Friday, September 23, 2011

Well, blow me to Bermuda - they just about made my head spin around in circles today when first they put our kiddos into an OPEN CRIB, then they dropped the big bomb. They may come home as early as next week! Whaaaat????!! I was thinking they'd be here until we bring them home to potty train and start solid foods at around age 2....

Holy piles of dirty diapers, Batman! The earliest they could be discharged is 35 weeks - which is next Monday. If things continue to go as well as they are, they could very well be coming home at any point between 35 and 36 weeks! Hang on to your binkies, boys - Mommy and Daddy start discharge training tomorrow! Lots of videos to watch on infant CPR (so we'll never need it), caring for preemies at home, bringing your preemies home.... and we're ready for it! I think... Jacob was a breast-feeding champ today! Managed to latch on and even take about 10cc's in before he zonked out in Mommy's arms! Latching is hard work...

This new open crib is pretty fabulous! We can reach in and actually touch them, not slam our fingers into the clear plastic wall separating them from the outside world! I think they'll enjoy it, too - I got a pretty cool video of their "twinspeak" today, just before they were taken out of their open isolette for the last time. *sniffle*

Weights and wipedowns again this evening! Jacob is now just over 4 lbs, his brother is at 4 lbs, 1 1/2 ounces! The gap continues to close, now only about 30 grams separates them! Daddy changed so many poopy diapers today, it was just unreal. Had my first near blow-out, too! I guess Aidan didn't like his onesie, because he pooped all over it... foul stuff. Eww! Even more fun and challenging was getting it off of him without spreading the "wealth."