Changes are happening fast at the new hospital. They are out of incubators now, into "cribs". They have to stay pretty wrapped up to maintain their temperature without burning too many calories, but it's a step in the right direction. Will is ~ 4 lbs 5 oz, and Liv is ~ 4 lbs 4 oz.
They've also started on bottles. They have a total of 8 feedings a day. Currently they can do 1-2 bottles/day, and nurse 2 times per day, with the remainder being through their feeding tube. I'm hoping within a few more days they'll have the feeding tube out, since they are doing incredibly well with bottles and nursing. Feeding is one of the key criteria to come home, so I'm particularly excited about this! Because of the extra calories required for preemies, they'll go home on half of their feedings from bottles so I can mix in the human milk fortifier into the breast milk.
And, now that Brent is back to being healthy, he's been able to visit them daily. He held them both yesterday...look how small they look copared to him!
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