Twins Update

Miss Mila is still on her CPAP - which she hates. She's still having too many spells to take her off. She's quite ingenious and has figured out how to get the gear off most of the time.

I think she's starting to adapt though and seems to be sleeping better and fussing less with the gear on. Apparently all babies (and adults) hate CPAP.

She's now tipping the scales at 4lbs 2oz and getting a little Buddha-belly.

They say that infants can only really see things that are 8-12 inches away. However, last night when Myra walked across the room, about 15 feet away, I saw Mila follow her with her eyes. While the details may not be sharp yet, she's definitely aware of things in the room.

She's completely off antibiotics now and there's no signs of any further infection. She has no IV tube anymore.

In this picture, she's giving mommy the old one-eye while she works on her binky. By the way, the anti-pacifier crowd are idiots. It's a great tool that's very soothing. Stressed out babies don't grow well and can develop learning and psychological problems. Stress hormones, like cortisol, are terrible for baby brains.

Miss Sophia is trying to catch up to her sister's growth and is now 3lbs 11oz. She's certainly spunky.

Without going into too much graphic detail, she's the power-pooper of the two. For the parents of babies out there - Desitin is the greatest thing for diaper rash.

Whenever she hears us come in, Sophia opens her eyes wide and starts checking things out. Again, I have seen her look at things that are farther away than babies are supposed to be able to see. If I talk to her, she will look right at me.

Both girls are doing great at maintaining their temperature, so we will most likely be giving them heir first real baths this Sunday.

One of the big advantages of the NICU is that we have great nurses who walk us through all the baby care stuff like diapering and baths. We'll have tons of supervised practice before we bring the little darlings home. They gave us a free infant CPR class last night (the Red Cross charges $85 per person). I have the utmost respect for the nursing staff who are primary caregivers, surrogate parents, teachers, counselors, and project managers.