Happy Fathers’s Day!

Yesterday, Gwen gave me the most amazing Father’s Day gift I could ever ask for; our sons! Without further ado, allow me to introduce the newest additions to the Rucker family:

Baby William

Born: 20 June 2015, 1000

Weight: 4 pounds, 5 oz.

Lengthe: 17 and 3/4 inches

Baby James

Born: June 20, 2015, 1020

Weight: 4 pounds, 4 oz.

Lengoth: 17 inches

Path Ahead

William and James are both doing well, but are going to be in the Natal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) for a while. This is due to the fact that they were born at 34 weeks, and still need help breathing and eating (the small mask on James’ face is a CPAP machine that aids his breathing some). We don’t know how long the boys will have to stay in the NICU; most likely they will be there until their original due date, which is 29 July. For now, that is what Gwen and I are planning on. If they are able to come home earlier, that will be a bonus! In the mean time, the will be at the hospital in Boston. That will make it a little inconvenient for us, as Gwen will be released from the hospital tomorrow. After that, we will be on or own for lodging and transportation. Rather than try to commute all the way from Kittery each day (which is about an hour and a half each way) we are looking into staying at a hotel. As one might expect, the hotels close to the hospital are quite expensive, so we will probably stay at one that is about 30 minutes away instead.

Additional Pictures

Here is a gallery of pictures I’ve taken the last couple of days. Until next time!