Baby Update

After spending several hours at the hospital on Sunday, we've tried to cut back the past couple of days. :) It's been really hard.

For those of you who don't have access to Frances' blog, here are the updates. The babies have both lost a little bit of weight, so Frances and Marc opted for feeding tubes. They could have supplemented with bottles, but were concerned that they would get used to that option. So, don't be alarmed at the tubes in their noses, it was a preference, not a necessity. Frances' room is three floors above the NICU. She feeds the babies every three hours. Mom and I have taken turns going in to help her while Marc takes care of things outside of the hospital. Mom spent a few hours Monday afternoon, and then Ryan and I went in for a visit on Monday night. (Sorry, those pictures are on Mom's camera.)

Today (Tuesday), Dad and I went in for part of the afternoon. Dad was finally able to take a turn holding both of the babies! (Alice is in the pink cap, Claire is in the multi-colored cap.)

And here I am with them...Here are a couple of pictures of Alice...And here are a couple of pictures of Claire...Alice has similar features to Frances' family. Claire's features are more like the Inmans. In fact, Claire looks a lot like Ryan did as a newborn. Ryan thinks that's cool. Although, he still thinks it is very unfair that he can't see them yet. Hopefully soon.

Frances is scheduled to be released on Thursday. The girls will likely stay about two more weeks, depending on their weight gain and temperature regulation. The hospital does have "parent rooms" available for parents of the babies in the NICU. Marc and Frances will likely make arrangements to stay there as long as the girls are still in the NICU. Again, hopefully not long.

They're doing great, they just need to be a little bit bigger and stronger before they can go home.