Sunday, Sept. 23--The Triplets are Transferred to Another Closer Level 2 NICU

The boys had their first car ride this morning--each was taken by ambulance from the Brigham to Winchester hospital, which is much closer to us and out of the way of city traffic. The boys now occupy the back right corner of the Winchester Special Care nursery. They all arrived and were settled in by noon. We visited them at 1 p.m., and they all hung out as a family until the evening. It's much quieter here, and even more private than the Level 2 room in the Brigham.

Here's the Special Care Nursery...




Jacen not only moved into new digs at Winchester, but he also got to leave behind his isolette for an open crib because he can maintain his body temperature without it! So this is his first "big boy bed"...you can see how happy he is to be one step closer to going home!





We also gave all three boys little birthday presents that had been given to them by another triplet mom...cute and very soft blankets shaped like a tiger, ducky, and froggy. The boys really received these new presents enthusiastically by continuing to slumber away in their beds.

Here's Alex with his ducky...



And Jacen with his froggy...



And Ty with his Tyger, of course!



And here are some other photos of the Madeira five-some hanging out together...

Matt holding Alex...



Alex taking a bottle...mmm, good!



Jody with Ty...



Matt with a very burrowed Ty burrito...