Wake up!

We called the NICU this morning and spoke with the babies' doctor to get an update. We were thrilled with the news.

- Both Ethan and Sydney would have their picc lines (like an I.V. but going into the superior vena cava of the heart) removed today. They've been receiving TPN (like a glorified multi vitamin that is made for them every 24 hours based on blood labs) and lipids (fats) through their picc line and they don't need them anymore because they're getting enough nutrition from my milk.

- Both Ethan and Sydney would move to .5 liters of forced air per second of respiratory support.

- Both would stay at their same feeding levels because they'd spit up a bit.

- They would be sharing a bed by the evening! This made our day. I told Doug, "our babies are rock stars!"

We went to church (just Sacrament Meeting) and then down to the hospital to hold our babies. They are so sweet.

Sydney...

Ethan...

We came home for dinner and returned to see them put in the same bed. Although we called the nurse to tell her we were coming to watch, she put Sydney in with Ethan seconds before we were at their bed...we were disappointed, but only for a minute. We got to see them cuddled up together. It was adorable. Ethan is on the left, Sydney on the right.

Apparently Ethan is starting to pester his little sister already. He kept reaching out and touching her with his clubbed foot. We were laughing.

Here's one of our favorite videos of the night. Ethan's turned foot was a perfect fit for Sydney's diaper...

After being there for about an hour watching them sleep, I tried to wake them up. My efforts didn't work, but we had a good laugh. I think this is the hardest we've ever laughed in the NICU. It helped that our nurse wasn't there. She was off freezing my milk (I am days ahead of them which is nice because I don't have to rush milk to the hospital).

If you have any questions, you're welcome to leave comments and Doug or I will respond.