The girls are still making great progress. As of noon tomorrow (Sunday) they will both be in cribs. This is a big step for them because it is the last major hurdle that they need to jump (other than ongoing weight gain). The biggest change for the girls is their sudden desire to eat. Until Thursday every feeding was a fight. They had to be forced to take their bottles and they were eating only their minimum requirements every 4 hours. On Friday they suddenly got a hang of eating and started to wake up crying for food every 3 hours. Not only have they been eating, but they have been eating much more than they are required to eat. They are both below their birth weights (just about all babies lose weight during the first few weeks), however they have now started to gain weight again. Abby is up to 3 lbs, 12 oz and Emily is up to 3 lbs, 8 oz. The picture below may just look like an angry baby (Emily), but really it shows the great progress that the girls have made. It shows Emily crying for food!
Hopefully this progress means that the girls will be coming home this week. We'll likely have a date on Monday when the doctor is back in the hospital.
Dad with Abby
This isn't a great picture, but I just love the frog feet so much.
Dad with Emily
Dad with Abby
Colleen with Abby
Emily
Mrs. Bowen with Abby and Liz with Emily
1 comment:
Aww... they're so cute! And tiny!
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