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All four kids are still doing well!!! All four are having no trouble breathing, and are getting just a little extra oxygen. They're all eating through feeding tubes (through thier noses), and don't have IVs anymore.
Zach and Ben are sharing an Isolete (little enclosed crib with a heater). Although they punch and kick each other a lot, they seem to be happier together.
Cooper and Derek each have private Isoletes. They shared one for a while, but Cooper was getting too cold. So the nurses seperated them so they could watch Cooper more closely.
We still aren't sure when they'll come home. They'll probably come home in three to six weeks. It all depends on how fast they progress. They might come home all at once, or one at a time...
A few news articles....
The Colorado Springs Gazette ran a story.
KRDO, Colorado Springs Channel 13 had a story on December 10..
The babies are all doing well. Eatin', growin', poopin', you know the drill.
Zach has a mild infection in his eye, they're giving him some antibiotics. Doesn't seem too bad. But it did cause the doctors to septerate Zach and Ben, so they're not sharing an isolette any more. No update yet on when they'll come home.
We've got an interview today with a Nanny candidate. Hepefully we'll find someone good.
Just got home from the Hospital, all kids doing well!
Got new weights!!!!
12/29
Cooper 4 lbs even
Derek 3 lbs 6 oz
Zach 3 lbs 8 oz
Ben 3 lbs 2 oz
Birthweights:
Cooper 3 lbs 1 oz
Derek 2 lbs 10 oz
Zach 2 lbs 9 oz
Ben 2 lbs 1 oz
All four have gained nearly 1 lb since birth! At this rate they'll all be 400 lb.s by the time they're old enough to drink, let's hope that doesn't happen.
The babies all ate from a bottle yesterday! This is good news, it's one of the criteria for the babies coming home. The hospital will leave the feeding tubes in for now, and the babies will get one bottle a day. Pretty soon, they'll be stealing money from my wallet to buy pizzas.
Another Article in the Denver Post.
Happy New Year!
Put up new Pictures here.
Kids still growing and doing well. We're still looking at mid-January for them to start coming home.
April and I have always been pretty independant people. We've never liked accepting help from any of our friends. Well, that's changed.
If you would like to help us out go here.
No new pictures, the batteries in my camera died.
The babies moved to a different wing of the ICU. That's because they're doing so well. All four are eating, resting and growing well, and don't need too much special attention. Ben and Zach are sharing a crib, as are Cooper and Derek.
