The Girls Should be Home Soon

Nothing but good news. Both girls have their feeding tubes out, and are eating and gaining weight. We've started to go through the discharge checklist. This means that, provided we stay the course, the girls will probably be home by New Year's!

Both girls are thriving and very active whenever we go in. When feeding time comes, they both act like we're starving them. Both of them are supposed to get around 60CCs with each feed, but Mila will do 80 and Sophia over 70.

As of last night Mila is 5lbs9 oz and Sophia 5lbs 6oz. As of today, the girls are at 36 weeks of gestation. Here are a few of the cuter pix we've taken recently:

Sophia has managed to get her left arm completely out of her shirt and is flexing. Check out those baby-biceps! We came in the room to find her like this and Myra and I started cracking up. The nurse thought we did this to her and was wondering why we had pulled her arm out of the sleeve.

Here is Miss Sophia kicking back in her crib and staring at daddy - wondering when he's going to feed her. In the background there's a picture of Myra and me In London. We taped these into the girl's cribs so they get used to our faces, and have something to look at in there. And also a picture of her post bath-time.

Here's Mila trying to chew on the shoulder of Pat, one of the girls' nurses. Pat's really great with them, as are all of the nurses. Mila was staving here and waiting for daddy to get her bottle ready. You can see how light her hair is here. The girl's hair is actually lighter than mine - for now anyway.

Here is Mila very happy after a bath, and then trying to eat her towel. Both girls love to take a bath - especially when mommy washes their hair. Usually I hold them at an angle supporting their head over the tub while Myra washes their hair.