This is what the little ladies have been working on the past two weeks in the NICU. They nursed a lot yesterday and may have wore themselves out with their effort. Both Lucy and Marigny are pretty sleepy today. When the docs did rounds yesterday the Neonatologist explained to me that even though the girls are 37.3 weeks gestational, once babies are outside the womb, gestational development does not progress at the same rate as it would have in the womb. Therefore, developmentally they may not be up to their gestational age. We are all very anxious to get home but no one can make the girls nurse. They get one bottle in the middle of the night to give me a bit of a break but even with the bottle the volumes they take are not high enough, both girls actually get more when they nurse then from the bottle. My mom is here to help out during the day and Nick spends sleepless nights here with us. Ideally, we would have six hands at all times!! Stay tuned for the big day when the little ladies each take 50 mLs in one feeding!

Lucy-left, Marigny-right

Today's weights:
Lucy: 6 lbs., 3 ozs.
Marigny: 6 lbs., 10 ozs.