Peaceful day with Nana and Poppy :)

Today was spent marvelling at the kids' ability to drink all of their bottles within 15 minutes. Grace picked up the pace today and did amazing and Austin is now an old hand at it. :) Nana and Poppy (Tom's parents) came to visit today and were able to hold them for the first time which was really nice. We all held them a lot today actually and it felt for the first time that the kids were detached from their beds. It seems like ever since they were born that they have been hooked up to something, isolated from us and today there was a shift. It was probably just me but it was nice. Now that I know they are coming home (2-4 weeks) for sure, I am preparing mentally I suppose.

In 8 days, they will be getting their feeding tubes out so that is a great sign. Every other day they will increase the number of bottles they get and I will begin to supplement those bottles with breast feeding until they are breast feeding most of the time. The hard part is that next week, they want me to come in at 8am to breast feed and then skip a feeding so the kids can rest (and use the feeding tube) only to come back for the 2pm feeding. That is going to be really hard for our time schedule and most likely will not work but I will see what I can work out with the nanny. Living so far away from the hospital poses major problems but we will find a way.

Updates
Grace
She now weighs 4lbs. 13oz. and is really quite adorable. We were worried there for a bit but she is coming around for sure. There is some respiratory therapist that comes to check on her all the time which is so sweet but kind of creepy too. I haven't met him yet but Tom keeps joking that he imprinted on her.. for those of you who watched or read the Twilight series, you will understand. All I have to say is Yuk to that! She beat out Austin tonight with her bottle feeding and did better, good job!
Austin
He weighs 5lbs. 3oz., woo hoo!!!! He got tired tonight I guess on his feedings but I am sure he will be ready to go tomorrow. He is such a cute little baby and I just want to snuggle him all the time.. he will be a momma's boy for sure, not the bad kind but I have a feeling we will be close. ;)

It was a good day and I am feeling very blessed that they are advancing each day. Thank you GOD!!!

Much love to all of you,
Erica and Tom