Friday, May 26, 2006

Ready for the weekend

Sorry for the slow posting. I ended up being out yesterday afternoon and this a.m. No cause for alarm, but we had to meet with the boys' doctors on a few things. All is well.
We now have two three pound babies! Allan was just a hair over three pounds last night. He has nearly caught up with his brother. He has already stolen Griffith's girlfriend, Alissa. She is now Allan's nurse on the days that she is there. Of course, Griffith has his live-in (Mackenze) who is very cute and sweet -- and more his size. Allan's not afraid of a little challenge, though.
Allan has five more days of the 28 day treatment for yeast and he is done. Griffith is through with all of his stuff and they are taking out his IV. Griffith graduated from his incubator to a warming tray and seems quite happy with the transition. We like it because it makes is so much easier for us to reach him and touch him. They have both stopped (for the time-being anyway) with the guerilla poopingg. Griffith has now switched to waiting until his diaper is off to start peeing. He has pretty good aim, too. Especially for someone who can only detect light and shadows. Right now we are just waiting on them to grow so that they can get off the vents and get ready to go home. Apparently when you are very small your trachea is "floppy" (per Dr. Rao) and so even though you might be ready lung-wise to get off the vent, you can't keep your windpipe open until it stiffens up.
Griffith's nurse Cheryl had promised him a matchbox car if he was very good while she was off (she works 3 12 hour shifts per week) and she was as good as her word. Today he had a little car -- a griffin. Close enough for government work. Allan got one that says "buzz off" on the side. They've started both of them on new inhalers which seem to be working pretty well at clearing out lung congestion.
Aunt Kathy made a couple of new little outfits for them which is good because they have managed to outgrow some of their clothes already. I can hardly imagine that. She also has made tapes for each of them with her reading stories and singing so the rest of you had better get busy -- you don't want her to get ahead of you.
Have a really safe and fun weekend. I likely won't update until Tuesday so don't get worried if there isn't any thing new.