Happy Father's Day Ben!

Today is Ben's first Father's Day. I think it was a pretty good day for him. Yesterday he held Abby for the first time. Today, he held Natalie for the first time. I could tell you all about it, but I'll let him explain what it was really like. I'll give the facts, just the facts, ma'am.

NICU check at 9:30pm
Natalie -
Natalie is doing great. She's on about 26% O2 which is quite good. Her weight was 747g. She is having her usual desats, so they did a chest x-ray and a caffeine level just to check things. At press time, the results weren't back yet.

Abigail
Abby has done better on CPAP than on the vent! She is currently on room air - 21% O2. She is up to 921g!!! That's just over 2 lbs if anyone is checking!!! Woo hoo. I'm actually a little skeptical of this weight, however. Yesterday she was about 840ish. Don't be surprised if she's back down again tomorrow. In either case, she's doing quite well. She tolerated Ben holding her so well yesterday. In fact she seemed to love it. She heart rate lowered and her sats were up. He held her almost an hour and a half. She loves her Daddy!

The NICU made the most precious little gifts for Father's Day. Each one has their little footprints as if walking. Underneath is a poem - ""Please walk slower, Daddy", said a child so small. "I'm walking in your footsteps, and I don't want to fall."" It's absolutely precious. I'll post a picture on the picture site.

Check the picture sit in the next few days - we will be putting up new pictures and videos.