Sisterly Love

Today we went to the Hospital early to prepare for the girls acting debut. In order to transfer them from one room to the other they put both girls in the same bassinet. It was by far the most adorable thing I have ever seen. On the ride over both girls were sound asleep and didn't really notice each other, the ride back however was a different story. The girls were placed facing each other and wouldn't stop staring. They were completely enthralled with each other. We loved being able to see them together and enjoying each other's company. Hopefully only a few weeks and we can all be home together!

As far as the girls go, they both are doing well. Haylee is at 4 lbs 7 oz and continuing to grow everyday. She has almost grown out of her preemie onesies. She has reached pretty much every milestone except one. All that is left for Haylee is to get all of her 8 feed times via bottle. As of right now she is able to do 3 out of the 8, but we are working on it and she is trying very hard. 

Rylee is also continuing to grow, which is the most important thing for her at this point. She now weighs 3 lbs 8 oz, though she did lose about 10 grams last night. She is still struggling with having apena, and had two episodes today while mommy was holding her. It was a little overwhelming because I saw her color change and her stop breathing. The RN came over right away and took her from me, then put her on oxygen. Not minutes after this occurred the NICU lost power ,will all monitors and beds going down. Luckily, all the nursing staff reacted quickly (the back up generator didn't quite work either) hooking the babies up to portable monitors, and getting other equipment to keep them safe. In the mean time I was watching Rylee like a hawk trying to keep her awake until we could get a monitor on her. She remained stable and was able to be hooked back up. However, after the power came back on she decided to have another episode, this time it was while being examined by the doctor. I was able to stimulate her enough for her to come back on her own without requiring oxygen. The doctors and nurses all believe these episodes are related to her acid reflux, and nothing major. Unfortunately with that being the case it is something that she will grow out of in time. Right now they are continuing her antacid and now will be adding some rice cereal to her bottle. They use the cereal in an effort to allow the food to sit in the stomach and not come up as easy or as much. 

Everyday we go and visit with them we get to see more and more of their personalities. From what we can tell one has a very calm and easy temperament (Haylee) and the other is as fiesty and demanding as can be (Rylee). We enjoy seeing them grow and change and we can't wait to have them home. Again, we truly appreciate everyone's thoughts and prayers as the girls go through this process, they are very loved!!