THE HUTCHEON'S

Friday, April 24, 2009

Thursday, April 23, 2009

It's hard to believe, but our baby girls are 3 weeks old today. (wednesday) Both are doing extremely well and have had little to no setbacks. (so far,... knock on wood!!) They are both over the 3 pound mark, eating fortified mommy milk, and getting cuter by the day.

Saturday, April 4, 2009

BABIES UPDATE

Well.....to make a long story short, are babies were delivered c-section on April 1st (our little joksters) @ 21:06 and 21:08. Gestationally, they were @ 29&1 weeks. Addison Taylor was first and weighed 2 lbs 9 oz and was 14 1/2 " long. Emree Ann weighed 2 lbs 15 oz and was 15 3/4" long. They were immediately placed in the care of the NICU and are doing GREAT!! (Did I mention...GREAT!?!)
In the last few days they have transitioned from rooms 1 to 2 to 5. Both are being feed mommy milk, and breathing on their own without the need for the vent. (Em was on the vent for a few hours, but was quickly breathing on her own) Em has been on phototherapy the last few days because of some bruising and they put Addi on it yesterday because of her bilirubin count. Both have responded well to the treatment and their levels are well below the limits. I will try to get some pictures downloaded in the next few days and let you see our little angles.
Thanks again to everyone for your thoughts, prayers, calls, flowers, visits, ect......we really appreciate it!!!

LOVE ALWAYS!!!

Alan (Kelli, Dalton, Addison and Emree)

Sunday, March 15, 2009

Pregnancy update

Once again, I thought I should take some time and let everyone know how things are progressing. THANKFULLY, we have made it 3+ weeks since this started and are in a much better place. (not out of the woods, but better) As of today, we are at the 26 and 5 mark (that's hospital lingo for almost 27 weeks.....lol) A few days ago, we had an ultrasound and the babies are doing great and at or above the 2 pound mark . Definitely small, but well on their way. They also "checked" Kelli and it doesn't appear that she has dialated anymore or that her cervix has changed. We did have a little bit of a scare on wednesday as they wanted to run a "test" and take Kelli off the medication (Nifedipine) to see how she did. Well......it didn't take but a day and she started having contractions to the tune of every 2 minutes. They rushed us over to the labor and delivery (L & D) department just in case and they were able to juice her up and get the contractions controlled.
We still have our sights set on our next goal of 28 weeks, but are thankful for every passing day.
I should also mention that we felt like we should give our little girls some names as "Baby A" and "Baby B" just wasn't cut'n it anymore. So.....we named "Baby A" Addison Taylor and "Baby B" Emree Ann.
I want to thank everyone for keeping us in their thoughts and prayers, the flowers, the phone calls, and the visits.......It means more than words can express!!!

Friday, February 20, 2009

Pregnancy news

Dear Friends and Family,

I thought I should take a few minutes and let everyone know what has been going on the past few days. Wednesday, Kelli and I had a routine doctors appointment in Roosevelt. As a precaution, Dr Nolte wanted us to head over to the OB department @ UBMC to see if Kelli was having any contractions as she was a little dialated. (1cm). Well, it turns out she was. Not that Braxton-Hicks contactions are a big deal, but she was having several an hour. (most of which she could not feel) They gave her some medication and it appears to be controlling them. After an overnight stay, and another check by Dr Nolte on thursday morning, he felt she had dilated a little more during the night. (2cm) and she was still needing medication to control the contractions.

After a few conversations, we felt it would be much better and safer to get Kelli (and our precious little baby girls) to the city in the unlikely event that we deliver early. (mind you, we are only at the end of our 23rd week) So,... (although this sounds dramatic), they felt it would be best to send out the U of U neonatal Life-Flight team in the helicopter for an express trip to the city.

I followed a few hours later and spent the night with her at the U of U Medical Center in their high risk labor/delivery department. They monitored her all night and the babies every 2 hours and I'm happy to say that everything appears to be okay for now. It does not appear that she has dialated anymore and they are still able to keep the contractions at bay. At this time they feel she is "stable" and have moved us into another room and wing for 100% bed rest. So, I guess all things considered, things are going good.....BUT, we need time to pass....Our first goal will be 24 weeks, then 28 and then 32+. Our intent is to keep Kelli out here for the duration of the pregnancy which with any luck will be a very boring and uneventfull 3 1/2 months. I will be traveling back and forth as needed for work and to take care of our little boy.

Please keep us in your thoughts and prayers!!!

Alan

Saturday, February 7, 2009

Vegas Trip

A few weeks ago, we decided it would be a good idea to get out of town for a few days. (while we still could with the twins coming) Since we hadn't been there for a few years, we decided on Las Vegas. We also thought it would be a great opportunity to get my mom and dad out of town. (and sis-in-law Kami)

Here are a few pictures from our trip....

No Vegas trip would be complete without watching the fountain show at the Bellagio.