In Action : )

Hi, Sabrina! A few nights ago the Triplet Task Force got together to talk about ways to make your life a little smoother. Below are a couple of the products of that meeting. Honestly, I feel a little hesitant to even share these with you because I don’t want to be pushy or intrusive. A simple “No thank you” is all you need to say if we offer more help than is helpful!

1. On your front porch you’ll find a door sign explaining (gently) that you can’t have visitors. If you think it would be helpful, tape it up on your door. If you don’t have a need for it or would just prefer not to use it for any reason, toss it. If you’d like a door sign with different wording, it would be no problem for me to slap another one together with the wording of your choice. Do what is best for you. DO NOT feel obligated to use this…only do so if you find it helpful.

2. When we try to imagine ourselves in your shoes, we find the idea of being alone with the kiddos is daunting – at least while the babies are so small. So we pooled our ideas about a possible schedule that provides one or two adults to help you throughout the day. That schedule is attached. We have not contacted the suggested helpers to confirm any of this; the last thing we want to do is boss you and your family around! J Our ideas are intended to be a help and an encouragement: any part of the schedule that you like you can pursue, any part that you don’t like you should, of course, ignore.

Remember we’re here for you! Call, text, or email any of us if you ever feel we could be of service. We love you…and your beautiful family!

Noah Coming Home

From Sabrina:

Noah is coming home today.

That was November 8! How amazing!!

Micah Lloyd Hay is Home!

Hello friends!!


I wanted to send a quick update on the Hay triplets because I know everyone is curious. First of all, thank you for your continued prayers and support for each of the Hay boys! The doctors continue to be so impressed, and Jeff & Sabrina know that God is answering everyone's prayers for strength and development for their sons! They were able to bring Micah home last night. Jeremiah and Noah will continue to be in the hospital for a little while. Noah will probably be the next to come home this following week. I believe Jeremiah is still on a feeding tube, however, they are out of their incubators and all sustaining normal body temperatures. Micah is still very slow with his bottle, Noah is continuing to learn and Jeremiah is the next to try. I also believe all boys are now over 5 lbs.! Amazing!!

Bringing the babies home while leaving other(s) at the hospital does bring it's own challenges however. Now that Micah is home he cannot visit the NICU with his parents. Plus, medical personnel is advising them not to allow visitors at home throughout the flu season and they will not be leaving home much either. Sabrina has said that she delivered these babies at a very bad time of the year, the beginning of flu season! Please remember that these are special needs babies at this point and their health and development depend on them avoiding sickness of any kind. So, as much as we are all dying to get our hands on them, the reality is that mom & dad have a very big job of keeping everyone well throughout these first very crucial months. They will not be allowing visitors and all meal deliveries to their home at this point must be arranged when Jeff is home to come out and pick up the food from the driveway. We all know they will be very anxious to share the boys with their church family, so please help us spread the word that the boys' premature immune systems will not handle many visitors at this time.

Of course, they have a tremendous support system with all the family in town. Please contact any of them if you can't reach Jeff or Sabrina in the next few weeks. Jeff is still working most days and Sabrina's mom will be around as much as possible. If you would still like to help with meals, please contact Crystal Ennis at crys259@yahoo.com. Sarah Kaelber and I have also had many other ideas about their needs this year. If you have any suggestions, feel free to contact either one of us. Finally, continue to lift them in prayer each time you think of them. They have been so richly blessed, but to whom much is given, much will be required! I know they have felt very supported by their church family so far. Thank you for each and every prayer!
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Marcie Robbins

First Wesleyan Church

Nursery Director

Three Weeks and A Day

Micah weighs 5 lbs 5.2oz.

Micah has to pass a sleep test tonight before he can go home. We will know the results around 12 tomorrow. If he passes, we will pick him up tomorrow evening.

Noah weighs 5lbs 3oz.

His feeding tube has been removed, and he continues to take all feedings by bottle. However, he is still on caffeine. He has to be off of this for three days without any heart/oxygen problems. Then he has to take the car seat test and the sleep test to come home.

Jeremiah weighs 4lbs 10 oz.

He is still on a feeding tube bc he can't always finish an entire bottle. He too is on caffeine and will need to do the same as Noah.

That's the scoop on the boys. I'll keep you updated.