Hey all – Last night's update is a short one.
The boys have graduated from their baby cookers to real live beds! Okay, so maybe not like they’ll have at home, but they’re in these neat little mini-cribs and doing great.
Logan’s off of the wallaby(neon billi blanket), and even though his billirubin levels are higher than they like, they’re trending down, which is super sweet.
Also, Logan’s eating more than Tristan at each feeding, but is not as good at the nippling. He seems to trail off and forget what he’s supposed to be doing at the moment, until we nudge his chin or turn the bottle a little in his mouth. After about 25 minutes of that back and forth, the nurse will usually give him the rest through the feeding tube. But hey, at least he’s getting his food!
Tristan, however, will usually nipple most of his daytime feedings, but at night, after getting bathed, and weighed, and changed, the poor boy’s beat and won’t feel like doing the work. I don’t blame him! It’s tough being a baby!
On an almost entirely unrelated note, I received word today that one of my college professors lost an unwinnable battle with cancer last Tuesday, the day our twins were born. It’s kind of saddening to think that a day which was so exciting and happy for our family had to be devastating to his. I hope that any of you who are so inclined will take the time to pray for the family of Prof. Myles Ellis, as I know they’ll be needing all of the help they can get. I’m certain that he was relieved to be done with such a painful struggle, but his gain is most definitely our loss.
Well, that’s it for this post. Hopefully we’ll get more info soon, and with a little luck, and a lot of hard work on the part of the Loma Linda Medical Center staff, Thing 1 and Thing 2 (Logan and Tristan) will be home before too long.
Take good care of each other.
Cool, glad to hear they are doing soo good!!! you all will be home in no time!!
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