7.11.09 ~ good news

Avery took a full feeding from a bottle yesterday! She doesn't do that every time, but she's making progress. Brelynn is on just a little oxygen via a nasal canula because when we feed her or change her diaper, her oxygen levels drop a bit. When she's just sleeping, she doesn't really need it. Camille does not have an infection! Praise God! She's doing well and the blood draw that they took was contaminated somehow because the second one was fine and she's not sick at all. She had a few doses of antibiotics, but she didn't need to keep on them. All girls now have their IVs out so it is much easier to hold them with one less tube attached to them. They are all up over their birth weights and gaining weight well. Other than that, I'm doing well. Off my pain meds and I've lost 30 pounds so far. We've been to visit every day, changing lots of diapers and holding the girls when all the conditions are right (temperature needs to be good, high oxygen levels, etc.). The neonatologist (babies' doctor) told me yesterday that we may be able to bring the first one home at 36-37 weeks (we're now 34 1/2) so maybe another week or two and one of the girls will be home! Wow, seems like it's going really fast!