Baby Update #2

Bethany:


Bethany is still making progress. She is down to 4 pounds 7 ounces, they are feeding her 1cc (less than 1/4 tsp) of milk every hour and she had her first bowel movement which is exciting! She has gas in her belly, which the doctor said is also a good thing! They removed one of her chest tubes, so she is down to just 2 now. They had some concern with her liver, but an ultrasound came back saying that both her liver and kidneys look good, so hopefully they will continue to function properly. She is also completely off her blood pressure medication! Shari was able to do some of her care time on Wednesday!! Sweet lil Bethany sure is fighting hard to be able to go home!

Alexa:


They moved Alexa out of the incubator and into a crib to see if she can regulate her own body heat. She is up to 5 pounds 3 ounces and taking a bottle! When Shari was pregnant and started to feel the babies moving, she commented that she thought that Alexa was the more feisty of the two babies, seeing as how Alexa managed to pull out her feeding tube and was waving it around at the nurses, I'd have to say she was right!! :)  I just think she's trying to prove a point that she's ready to go home!!

Shari:

Shari is feeling better more and  more everyday! With the snow storms, she wasn't able to make it into the hospital yesterday, but had a Pride and Prejudice Marathon instead with her mom, mother in law, and Brady's aunt! (I'm just glad she got that out of her system, since I'd never watch it with her!) She said that she feels her energy coming back and is feeling more like normal! I do have to say that she is one of the most amazing and strong people that I know! She has handled this whole process like a champ and taken it all a day at a time, which I think has been the girls biggest strength! They aren't being rushed, just merely loved. She continues to be very grateful for every one's thoughts, concerns and especially their prayers they are felt daily in the babies progression! If you know Shari and her journey to these girls, you know that they are in fact miracle babies and they continue to prove that every day! (I figured that since I put pictures of the babies under their updates, Shari needed some too! She's going to kill me...but what are little sisters for??)