6.28.09: Pace yourself

I just felt it was time for some adorable movies of our girls (especially now that everyone is tube free). They are continuing to grow well (everyone is now above five pounds!) and we are expecting them to come home in alphabetical order (Fiona next followed by Stella soon after). They have all been improving their eating skills greatly and now the challenge is for them to remain calm enough while eating to not have a heart rate drop. Stella is the most susceptible to this as she struggles to eat more than Fiona. When she finally gets it - she just can't stop gulping and gets a little TOO excited causing her heart rate to drop. In order to escape the NICU, each girl must go five days without this drop.

Daphne has been settling in well. We have learned that she loves to squirm, always demanding that her arms are free from the swaddle. She also loves to make noises, especially while sleeping. I'm not sure if she talking to someone or to herself, but she loves to grunt and sigh - it is pretty darn cute! She also recently discovered her fingers in lieu of a binkie. I guess we are in favor of this as the binkie can be misplaced, but those fingers are always there - she just has to remember how to get to them.