Monday Update

 

Missy and I like to refer to Luke & Lauren's new nursery on the seventh floor as "the day spa."  This special care nursery is the most recent edition to the Women's Center at Northside.  The twins' cribs are in adjacent rooms, which really makes our visits much simpler.

The twins need to do three things to "graduate" from the hospital: 1) maintain their own body heat, 2) breathe on their own, and 3) take in six to eight bottles a day.  Luke & Lauren are accomplishing numbers 1 and 2.  Luke is well on his way to completing number 3, which must be consistent for 24-48 hours.  In contrast, Lauren continues to have one to two tube feedings a day, so she's not quite there yet, but getting close.  She's reducing the number of tube feedings each day.

The twins' fabulous nurse says that they're still a few days away from coming home, and Luke is obviously closer than Lauren.

Missy is doing a lot better during her recovery.  Normally, she would be discharged tomorrow, but her blood thinner levels must be therapeutic before leaving.  This is tricky as we are moving from an IV to injections, to a pill.  She's hoping to be discharged on Wednesday if possible.

Everyone says to get as much rest as you can in the hospital, but this has been close to impossible as we try to manage the healthcare and doctor's visits of three individuals.  Missy's day starts at 6:00am and generally doesn't end until 10:00pm, but as I write this at 10:45pm, we just had a visit from the respiratory therapist.  This doesn't leave very much time for sleep or naps.  Please pardon our lack of responses to email, phone calls, and blog/Facebook comments, but please know that we're really appreciative to have the support of our family and friends!