3 weeks old!

Our beautiful girls have turned 3... weeks old. As Megan so eloquently says; time goes fast and slow at once. We adore the time we have with them which rushes past, and when we aren't there they seem to grow so fast without us.

Megan is mostly recovered from her operation - she can move around pretty well, but she's still avoiding stairs. We are sleeping in our studio (which most people call a garage) on the ground floor of our Karori home until she is 100%.  A huge thanks to my buddy Nigel GX who came and helped me shift the furniture on a work day. I have to say even though I wouldn't want to sleep there all the time it is quite fun, a little like camping!

We have had a big setback this week as we (just the parents thankfully) were hit by a virus like a ton of bricks. I went down on Sunday morning and endured a terrible 48 hour bug. Just as I was recovering on Monday night, Megan rode the same nauseating 2 day rollercoaster.

The very worst thing about this is that NICU enforce a strict "you must be well for 48 hours before you enter the unit" rule. It is a very sensible rule, which ensures the safety of all of the precious lives in there... but it is oh so hard to go 4 days without seeing your angels.

In fact I was so miserable in that 48 hours that I made a movie of Eliza and Olive to take my mind off of the problem. It is a humble effort, but I'm sure you will see their star quality shining through.

Today is Thursday. I've been well for two whole days, so I have been in to cuddle both of them, and they are in great nick. Eliza has broken the magic 1 kilo mark, and is a very healthy 1010grams. Olive is now a whopping 1560grams. Remember when they were born Eliza was nearly half her sister's size? Well now it's more like 2/3rds so she is making great headway.

Megan last saw them on Monday while I was ill and she had a joint cuddle too... these are really wonderful because you get a great look of the girls in relationship to one another.

Megan here... we also want to say a heartfelt thanks to everyone who have sent our girls presents and cards. They are certainly going to be very smartly/cutely dressed little girls, with excellent reading material to choose from, not to mention some great toys to play with. Also a big thanks to those who have fed us both recently, as well as those who fed Hudsie when I was in hospital and brought me treats or visited. We are lucky to have such supportive friends and family. We will send out proper "thank you" notes, but are waiting for a magical at home photo to share. In the meantime, big thanks from us four xoxo