They could be coming home THIS WEEK!!!

Tom and I don't know if we should be excited or terrified.. they are likely coming home this week. They both handled the full :by mouth" feeding for the past 24 hours and we are looking at discharge soon. I will wait til the doctors tell me a date but we are getting everything ready.

We went in today with Tommy in tow and just tag teamed again. I got dropped off to do the 11am breast feed and Tom took Tommy to a park nearby. Then we switched and Tom was able to give Grace a bottle and that was fun for him. I then went up and breastfed Austin and he got 12 ML!!! That is double what he got yesterday so he is definitely making strides. We have to keep teaching them to nurse until they are able to increase the volume to where it needs to be. For now, we supplement with a bottle when I am done nursing them. When they come home, we will be giving them two bottles per day of Enfagrow so they can get extra calories. That means that I am still pumping, ugh.. but at least they will be getting more calcium which is why they do that for preemies.

Updates
Grace
She now weighs 5lbs. 6 oz. and is getting a little belly on her.. what a little cutie she is. They have her on a doughnut for her head shape because she has been on her side too much. She is still grunting like a little squirrel and it still cracks us up. She is a champion feeder and we hope that remains a constant.

Austin
He now weighs 5lbs. 12oz. and seems huge! Although quite the looker .. he is also dealing with the hammer head so he now has a doughnut as well. Good thing their heads change so much in that first year. :) He is doing much better with his bottle and is quickly learning how to nurse, thank God! I really dislike giving him bottles right now bc he gets tired so quickly and then has brady's which scare me to death! He is improving though and that is all that matters.

Sooo.. I will keep you all posted on when the big day is. We have been told that this can be a waiting game so I am not going to hold my breath. I will keep preparing their room, getting clothes washed and such.. nesting. The BIG ride is about to begin.

Much love to you all,
Erica and Tom