SURPRISE!!

My last post revealed that we would have a party for my dad in March when we went down to visit. That won't be happening!

We surprised him the day after his birthday by flying to Arizona to spend the next 4 days with my family!

Dandad was VERY surprised...

Hanging with Liam

Grandma got A LOT of cuddle time!

Liam and Uncle Chris

Liam and Auntie Eva

David watched Madagascar (his new favorite movie) on Dandad and Grandma's HUGE TV!

David and Austin

Dandad with his boys

Dandad feeding David some of his birthday cake!

Cuz buds in the tub!

David with Uncle Rich

David fell asleep against Daddy watching Cars!

Dandad teaching David how to throw a ball

David LOVED playing outside!

Just before we left, David helped Dandad put a desk together!

We had a WONDERFUL long weekend just relaxing and hanging out with my family. We decided not to try to visit with people this trip because our trip was short and we wanted to spend extra time with our family. We will be down in March again and will meet up with friends!

Happy Birthday, Dandad!

Happy Birthday, Dad!

We love you and thank God daily for the blessing you are to our family!

You are an amazing example of

Godly character

a loving husband

a devoted dad

and

an adoring dandad!

We wish we could celebrate with you today!

We'll have a party in March!

Love,

Bill, Donna, David and Liam

I LOVE MY BOYS!

Grandma and Dandad Visit

My parents were visiting the week after Christmas. We were SO blessed by them being here and we even had the awesome privilege of them being here when we brought Liam home from the hospital!

Grandma made us some meals to freeze and eat later and Dandad played with David while his world was being transformed before his eyes.

Here are some highlights...

They had so much fun playing with David and holding Liam. The boys love their Grandma and Dandad so much!

THANK YOU FOR VISITING AND HELPING US OUT!

WE CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU IN A COUPLE MONTHS!

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Yesterday was our first day without daddy :( Bill took the rest of last week off so we were able to hang out as a family. We had a WONDERFUL vacation and were all sad when he went back to work!

David is doing great with his new brother. He wants to know where Liam is at all times and loves giving him kisses. Bill and I keep talking about this summer and how much fun the boys will have together!

Liam is doing great also. He's sleeping from about 9PM-7 or 8 in the morning, getting up once to eat and going right back to sleep. It's such a blessing that he didn't get stuck on the 3 hour NICU schedule. He's eating well and only needs to be supplemented with a bottle every once in awhile.

I LOVE MY BOYS!

NICU Pictures

Our newest addition spent 7 days in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Ironically, so did his big brother. Liam, just like David, had trouble keeping his blood sugar up. He was on an IV of glucose until he could hold his own. Here are some pictures of our little wonder during his hospital stay:

Liam had his 10 day check-up on Monday. His doctor said he is doing VERY well and should be treated like a regular 2 week old! Meaning, to us, we don't have to wake him every 4 hours at night to feed him! He slept 5 hours the first night before needing to eat and 6 hours last night! I will be just fine with getting up once at night!

He is laying in my arms right now and is just as sweet as can be!

Brothers

We are home.

Grandma and Dandad left yesterday :( So sad. But we will see them again at the end of March... unless they want to come visit again before that!! :)

More updates will come, but this momma needs to go to bed.

For now ... check out these brothers who are quickly becoming best friends.

Robbins Family Update

I'm home ... but without my husband or our Liam :( Bill stayed at the hospital tonight so I could come home and be with David. Liam is doing MUCH BETTER!! PRAISES TO JESUS!! He is keeping his blood sugar up and eating a bunch! He was on 10 units/hour of glucose and is down to 7. Once he gets off the IV, he'll need to be stable for 12-18 hours and then he can come home!! Hopefully by the middle/end of the week. Oh... and Grandma Joy and Dandad come in tomorrow!

David and Grandma have been staying at our house for the past few nights. David does GREAT at their house, but after 2 nights, he was ready to be home. We played tonight and he took a bath. When I sang him his goodnight song, he looked up at me and smiled before putting his head on my shoulder. I missed him a lot and really felt I needed to come home to him tonight. Here he is this morning when Grandma went in to get him!

Liam and I had some 'skin to skin' time this afternoon. His nurse brought over a recliner for me to sit in and have him lay on my chest in between feedings. This is done mostly for premies, but it's good bonding for all kids. Bill really felt he needed to stay with Liam tonight and do his feedings.

I am so thankful for a husband who is a wonderful daddy to our two boys.

Thank you for your prayers!