Whirlwind Week

What an emotional week it has been! This week started off with both Taylor and I feeling so overjoyed. Our babies were making wonderful progress and we knew that by the end of the week, the babies would be in The Woodlands. As you read in my last post, the babies had an eye exam on Wednesday. This particular exam is made for premature babies and it checks the vessels that are connected to the retina. In premature babies, sometimes the vessels do not fully mature and can cause vision problems for them. Well, the good Lord has delivered once again and our babies had a perfect eye exam. They did even better than what the doctors anticipated and showed to be more mature than their gestational age. Taylor and I were so happy and excited that our babies did so well, and we were ready for the doctors to get our transfer together. I was beyond happy, I could not wait for my babies to be closer to home. I don't want any of you to think that I do not appreciate Texas Children's because I do, but it is very tiresome and stressful driving back and forth to Houston everyday. I know that I could stay in the Ronald McDonald House, but there are other families that live farther away with sicker babies that need it more. So....we began asking the doctors when we could transfer. Then, the doctors squashed my spirits. Come to find out, the babies need a follow up eye exam in 2 weeks....and there is not an eye doctor to do that in the Woodlands. :( So what do you think that means?

You guessed it....we are staying in Houston. There will be no transfer to the Woodlands. We aren't mad about it, disappointed yes, but not mad. I was just so ready for them to be near me. If they can't be home with me, I wanted them to be as close to me as possible. With every disappointment, there seems to always be a positive and here it is. Even though our babies have to stay in the hospital for Christmas and we will not get to enjoy our first Christmas together at home, the doctor says that he has no doubt in his mind that our babies will be coming home around the New Year. He can't pin point a day but he is very happy with their progress and can estimate that they will be home around the first of the year. :) 

Now all the babies have to do is start finishing their bottles...they get 3 bottles a day out of their 8 total feedings...if you are a bit confused, the other 5 go in through their feeding tube. The doctors will gradually increase the number of bottles the babies take a day until they are completely taking their feeds from bottles. They are gaining weight very good....we officially have a 5 pounder! Grady is now weighing in at a whopping 5 pounds, 1 ounce. The premie clothes are getting a bit snug on him. Adalynn is now weighing in at 4 pounds, 9 ounces....so she is getting close to 5 pounds too! I also have to say that they get cuter and cuter each day that I go down there! Today, they got to meet their Auntie for the first time and I think that they were as excited as she was!! 

Much love to all,

Jessica and Taylor