4 Weeks Old

The girls are 4 weeks old today and they get more and more adorable each day! Literally every morning when I first see them I really do already think they are changing- getting a little chubbier each day! I love it! This week the girls were moved out of the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. They are now in the Intermediate care which means they are in a pediatric patient room with 2 other babies. We still have the same nurses and doctors it is just in a less intense environment where the focus is eating, sleeping, and of course growing! It is a really nice change from the much more busy and intense NICU. The room even has a TV so the long days are broken up by watching CNN or Oprah with the nurses!



Miss Keagan is now getting all of her feedings out of a bottle! She is also breast feeding- a little. I know the breast feeding is alot of work so she will try for just a little bit and then sit there and look at me like "Ok I want my bottle now". When she can get the exact same thing by doing less work can you blame the girl? As you can see in this picture she is really starting to fill out. All of a sudden 2 days ago her chubby cheeks just popped out- which made her look even more like her daddy! Today she will hopefully get her feeding tube out so the only thing we have left is just her 2 monitors and security band so she doesn't get stolen!

Miss Riley changes everyday even more so then her sister. She already looks so different then she did on her birthday and I am sure that will continue as she packs on the pounds. She is starting to look a LITTLE bit more like Keagan from her nose down but they are still so different and unique. She gets three bottles a day now and trying SO hard to keep up with her sister but it is tough! The nurses always comment though that they can't believe a baby so little is already feeding! Shes workin hard! With Physical Therapy (isn't that adorable) her leg is getting better. It is still just tight and she doesn't move it as much because she is so used to it being in a heavy cast. Riley has her own reputation in the unit for being just a little bit feisty! The nurses say the little ones are always feistier because they know they have to be. The girl has a big cry for how little she is-it's so cute. And she doesn't have any kind of warm up at all she just goes straight into it. The good thing is she never cries for very long (it's usually because she wants her pacifier) and she stops crying as quickly as she starts!

Our HUGE news is that Keagan is COMING HOME on Friday!!! When we first got into the unit they told us the girls would come home close to their 40 week due date- which isn't until December 15th. Alot of kids beat that mark but our girls have done amazingly well! I am SO THRILLED to bring one of my sweet babies home but REALLY wish they were BOTH coming home. I am a little worried about juggling one at home and one in the hospital.

Hopefully I will only have to do that for about a week because they think Riley may be able to come home next Friday!!! I realize that once they are both home it is going to be ALOT of work. They eat every three hours so by the time I am done with one it is about time to start the other. Then I have about an hour break before the first one is ready again. BUT, I can not wait for them to be able to be together to sleep in the same crib and be able to talk and touch each other again. I know it will be really good for them!

I can't believe the time has passed so fast! I am so thankful for where they are at and even more excited to see where they are headed! We will keep you posted on the Welcome Home celebrations!