Huge congrats to my high school buddy Scott and his wife, Keao, on the birth of their triplets two weeks ago! The girls were born very early, and unfortunately, one of them had a heart condition and didn’t survive very long after birth, but Allison (the one whose water broke and started the whole emergency) and Casey are now 15 days old and chugging along, charming their parents and the nurses in the NICU. Todd and I were able to visit the family for the first time this evening.
Keao and Scott with Casey.
Keao “kangaroo”ing Allison. Kangarooing is a special skin-on-skin nurturing process that’s encouraged between premies and their parents.
Casey, the hairy one. :o)
Allison, the “mellow” one . . . or so we’re told.
The girls are tiny, but somehow not as tiny as I’d anticipated – maybe because I’m short, ha ha. And Scott and Keao were very upbeat, despite everything they’ve been going through, including the issues Casey and Allison have been having because they were born three-and-a-half months too early, as well as the loss of Rory.
If you pray, please include Scott, Keao and their little girls in your prayers. If you don’t pray, what the hell is wrong with you – just kidding. Just think good thoughts, I guess. For specific prayer requests and/or to see how everybody’s doing, follow their blogs, Pastor Scott’s Thoughts and Starring Astro and Slugger.
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1 Keao // Aug 12, 2010 at 10:51 pm
Crissy, these are awesome. I love the one of allison. When she’s on her back, she always has her hands up on both sides of her face. I always think of that painting with the white ghost-like face…I can’t remember the name. You really captured their personalities. Tomorrow, when I get a little sleep, I would like to link to your blog if you don’t mind.
2 admin // Aug 12, 2010 at 10:55 pm
Sure, Keao! =) It was great to finally meet you after having read about you on Scott’s blog all this time. I was glad that the girls seemed to be having a good day today!
I think the painting you’re thinking of is “The Scream.” My freshman year roommate used to have a print of that one in our dorm room, and it would freak me out at night. ;o)
3 Scott // Aug 15, 2010 at 10:43 am
Thanks Crissy! These pictures are great. I think the girls are getting used to having their pictures taken. They seem to be more photogenic than before.
4 Kelehua // Aug 15, 2010 at 6:07 pm
Thank you for these beautiful pictures and I LOVE your specific “call” to prayer by the way. Made me laugh-out-loud. Love your honesty :) Aloha, friend of S & K
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