Upgraded

This past weekend brought some exciting changes.  We moved from the 80s to the 60s (series of rooms), and in NICU speak, that means we moved to the other side of the NICU where we transition to home!  

Alivia, day 13

 With that great news, we spend our days at the hospital doing things much like we would do at home.  We feed them on a schedule, we cuddle, we do diapers, we cuddle more.  The feeding tubes are coming out very soon, they're still there only as a precaution in case one of the girls poops out during a feeding.  To keep their weights increasing, they must take every drop of milk at every feeding. 

Alivia (left), Annalise (right)

Their new room even has a window.  This weekend was the Chicago Air and Water Show which we had a million dollar view of.  We cuddled and sat by the window all weekend.  Ah, and last but not least, they're in open cribs and out of the isolettes.  That means they've mastered maintaining their own body temps.  Just like all the nurses told us, they are strong and won't be there long.  With each passed day we can tell they're stronger and getting closer to coming home!