Both babies are still doing very well and continuing their progress towards being released from the hospital. They were moved out of their isolettes (the incubator-like boxes they were in) and into an open crib together today, so that was an exciting development. They are also both off their IVs so we are able to move around the NICU area freely with them when we visit. In fact, the only cords they now have are the little wires stuck on them that measure heartrate and respiratory rate, and those will be on there until they are released. They are also back up to their birth weights and have even surpassed them, so they should start growing well in the next few days/weeks.
Naomi is pretty much over her early set of problems and is really making strides developmentally every day. Her early signs of apnea are gone, and she's now eating more than her little brother. Naomi's definitely a better eater than Evan and shows pretty vigorous sucking when she gets her bottle. In fact, the nurses and doctors felt she was doing well enough eating that they've removed her NG tube (the tube running from her nose down to her stomach).
Evan's also doing well, though his size is allowing big sis to pull ahead of him. He has a very preemie habit in that he will fall asleep very quickly after feeding begins, so the meal process can be quite drawn out with him. Because of that, he still has his NG tube and will until he better gets the hang of finishing the whole bottle.
I took a few more pictures yesterday and today, so if you go back to the photobucket site you can see the new ones. Here's probably my favorite:
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Woo hoo! We have been so wrapped up in Christmas and New Years and Greg's new job that we hadn't checked in on your blog in a while. CONGRATULATIONS! I am glad to hear that the babies are doing well. They look adorable, and I love the names! Can't wait to see more pictures!
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