'Sup, y'all
The past 3 months of my life have been insane, particularly March; our birth mother went into labor early (31 weeks) and delivered freakishly healthy superbabies on March 3. Both boys are out of incubators and mostly feeding from bottles at gestational age 34 weeks. The birth mother's parental surrender became irrevocable as of this afternoon, which is why I'm only posting about it now.
I have a PLETHORA of stories to tell about the adoption process that ain't happening in a googlable forum but the main takeaway is that I feel like someone waved a magic wand at me and PRESTO I have children
― Wahaca Flocka Flame (DJP), Monday, 24 March 2014 22:20 (ten years ago) link
btw super mazel tovs, cutest pics ever on the fbz.
― Mordy , Monday, 24 March 2014 22:21 (ten years ago) link
Congratulations!!!!!!! That is so awesome.
How are the babies? Still in the NICU? What do they weigh? Pictures?
I'm unreasonably excited for you!
― carl agatha, Monday, 24 March 2014 22:24 (ten years ago) link
thrilled for you both. i hear those adopted kids are pretty awesome, too.
― r. bean (soda), Monday, 24 March 2014 22:31 (ten years ago) link
Thank you thank you!
The kids are in Level II care in the hospital. It's basically the super chill section of the NICU; they still have feeding tubes but have been getting most of their meals by bottle for almost a week. They've been weaned out of incubators and are rapidly approaching take-home weight (one is 5 lbs, the other is 4 lbs 14 oz). At this point, we just need them to exclusively bottle feed, continue to gain weight and not have any crashes on their vitals that require intervention (another scary superbaby fact: they have not needed intervention since their birth).
― Wahaca Flocka Flame (DJP), Monday, 24 March 2014 22:33 (ten years ago) link
That was Ivy's situation, too - they're called "feeders and growers." It's maddening to have to wait! I'm so happy they are doing so well. I can't wait until you can take them home.
― carl agatha, Monday, 24 March 2014 22:39 (ten years ago) link
Don't forget the pictures for us chumps who aren't on Facebook.
― carl agatha, Monday, 24 March 2014 22:41 (ten years ago) link
I'll need to get to a computer to finagle pictures; I have intentionally only made my phone capable of posting pics to Facebook and Twitter
― Wahaca Flocka Flame (DJP), Monday, 24 March 2014 22:59 (ten years ago) link
!!!!!!
Babies for everyone!
― Orson Wellies (in orbit), Monday, 24 March 2014 23:08 (ten years ago) link
So cool -- congratulations!
― Babby's on fiber (WilliamC), Monday, 24 March 2014 23:16 (ten years ago) link
Oh wait, ignore that screen name.
― WilliamC, Monday, 24 March 2014 23:16 (ten years ago) link
sure sure i have one baby and you have to have two, will this competative madness never end
― Corpsepaint Counterpaint (jjjusten), Monday, 24 March 2014 23:21 (ten years ago) link
probably not until i learn how to spell competitive i suppose
― Corpsepaint Counterpaint (jjjusten), Monday, 24 March 2014 23:23 (ten years ago) link
holy whoa, congrats Dan and fam!!
― reddening, Tuesday, 25 March 2014 00:01 (ten years ago) link
HOLY SHIT DJP CONGRATS!!!!
Not one but TWO well-formed babbies! Awesome news, so happy for you and J. Let the parenting madness begin!
― mom tossed in kimchee (quincie), Tuesday, 25 March 2014 00:03 (ten years ago) link
double the perry double the fun :D :D
― set the controls for the heart of the sun (VegemiteGrrl), Tuesday, 25 March 2014 00:04 (ten years ago) link
aw, congrats, Dan! so happy for you!
― horseshoe, Tuesday, 25 March 2014 00:12 (ten years ago) link
it's so wonderful, congratulations to you all.
― estela, Tuesday, 25 March 2014 00:18 (ten years ago) link
congratulations! yaay baby happiness x2! :D
― obliquity of the ecliptic (rrrobyn), Tuesday, 25 March 2014 00:23 (ten years ago) link
parental surrender
but don't give yourself awaaaay
Congratulations!
― mick signals, Tuesday, 25 March 2014 00:33 (ten years ago) link
^_^ ^_^
― 龜, Tuesday, 25 March 2014 00:35 (ten years ago) link
I hope you had the biggest beer ever at 4 today. :D I told you this many times the other night but this is just the best thing and couldn't have happened to better people. You are going to be awesome parents. Now those babies gotta keep growing so I can meet and cuddle them!
― Airwrecka Bliptrap Blapmantis (ENBB), Tuesday, 25 March 2014 00:48 (ten years ago) link
Good job.
― Jeff, Tuesday, 25 March 2014 01:13 (ten years ago) link
Had no idea abt this DJP. Congrats!
― How dare you tarnish the reputation of Turturro's yodel (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 25 March 2014 02:28 (ten years ago) link
congratulations!, djp. so lovely to hear.
