More Baby Pics and Updates

The babies are making so much progress every day. It is very exciting to see. All of the pictures below were taken on 7/7/09...it was a very eventful day. Rylie and Sydnie came home from Grandma's and were able to see Hallie and Remie for the first time. They were very excited. Grandma Shirley was able to help me hold them up to the window to show Rylie and Sydnie.




This is Remie after getting her back to the room.Hallie sporting her hat, she was having a hard time keeping warm.
As of Tuesday, Hallie was still on oxygen. They also had to put Remie back on during the night. They tell us that is normal, and not to get disappointed. However, with Remie it is on the lowest setting, if they turned it down any more they would turn it off. Hallie's is a little higher, but they are both during great.

Later that night, I was able to bath both of the babies. They handled it a lot better then I thought they would. We tried to take some pictures of the event, but they didn't turn out real well....too much wiggling going on. Grandma Shirley stayed in town on Tuesday afternoon and was able to be there when I gave Hallie a bath. She then got to feed Hallie. When we were getting ready to bath Remie, my mom came in...So both Grandma's got to feed them. I think both Grandma's need to move to our house for the next couple of months!! Both babies had gained about an ounce. Which is wonderful!

Grandma Shirley with Hallie - after her bath.

Grandma Joy with Remie - after her bath.

The nurses have been feeding them every three hours. Ryan and I have been trying to be there for the majority of the feedings during the day. He is able to go in at 9:00 and then I have been getting in for the one at noon. Everyday we go in, they have increased their feedings or something new has changed. It is very encouraging to see.

As of last night 7/8/09 - They both were eating 20 mL of milk - which is almost an ounce I think - from the bottle. Yesterday, when I got there at noon, they had taken the feeding tubes out. And as they increase the amount they are eating from the bottle, they are decreasing the amount of fluids they are getting from their IV's. The nurse yesterday, said that hopefully they could take the IV's out in the next couple of days. Both babies love to eat. We kid around they are little piggies. They are just taking things very slow and making sure they are still breathing while they eat and maintaining their heart rates after they eat. Last night while I was there, they were weighed again. Hallie was 3lbs 15 ounces - two ounces away from her birth weight - YEAH! and Remie was 4lbs 4ounces - 3 ounces away from her birth weight. Hopefully they keep making great progress!

We are not sure when they will be able to come home. I talked to the nurse yesterday and she said that they have to off the IV's and things for 48 hours. They also have to be eating and gaining weight. She did say that they have sent babies home with oxygen, so if that is the only thing keeping them there, they would send them home. We just hope they keep making great progress and can come home sooner then later.