BIG DAY!

They removed their feeding tubes today!! Do you think the docs are reading my blog? Ha ha! Even better news though is that their NICU doctor called us today to tell us that Brody and Tyler could be coming home as early as Wednesday! We are so excited! Brody nippled every feeding for the last 24 hours and Tyler has also been doing very well (not quite as well as Brody but not far behind). They changed their schedule from care times (and feedings) every three hours to what they call "ad-lib" feeding, which just means feeding them whenever they wake up and act hungry and allowing them to take as much or as little milk as they wish. This is similar to what we will be doing with them at home so they are preparing them for this change. They are no longer supplementing with more breastmilk after I nurse them. They have arranged for their circumcisions, which will happen later on tonight. The nurse gave us a DVD on infant CPR that John and I have to watch and practice. A nurse will test us before we can take Tyler and Brody home. All in all it has been a BIG day for everyone over here.