Moving on up...

The last two days have been busy. Late Tuesday evening Abby was moved from the ICN to the TCN (Transitional Care Nursery). This is a great step for her. The TCN is for babies who are more stable and need less monitoring. The nurses handle 3 babies instead of just two. She is still doing a great job breathing on her own. Tomorrow I'm hoping to meet with the lactation consultant to start what is called "Lick and Learn". She's not ready to learn to nurse, but it's a way to introduce her to the breast.

Although the move is a great step for Abby, it now means that Abby and Natalie are separated for the first time. While it is not only a logistical issue now, it's also a little sad. However, hopefully Natalie will use this an incentive to work hard to join her sister in TCN. She has moved to the nasal canula as of 9 am this morning, and is doing quite well. She needs to maintain it to join Abby (no CPAP babies in TCN). She also needs to reach and maintain 1000g. She is currently at 950g so she's getting close. If she gains the desired 30ish g a day, it will still be at least 3 or 4 more days. If we are lucky, she will make it by the end of the weekend. Oh, Natalie also had her PIC (IV) line removed today which makes her eligible for a bath.

In other news...

The girls has another eye exam Tuesday. This time they found mild ROP (Retinopathy of Prematurity) in both girls. Fortunately, this should not affect their eyesight in any way. This is very good news.

Mommy and Daddy have just been hanging out and enjoying our remaining time together sans kids. We've visited my mom and Mema and some friends. We also visited Pamplin Park, a Civil War Memorial Site on 85N almost to Petersburg (highly recommended). I'm enjoying sleeping late and bumming around. I do this guilt-free since I figure my day is coming. I figure I'll enjoy it while I can. I'm also working on the girls scrapbooks, which has been really fun. It's hard to believe it's already been 8 1/2 weeks since the girls were born. If all goes well, they'll be home in only 6 more weeks!