I can't believe the girls are already a week old! They were a week old yesterday. That means that today was day 8 in the NICU. The past week has been such a whirlwind of activity. We call the NICU every night to check on the girls before we go to bed. The nurses are great about telling us how they are doing whenever we call. They have been doing so well that the main purpose of the nightly call is to see how the weight check went since they weigh the girls in the evening. Last night was kind of a set back because Whitney actually lost 0.4 oz and Aubrey didn't gain any weight. They are still not back to their birth weights. One of the criteria for them to go home is that they have to have gained weight for 3 consecutive days. So yesterday made us start all over again. Of course they haven't met the other requirements yet so we can't be too upset. One of the other requirements they have to meet is to be maintaining their own body temperature. Whitney has been maintaining hers for several days now but the good news is that Aubrey is now maintaining hers as well. She got to come out of the isolette today and is now in bed with Whitney. Today was the first time we got to take pictures of both girls together. Up until now they were too far apart because of all of the wires and iv's and the isolette. Now they don't have any iv's or heat source to keep them apart! I will try to post some pictures of the girls together in the next couple of days. One of the best things about today is that I got to hold both of our baby girls at the same time. Yes it made me cry! When I called the NICU tonight they said both girls gained weight again. Aubrey is almost back to her birth weight! Hopefully we will have the girls home before the end of the year. I would love to start the new year with our family all under one roof!!
Merry Christmas!! Sorry that we didn't get any Christmas cards out this year!! We will definitely be getting out some birth announcements as soon as we can! As always....thanks for all of the thoughts and prayers!
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