Improvements make a momma happy!!

We are improving dramatically like I said in the previous entry. Last night when we got there I asked what there weight was. Miss Riley weighs 5lbs. 5oz. and Mr. Owen weighs 5lbs. 1oz. [As of yesterday.] We went and did the feeding at 6. Riley took a whole bottle without any help of the NG tube!!! Same for Owen. They had them bottles sucked dry within a matter of 15 minutes. We changed there feeding time from every 3 hours to every 4, which has made a difference. Pat and I also unwrap them so they aren’t tempted to go back to sleep which has also helped. Then when they ate again at 10 Owen took the whole thing again and seemed to want more, but seen the Dr. only has them up to 50ml [the whole bottle] we couldn’t see we placed the pacifier in his mouth and he was happy with that. Riley took almost all of it. She got to 43ml and she had enough. I didn’t seen forcing the other 7ml through the tube seeing 4 hours before that she sucked the bottle dry. The nurses said that was fine. Pat and myself are tickled pink with the improvements in the feedings.

Owen is off of his monitors. He got off of them yesterday morning. Now all we are waiting for is to take his NG tube out. Riley will hopefully get off her monitors this evening. Dr. Smith didn’t count the 2 times the monitors went off for apnea seeing there was no color change and she self corrected herself. It went off again last night also. It got to 0 it started beeping and she self corrected herself. Again there was no color change so they aren’t counting it. It scares the hell out of me though. Dr. Smith also said that if they keep eating like they are, hopefully within the next couple days they can take the NG tubes out. They we have to see if they will eat a whole bottle without having to put them back in. The earlies, I believe he said they could come out is Saturday. So if they eat without the tubes they can come home.

Pat and I are hoping by the end of this weekend beginning of next week they can come home. I can’t wait.

Well, being on the anti-depressants has helped. The other day when I went to the doctor seeing I had signs of my depression coming back plus the post-partum stuff, Leigh put me back on the anti-depressants. She put me back on Effexor, the stuff I had when I was a sophomore in high school. They have helped. Haven’t cried in the past 2-3 days. I’ve just been really mellow and happy. The only thing that is going on is the normal mom worry stuff. Like with Riley and the apnea events. Scares the hell out of me. I’m afraid she’ll stop breathing and there will be a color change. That’s why before they can come home Pat and I have to go through a CPR thing. I was all worried that Riley and Owen weren’t going to be able to hear or see. Don’t ask why I just had that fear. There hear test came back fine. They can both hear and they can definitely see.

On a slightly different note, my mothers family FINALLY came out to see me and the kids. The shitty thing about though, is that my mother had to ruffle a few feathers to have them come out. So basically they were obligated to be there. They didn’t come for the right reasons. They came because my mother had to say something. I sent my grandmother an email the day before with pictures of each kid, she came back saying they were beautiful and that she’d try to make it out but didn’t know when. It’s the same amount of gas for us to go to them as it is for them to come to us. Hell my grandmother lives 20 minutes away from Thompson Hospital. No on had called or nothing prior to this. And the kids are almost 2 weeks old. Not impressed. My mom is so mad at them right now that she’s talking about not going to my Aunts wedding next week. I already said I wasn’t going seeing how bad they hurt me. I understand that my grandmother is disappointed in me for 2 reasons. Reason 1 is because I didn’t turn out like my Aunt Jennifer. I’m sorry I didn’t follow the mold. And reason 2 is because it’s been 3 years since she got my car for me and I haven’t paid her back. But they both can put there pissed offness aside. It’s not everyday twins are born into a family.

I have more pictures coming. They are on my moms camera at the moment. I’ll upload them this weekend when I am over there. There are also pictures of my dads new tattoo. Oh lord. Let me tell you about that situation. The day the twins were transferred back to Thompson from Strong my father was extremely happy. He went directly from Strong to a friend who’s done my moms and dads tattoos and he got one with Riley and Owens name on his right arm by his wrist. WELL, his wife, my step mother, wasn’t happy. Neither was my step brother Michael. She was mad because my father has a tattoo with my name [a panda bear with my name under it. But seeing the tattoo is almost 21 years old my name has completely faded off so he is going to redo it sometime. He just said when he does it it is not going on his back seeing no one sees it. Very rarely does my dad go shirtless.] and he has a tattoo with my brothers name [a tasmainian devil (Looney Tunes) with Brandon’s name underneath it on his arm] and he doesn’t have Billy or Michaels name on his body. Well Michael isn’t my fathers son, and Billy, he wasn’t involved with Billy until he was 12. Plus Billy doesn’t have my fathers last name. So my step mother and step brother weren’t happy. Give me a break. But the tattoo with Owen and Riley’s name is of a baby sitting on top of a banner with Riley’s name on one said, and Owen’s name on the other. I’ll post it when I upload it.

Well I think that is it for the time being. Until next time…toodles!!

♥ Amanda

.The Angel.