Our 24 Hours

0700     Wake up, use restroom, grab pumping gear, set up pumping session
0745     Finish pumping, ask Bryan to get bottle to store milk to take to babies, clean up pump gear
0800     Walk out to office, log into skype, find out needs of work for day, accomplish as much as possible
0845     Hopefully at good stopping point with work
0915     Finally found the stopping point, walk back to bedroom, grab pumping gear, next pump session
0945     Finish pumping, pour contents in bottle, clean up pump gear
1000     Jump in shower, if water hits the drain, shower has taken too long
1015     Gather pump gear, load up diaper bag, load up Metallica bag
1020     Rushing out door as fast as waddling allows, load car
1025     Arrive at breakfast destination of the day
1035     Haul butt down the freeway to hospital
1045     Arrive at hospital, drive up parking terrace to level 6 as plenty of spaces close to elevator
1050     Step off elevator, waddle quickly across sky bridge, get on elevator
1055     Step off elevator, waddle quickly around two corners, pick up phone to gain access to NICU
1059     Arrive at Room 426, nurse ready to do hands on time
1100     Wake Laith & Vivienne for diaper changes and if lucky, first hold of the day, try luck at nursing
1105     Unplug from monitors, bundle, carefully pull through side door, put nursing baby on scale
1110     Pick up nursing baby off scale, move to comfortable chair, arrange pillows
1130     Finished with practice nursing, press call button for nurse, place baby on scale again
1135     Sit back down in chair, cuddle baby while nurse hooks up gavage feeding
1215     Gavage feeding complete, press call button for nurse
1220     Transfer babies back to heat huts, usually change one diaper again, bundle for sleep
1225     Waddle down hall to restroom, waddle back down hall to Room 426
1230     Gather pumping gear, set up station to pump
1255     Finish pumping, pour contents in bottle, clean up gear
1310     Waddle down hall to leave NICU, step on elevator, go to cafeteria to pick up food supplies
1330     Back on elevator, waddle around two corners, pick up phone to gain access to NICU
1345     Hurriedly eat lunch
1400     Wake Laith & Vivienne for diaper changes and try luck at nursing
1405     Unplug from monitors, bundle, carefully pull through side door, put nursing baby on scale
1410     Pick up nursing baby off scale, move to comfortable chair, arrange pillows
1430     Finished with practice nursing, press call button for nurse, place baby on scale again
1435     Sit back down in chair, cuddle baby while nurse hooks up gavage feeding
1515     Gavage feeding complete, press call button for nurse
1520     Transfer babies back to heat huts, usually change one diaper again, bundle for sleep
1525     Waddle down hall to restroom, waddle back down hall to Room 426
1530     Gather pumping gear, set up station to pump
1555     Finish pumping, pour contents in bottle, clean up gear
1600     Waddle down hall to leave NICU, step on elevator, walk across sky bridge, elevator to level 6
1615     Leave hospital grounds to find food
1645     Rush back to hospital, drive up parking terrace to level 6 as plenty of spaces close to elevator
1650     Step off elevator, waddle quickly across sky bridge, get on elevator
1655     Step off elevator, waddle quickly around two corners, pick up phone to gain access to NICU
1659     Arrive at Room 426, nurse ready to do hands on time
1700     Wake Laith & Vivienne for diaper changes
1705     Unplug from monitors, bundle, carefully pull through side door
1715     Sit down in chair, cuddle baby while nurse hooks up gavage feeding
1745     Gavage feeding complete, press call button for nurse
1800     Transfer babies back to heat huts, usually change one diaper again, bundle for sleep
1805     Waddle down hall to restroom, waddle back down hall to Room 426
1810     Gather pumping gear, set up station to pump
1840     Finish pumping, pour contents in bottle, clean up gear
1855     Waddle down hall to leave NICU, step on elevator, walk across sky bridge, elevator to level 6
1900     Leave hospital grounds to find food
1950     Rush back to hospital, drive up parking terrace to level 6 as plenty of spaces close to elevator
1955     Step off elevator, waddle quickly across sky bridge, get on elevator
2000     Step off elevator, waddle quickly around two corners, pick up phone to gain access to NICU
2005     Arrive at Room 426, nurse ready to do hands on time
2005     Wake Laith & Vivienne for diaper changes and hold for last time, try luck at nursing
2010     Unplug from monitors, bundle, carefully pull through side door, put nursing baby on scale
2015     Pick up nursing baby off scale, move to comfortable chair, arrange pillows
2045     Finished with practice nursing, press call button for nurse, place baby on scale again
2050     Sit back down in chair, cuddle baby while nurse hooks up gavage feeding
2130     Gavage feeding complete, press call button for nurse
2145     Transfer babies back to heat huts, bundle for night
2150     Waddle down hall to restroom, waddle back down hall to Room 426
2155     Gather pumping gear, set up station to pump
2215     Finish pumping, pour contents in bottle, clean up gear
2225     Give a tearful goodbye to Laith & Vivienne, giving each instructions to hurry and grow
2230     Waddle sadly down hall to leave NICU, step on elevator, walk across sky bridge, elevator to level 6
2245     Leave hospital for the day, slowly drive down parking terrace
2255     Arrive home and sadly waddle inside
2300     Gather pumping gear, set up station to pump
2325     Finish pumping, pour contents in bottle, clean up gear
2335     Have a midnight snack, do a little work, pay a few bills
2400     Set alarm, head hits pillow, sleep follows instantaneously
0230     Wake for pumping
0235     Gather pumping gear, set up station to pump
0255     Finish pumping, pour contents in bottle, clean up gear
0310     Set alarm, head hits pillow, sleep follows instantaneously
0530     Wake for pumping
0535     Gather pumping gear, set up station to pump
0555     Finish pumping, pour contents in bottle, clean up gear
0610     Set alarm, head hits pillow, sleep follows instantaneously
0700     Start all over

Meet with doctor during 1100 feeding time, meet with lactation at 1400 feeding time, squeeze a few minutes of work while pumping and any other possible time, eat and drink constantly, nap time usually bypassed...but it's all worth it for this: