Monday morning update

Jackie has walked a little bit this morning, but still has some pain. They are talking about dismissing her tomorrow afternoon or Wednesday. She slept pretty good through the night and is doing pretty good. I got to hold Tate for the first time today (Jackie held him for a minute yesterday), but neither of us have held Tara. She is still a little bit behind him, but is catching up quickly. The Dr. told me this morning that the babies were doing "better than expected". I tried to get the NICU nurse to give me a timeline for dismissal to no avail. They are currently eating 5cc (1 teaspoon) of formula per feeding and they must eat 45cc per feeding before they can be dismissed. They have removed the CPAP from both babies, but they still have feeding tubes and IV's. They also must be able to regulate body temperature, nurse from a bottle, and gain weight steadily before dismissal. We are checking into extended stay hotels just in case we need them. Gage is doing good with MaMaw and PaPaw and seems to be really excited about his siblings. We are fortunate to have such great friends and family to help us through this journey. Please keep the 5 five of us in your prayers. -Aub