Trying to be big boys!

The kids are still in the NICU. Having the kids there really puts a perspective on things. All the other ones in our pod have much more serious situation. So even though we have to scrub in and wear a gown to visit with them and hold them, they are doing really well. They don't need blood transfusion, they are not being air lifted out, their monitors are not continuously beeping, etc.

Today they try to hold their own temps. It didn't go well, but we expected that. They have no fat at all. So they got moved into isolettes, which are like baby condos. They are temp controlled boxes that really help them grow fast and learn to maintain their temperatures. It seems scary that they are living in a box, but with all the other options they could be living in, this is the best kind! (Short of being an open crib)

Since their temps dropped today they didn't do as well with taking the bottle. But once the temps were stablized this evening they did much better. G was very alert this evening and checking everyone out.

Both boys love to snuggle and be held. All the nurses love them and have talked about wanting to take them home. So we have to watch carefully that our kids don't run off :) They also keep talking about how they hope the next rotation they come in on they get to work with our kids again. They have all been soo sweet to our boys and we know they are being really well looked after up there.

Kim will get discharged tomorrow. The hospital has set us up with a space in a Ronald McDonald home. We feel so blessed that they did this for us. So we will move into a location down the street until the boys are discharged.

In order for the boys to leave we just need them to hold their temperatures and show weight gain. their is no number that they are shooting for just as long as their is a positive weight gain over a few days. So they just need to get fat :).