"Babies are bits of stardust, blown from the hand of God."

We have MAJOR stress going on here.... Ricky is trying to get the Suburban fixed (don't ask) and we also have to get Brody's room and the hall painted before Madi comes home. I've got the first coat of primer on now but it looks like it will take a couple of coats.

The babies have no stress and that is a great thing...

Madi is doing great in her "bucket" aka open crib. She is now 4 lbs 13 oz and looking like a regular size baby, if that makes sense. She is now on "eat as much as you want" feeds and eats a lot. Tomorrow she is doing her sleep study. This will determine if she needs oxygen during feeds and I also believe it will see if she needs the apnea monitor. Oh and I almost forgot but I got thrown up on for the first time tonight... it was really great and funny :)
Brody is doing good. They may make vent changes tomorrow.
Gracie is such a sweetie. She is doing amazing! She will be in level II within 4 days. They don't want to rush her upstairs which is fine by me.
Thursday all three have their eye exam for ROP. I think they will be fine but I'm always very worried until I have the results.
I will try to update the blog daily but I can't promise it will happen since I have a list of things to do before Madi is home.
Please keep praying for us. I really appreciate it.

Krista

(Quote from  Barretto)

Update on Madi

Madi will be home as early as Friday but by Monday for sure... I'm getting nervous :)

Meet Gracie

We have had so many great things happen this weekend. Yesterday, Gracie's primary nurse had this photo waiting on me. I just started crying as did her other primary nurse. This is the very first time I've seen her entire face. She is such a doll. Gracie is now on nasal cannula! She is doing really great with it. They have already weaned her down to 1/8 of a liter which is the lowest amount of oxygen. It looks like she will be making her way to level II this week. She is such a happy baby now. I have met her all over again. I can't wait for her to come home.

Brody is doing good. They have changed him to the bigger vent and it supports him much better. He is such a long little boy. Very long and thin. All of his weekly blood tests were good as well as his x ray. I keep reminding myself that slow and steady wins his race.

Madilynn is ready to come home. It will probably be early next week when she does come home. She no longer has oxygen or a feeding tube since she is on full bottles. She has now decided that she needs to cry anytime she moves. I guess this means she is really ready to come home. We have some tests that she will need to pass before she is released. We are waiting on her temperature to stabilize before these tests can be done.

Krista