The boys are together again!

Both boys are now at LeBonheur in an adjoining room.  Miller was transferred last night and did really well on his way over there.  It will be so much easier on everyone having them at the same hospital.  It was very stressful driving all over town and trying to see both Lucas and Miller everyday while recovering from a c-section.  I always felt guilty if I couldn't see both twins every single day.  And plus, I'm sure it will be good for the twins to be next to each other.  They spent the last 7 months right next to each other in the womb.  I feel like they need to be near each other now too.

The boys are doing very well.  Lucas had a little bit of a rough night last night.  His blood gas levels were a little off so they had to up his oxygen levels a little bit.  And his sodium levels were slightly elevated so they will do some more labs today to check them again.  Miller is still breathing on his own and taking feedings through a feeding tube.  He is tolerating the feedings very well.  Each day they increase the amount of milk that he gets.  He is also using a pacifier while he gets his feedings.  This is so he will associate sucking with getting food.  The nurses say that eating from bottle is a big milestone for preemies.  They have to learn to suck, swallow, and breathe at the same time which is a big deal.  They usually develop this skill at the 34-36 gestational age mark.

We asked the nurses about decorating the boys' room since they will be there for a little while.  We were given the okay to bring stuffed animals and decorations.  They just can't be in the isolette (the plastic box/bassinet thing) with them.  Each boy now has four stuffed animals and a security blanket.  I want to make them a cute sign with their names on it.  I have been searching for a little framed bible verse to hang in their rooms.  All throughout my pregnancy and now, I always thought of Psalm 139: 13-14, "For you created my inmost being;  you knit me together in my mother's womb.  I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made..."  I always loved that because even when the doctors told me something was wrong with my babies, they were perfect to me.  God created these beautiful babies and I would love them no matter what.  They were fearfully and wonderfully made.