Johnson Jungle

Wow...it has been a few days since we've been able to update our blog. Where do we begin...Well, the short version is that we brought Isabella home and she had a rough night the first night home. The next day she was getting her vitamins which she REALLY doesn't like and decided to stop breathing. SCARY! Finally, after what seemed like 5 minutes of watching a blue baby trying to breathe, she struggled to take some small breaths. However, Stan and I were not so quick to recover. We rushed her to the ER because she was still dusky/blue. They ran a million tests to find that her hematocrit and hemoglobin were quite low. A blood transfusion was needed and she was re-admitted to the NICU that evening. Everything went well and we were able to take her home the next day. They assume that her slow recovery from her non-breathing spell was due to the low blood levels. Anyway, Isabella and Peyton are both doing well and we were glad to be together for Thanksgiving. It's truly AMAZING how many diapers you can go through in one day!!
For those of you that are wondering what a day in the life in the Johnson's home is like...here is the short version:

6:00 am-Wake up to a heart-jolting alarm to find that it is just a bad reading and Isabella really does still have a heart beat.
6:15 am - Put Phoenix back to bed and reassure him that he can play with his transformers when it's light outside. Feed the babies, hop into bed before the older boys wake up!
7:30 am - Wow! We never knew 5 minutes of sleep could feel so good...
8:00 am - Try to catch the mouse thats stalking our home...Oh well, might as well throw the poor thing some left over Ramen noodles from dinner last night - it's probably hungry
9:05 am - Send Carson to preschool 5 minutes late - it is preschool today right?
9:15 am - Feed the babies again, change the diapers, and their clothes.
11:00 am - Pick up Carson from preschool and finally give them breakfast...Looks like Ramen Noodles will do the job...
12:00 pm Yep, you guessed it, time for feeding the babies, changing diapers, and pumping
1:00 pm - Lunch time - Left over Ramen Noodles. Babies aren't quite satisfied with just a feeding, burping and put into the swing (what do they think this is?). Guess we should hold them once in a while...
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Oops, sorry about that...I fell alseep typing. I guess we better get dinner ready before I fall into a deep sleep...Ramen noodles anyone?