Nicholas and Joseph : Day 56!!!

Today was a big day for us!!! Kalleigh and I got to go visit the boys together this morning because Mosey (Kalleigh's Grandma) is visiting and volunteered to watch Vince for us!!! It's always nice to go see the boys with Kalleigh, we really don't get to do it too often, but we cherish the moments we get to see the two boys together!

I got to give Nicholas his bath today!!! I must say I was very nervous, but Kalleigh and the nurse stood right by my side and made sure everything was okay, so after a few minutes I was good! I was so nervous that I would hurt him or something, because they boys still seem so fragile to me! But they're pretty tough and he handled everything great! I also got to dress him and attempt to feed him after his bath, but since he went through kind of a lot in such a short time, he wasn't taking to his feeding too well, so I put him back in his crib, and he received the remainder of his food through his NG tube! Nicholas did great last night feeding though, at his 3am and again at 6am he took the full 34ml through a bottle, which the nurse said was very good for his development stage! Normally they look to give them a bottle every few feedings, but the nurses were reading his queues and he wanted that bottle!!! This was very encouraging news, so I wasn't disappointed that he didn't want the bottle I was giving him! I also got to take Nicholas temperature today for the first time, I got it on try one and he was holding strong at 98.2!!!

Joseph got a bath from Mommy again today, she's an old pro at it, just took over and made it look so easy! Kalleigh might need to watch me take the boys temperature because it took her three times to get it right for Joseph!!! In all reality she did great, and he was holding his temp at 98.1! Joseph still remains on his micro flow oxygen receiving about .5 liters of air per minute, but the nurses and doctors weren't discouraged at all by that. Joseph went through a little more than Nicholas, so it will take him a little longer to come off of the oxygen. Joseph also took two feedings in a row by bottle last night!!! I can only imagine what it's going to be like when they're both hungry at the same time when they come home!!!

With that being said, when we were speaking with the doctor today, for the first time he brought up a possible time frame for the boys to start coming home!!!! Of course this is very preliminary but the doctor stated that if all continues to progress the way it has over the past few weeks, he can realistically see them ready to come home in 2-3 weeks!!!!! Kalleigh and I were overjoyed to hear this and nervous at the same time, because we want to make sure they are good and ready to come home, but we know the doctors will make the best decision for the boys!! We were also very cautious with our excitement because we know that things can change in a matter of seconds and the boys stays could be longer than we had ever hoped! Right now the only thing we care about is the boys' health, and as long as they remain stable, progressing in their development, and gaining weight, Kalleigh and I couldn't be happier!!!