― mustread guy (schlump), Tuesday, 25 March 2014 02:38 (ten years ago) link
fyi, I'm putting the pictures I shared on Facebook in here:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/44031217@N00/sets/72157642884299033/
Please let me know if you can't see them.
― Wahaca Flocka Flame (DJP), Tuesday, 25 March 2014 04:01 (ten years ago) link
Good work, DJP. Kids will be great if you keep them away from Dirty Dancing.
― images of war violence and historical smoking (Dr Morbius), Tuesday, 25 March 2014 04:05 (ten years ago) link
Those are some handsome babbies! I love the look on the little guy's face (the one wearing the crimson shirt) in the pic with you and the boys--he's looking like you like "oh damn, that's Dad."
― mom tossed in kimchee (quincie), Tuesday, 25 March 2014 09:35 (ten years ago) link
jealous of the cuteness tbh
― nah, really, great post (Noodle Vague), Tuesday, 25 March 2014 09:36 (ten years ago) link
Fantastic news!
― Michael Jones, Tuesday, 25 March 2014 10:12 (ten years ago) link
Oh my gosh those pictures are so wonderful. You and J are glowing and the babies are AMAZING.
― carl agatha, Tuesday, 25 March 2014 10:57 (ten years ago) link
awesome news, awesome photos!
― vickyp, Tuesday, 25 March 2014 12:53 (ten years ago) link
Oh wow, what wonderful news!
Of course Pope Dan would end up with SUPER BABIES!!
― tokyo rosemary, Tuesday, 25 March 2014 14:50 (ten years ago) link
congrats dan!
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 25 March 2014 14:50 (ten years ago) link
http://i.imgur.com/ENa2a72.jpg
― mookieproof, Tuesday, 25 March 2014 14:54 (ten years ago) link
DJP! Congratulations! Well done!
― emil.y, Tuesday, 25 March 2014 15:32 (ten years ago) link
shamrock butts
― Airwrecka Bliptrap Blapmantis (ENBB), Tuesday, 25 March 2014 15:44 (ten years ago) link
this is so awesome. congratulations!!
― goole, Wednesday, 26 March 2014 12:48 (ten years ago) link
very cool, congratulations!
― sleeve, Wednesday, 26 March 2014 16:56 (ten years ago) link
Thank you, everyone!
Yesterday we had the boys transferred to a hospital in Boston so that we could sleep at home. The Portland hospital was thinking that D would be released first with J leaving a few days behind; the Boston hospital looked at them and basically was like "we expect these guys to be out of here Monday" (!!!!!!!!) The Boston hospital is also feeding them twice as much as Portland was and neither boy is having problems eating.
― Wahaca Flocka Flame (DJP), Saturday, 29 March 2014 17:36 (ten years ago) link
congrats!
― every moser (wins), Saturday, 29 March 2014 17:55 (ten years ago) link
Whoa, nice work, DJP!
― polyphonic, Saturday, 29 March 2014 18:26 (ten years ago) link
Wonderful news!
― carl agatha, Saturday, 29 March 2014 21:16 (ten years ago) link
so fun to see these guys irl today!
― call all destroyer, Saturday, 5 April 2014 21:11 (ten years ago) link
They're pretty great, right?
― Wahaca Flocka Flame (DJP), Sunday, 6 April 2014 00:15 (ten years ago) link
I imagine you are busy with a few (well, two) other things right now, but I hope at some point you're open to sharing more about your adoption experience. I have some social work colleagues who work in adoption, and it does, in face, sound like the craziest thing. Interested in your perspective.
― mom tossed in kimchee (quincie), Sunday, 6 April 2014 01:44 (ten years ago) link
in fact, not in face
― mom tossed in kimchee (quincie), Sunday, 6 April 2014 01:45 (ten years ago) link
― Wahaca Flocka Flame (DJP), Saturday, April 5, 2014 8:15 PM (2 hours ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
totally! i never realized that a fun thing about being a twin would be co-napping.
― call all destroyer, Sunday, 6 April 2014 02:31 (ten years ago) link
I'm in the process of doing this right now, actually; I don't know anything about your situation or experience prior to this point but if it's anything like mine it was a hell of a trip, so congratulations.
― joygoat, Sunday, 6 April 2014 02:59 (ten years ago) link
In face as well
I will be much more open to talking in September when everything is finalized. I will say that the boys rule and I love them and leave it at that.
― Wahaca Flocka Flame (DJP), Sunday, 6 April 2014 03:35 (ten years ago) link
I am super happy for those of you tht have met the twins, but as a dude that has not yet met them I hate you all.
― Corpsepaint Counterpaint (jjjusten), Sunday, 6 April 2014 03:46 (ten years ago) link
Jealousy it's what's for breakfast
I have only just found this joyous thread! Congratulations D and J!
― Madchen, Sunday, 20 April 2014 14:23 (ten years ago) link
Has anyone fostered children? Or been fostered? Or would this be better in a new thread?
― ljubljana, Thursday, 12 November 2015 03:25 (eight years ago) link