Twins.... At home.... Now what!?

I believe bringing home a baby is an adjustment for anyone. For a first time mom and dad, it can be a BIG adjustment! BUT.... with two, that is an understatement! HA! Bringing home one baby and leaving one was an extremely hard thing to do, but it also gave John and I the ability to get used to having a baby at home before there were TWO at home! :)
The NICU did an excellent job of getting our girls used to sleeping with noise around them and in rooms that are not completely dark. They also had these ladies on a routine that helped John and I tremendously when we brought them home.
One major adjustment that we dealt with was not having the monitors to tell us what our babies were doing. We were very fortunate that our girls came home wireless (with no monitors),but we grew accustomed to being able to see that how fast our girls were breathing, what their oxygen levels were, and what their heart rates were.
Sticking to a routine was key in caring for 2 babies! John and I would prepare all of their bottles and stick them in the fridge for easy handling when needed. We kept a log of when the babies ate, how much they ate, when they slept, and when they went to the bathroom. We had a little assembly line of things we needed to give baths, get diapers changed, change clothes, etc. Being organized like this made it easier for me to care for the girls by myself when John was at work.
One of the things that we did a couple of weeks after we came home was get newborn photos taken. While they girls were not newborns, they were still smaller than most newborns were and still hadn't hit their due date! Charlotte came home weighing 4lbs 13oz and Aubrey came home weighing 4lbs 2oz. Our photographer did an amazing job and even found a box with our last name on it to use as a prop to pose my sweet angels in!

What are MoMo twins?

When John and I first saw 2 heartbeats, we of course scoured the Internet about the different types of identical twins. When we came across all of the information for Monochorionic/Monoamniotic twins, we thought for sure that ours would not be that. It is pretty rare, so what are the odds right? Waiting the 2 weeks to see the specialist for a diagnosis seemed to take forever! Our specialist confirmed at that appointment that they were indeed mono/mono or MoMo for short.
More about twins....
There are two different types of twins, identical and fraternal. Fraternal twins occur when two different eggs are fertilized. Identical twins occur when one egg is fertilized and then splits. Identical twins are always the same sex and they share 100% of their genes. There are many different types of identical twins too. Our MoMo twins share the same placenta and the same amniotic sac. This is a rare occurrence that occurs in less than 1% of twin pregnancies. These type of twins are at a great risk of health complications due to umbilical cords being so close in proximity inside the one amniotic sac. It is easy for the umbilical cords to become tangled or compressed therefore cutting off the nutrients and food supply necessary for survival. The survival rate for MoMo twins is approximately 50%. By going in-patient it improves our odds significantly as they will be monitored several times a day. The only way to "fix" these problems with the cords is to take them. So, we already know that we will have our babies early. Our goal is to get to 32 weeks!