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Well, yesterday ended up being the BEST Christmas ever!! We went to see the boys and were able to give them their bath, kangaroo, and feed them their first bottle!! It was great!! Christmas day was the first time they took a bath together and it was too cute!! We have a video that we'll get up on here soon. They did soo good taking their bottle!! Up to this point, they have been getting breast milk through a feeding tube. Last night they had their first try at a bottle. The nurse thought they would get about 2 cc's, but they surprised us all!! Mitchell took all of his, which was 30 cc's (1-oz.) and Parker took 16 cc's!! We were so proud of them!! They did such a good job!! The orders were for them to have 1 bottle per day, but since they did so good, the doctor ordered for them to have 2 per day!! Today we fed them at 5 p.m. and we are going back tonight at 11!! Anyways, we are super excited at this mile-stone as it is one step closer to going home!! Oh, and on that note...we rented my cousin's house today in Fieldstone Farms, so we will have a home to bring the boys to!! Everything seems to be going great right now!! God is good and we praise Him for all these blessings!! Please keep praying!!
Well, I just had to write a quick post before bed because we have crossed a big mile-stone!! I just hung up the phone with Sara (the boys really sweet night time nurse) to check in on them before I went to bed. She told me that Mitchell weighed in at 3 lbs. 9 oz. and Parker was 3 lbs. even!! We are officially done with the 2 lbs.!! HOORAY!! They are getting HUGE and we are super excited!! Once both boys weigh 3.5 lbs. they can start wearing clothes and once they get to 4.1 lbs. they can get out of their little igloos and into a open air crib!! Parker got his canula off today, which means the only thing they have on their faces are their little feeding tubes. Also, they are both supposed to try feeding out of a bottle at some point this week!! They say around 34-35 weeks gestation is when they learn the "suck, swallow, and breath" thing. Yesterday they were 34 weeks, so hopefully they will catch on to the eating thing pretty quick!! What a wonderful Christmas as we have been given the 2 most precious gifts that God could give us!! I feel like they are doing so much better since I last wrote and I know it's because so many people have been praying!! We really can't thank all of you enough!! The very next day after that last post, God gave me peace and encouragement!! He is SOOO good and always listens to our worries!! Please keep praying as we still have a long road ahead!! We just can't wait to get them out of that hospital so everyone can see their sweet little faces!!
"Don't I look great without my canula and feeding tube?"~Parker
"Parker~get over here and let me give you a kiss."~Mitchell
"I'm ready to eat!!"~Mitchell
"Yum-yum, who knew I could finish this bottle in 14 minutes?"~Mitchell
"Okay, I am sucking on my fingers but I don't feel it. Wait a minute...these aren't my fingers, they're Parker's!! Uhhh, I will be glad when we've got more space!! It's so cramped in here!!"~Mitchell
