July 29th & 30th 2008

So it's been a couple of days since we've posted and lots has gone on. Yesterday we went to the hospital to find our girls were doing exceptionally well. Our little Elle was off any breathing apparatus for 24 hours and Melia was being weaned off of hers for a few hours at a time. We were surprised when the nurse recommended we could do kangaroo care, this is when they have you take off your top and babies lie skin to skin on you. They also moved the girls to the front of the NICU which means that they are not considered critical patients anymore. It was graduation day for them, I'm sure their first of many. Obviously Tige and I were overwhelmed with emotion and love we were grateful for the great day we were blessed to have.

July 30th 2008 - Today proves the ups & downs of having preemies. Elle is back on a breathing mask, she is not recieving oxygen and neither is Melia, just room air. The mask just helps them get air in easier, and by having this they don't have to work as hard and lets them use their energy for other things. They seem a little fatigued today, probably from their busy day the day before so they are keeping an eye on them to make sure nothing else is going on. Tige and I are happy that the staff is so observant and we know that good and bad days are par for the course. We are so happy we had such a good day yesterday, but we just want them to take their time growing and developing. We will wait as long as it takes to make sure they come out healthy and plump.