Holding Joanna

We are starting to get a little more hands on with the twins as they are getting more stable and the nurses are getting to know us better. Today Joanna got her house switched out so we got to hold her while that change was made. In the video below, the crying was not Joanna. It was pretty amazing getting to hold her, mom first of course followed by me. She was bundled in a couple of blankets which made her look big but there was hardly any weight to her. She did great during the transfer keeping one of her eyes open the entire time Jessica held her, but never opened them once when I had her. I think I have a calming touch. They started giving her caffeine today to help remind her to breathe because they are planning to take here off the ventilator tomorrow. She has her follow up head ultrasound Wednesday but there are no signs of bleeding on the brain right now.

It almost seems like it is a race between these two. Each one of their milestones they pass it seems like they know what the other is doing and don't want to be outdone. They are back and forth on the light therapy for bilirubin, each day they trade off. Rebecca had a head ultrasound today which had clear results.

For the first time in 11 nights we were able to put Katelyn and Kenlee to bed tonight. Mom and a friend of hers brought them to see us today. When they got here we first visited with Rebecca then Joanna. Overnight arrangements were not real clear at first since our room at RMH was very small. We decided to get a hotel room for the 4 of us. Before going there we had to stop at Chuck E Cheese's though. It wasn't quite the reunion we had hoped for with Kenlee crying most of the time. The time we spent at Chuck E Cheese's was pretty good but she crashed on the way to the hotel. We may take a quick trip to the aquarium or the zoo in the morning before they leave around lunch. Katelyn keeps saying she wants to go to her bed so we have to keep reassuring her that this is only for a little while then we can all be together. Then she reminds us she doesn't want 2 sisters, she wants 1 brother and 1 sister.

Also, we want to say thank you to Alexis for all of the gifts that she brought Saturday for all of her sisters. They have the best big sister ever!