The Fairy and the Mermaid

The wind knocked out the power at the hospital today. It flashed on and off a couple times throughout the morning and early afternoon. A little after lunch the hospital lost all power. The emergency generator kicked in every time. It felt like less than a second each time before the generator took over. The girls did not seem to mind all the codes over the intercom or their flashing monitor. Like everything at the hospital, it was handled calmly, quickly, and efficiently.

The girls were also video taped today. The day they were born they were each given a journal. It is a composition notebook that has been decorated by their various nurses. We write in it every night before we leave the hospital. The hospital is doing a story on how effective these journals are. The girls were the stars of the show. There will be a video and an article in the hospital's newsletter. It was their first moment in the spot light.

Hazel is 10 grams away from weighing 3 lbs! You can really tell a difference in her size by looking at her. She is now in a new weight bracket. The Physical Therapist will now be able to work with her. Friday is her first appointment. Hazel is also showing cues of wanting to bottle feed. She will start nuzzling over the next few days. If she does well, she will get to practice bottle feeding. It will only be a small amount each time but it is a start! Other than a large poop that filled two diapers, Hazel had a calm day.

Cora looks and acts much better today. Her picc line will be removed first thing tomorrow morning. Her leg is red and puffy looking. When they flushed it this morning, Cora started screaming. The doctor is not worried about another infection. He feels the vein the picc line is in is irritated. You can feel how hard areas of her leg are from the line. Once removed, it will heal quickly. She is almost back to her full feeding volume. Once that is reached, she will not need extra fluids and lipids. Her antibiotic was switched to an oral dose. This resolves the issue of needing the picc line or an IV. The IV in her head also came out tonight. She still has an IV in her ankle but it should be removed shortly. Most importantly, Cora started smiling again today. She looks great.