The NICU is known as a "roller coaster," and we have found out in the past few days that it really is! Cameron's weight is up to 5 lbs 4 oz, and Paige is up to 4 lbs 2 oz. Cameron is the heavyweight of the two, as you can tell from photos...but he is still just a little guy. We are very fortunate that they are healthy babies, but they still struggle with their feedings. They have really great feedings that make mom & dad so excited, and then will have really poor feedings that set them back from coming home. When they eat 80% of their day's food by mouth the nasal feeding tube will come out, and they will just need to show 2 days of weight gain...easy enough right? We were hoping this process would have already started by now, but Cameron & Paige have decided that they like their nurses too much to leave. We are still hoping to be home sometime next week, but can't say for certain exactly when. We know there is a light at the end of the tunnel, but sometimes it seems so far away.
We are looking forward to 2010 and all the exciting things it brings for us...like going home! Mike & I had a nice New Year's Eve with Cameron & Paige in the NICU, enjoy the photos!
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