Twins 4/1/09

WOW ~ We had a great day today. Kali and I both had very calm and relaxing day. Boy did mommy get a wow of a surprise and shock today. When the doctors were making their rounds this morning, mommy over heard the doctors saying they think we are ready to be moved to the 8th floor. We are currently on the 7th floor and when we first got here, the nurses told mommy and daddy that our goal is to get to the 8th floor. Well, none of us thought it would be anytime soon. We thought that we had to be out of our isolettes and in open cribs and pretty much doing everything on our own. So when the doctors said that this morning, mommy turned her head and said WHAT??? She talked to the doctors and they explained that on the 8th floor, the ratio of nurses to babies is 3 or 4 babies to 1 nurse and on the 7th floor it is 2 to 3 babies to 1 nurse. Currently, we are in open pods that will fit up to 8 babies where the nurses can see all 8 babies and on the 8th floor, they have 8 little individual rooms. There are still monitors and the nurse can see a monitor at all times, even if she is in a room. Every baby can be monitored from every room so that should not be an issue. Our current doctors called up to the 8th floor doctors to see if they would take us and because I am still having a few too many Apenic and Brady episodes (where my oxygen drops and then my heart rate drops), they want to wait a few days. Children's Memorial Hermann just went to computer charting instead of mannually charting everything this past Monday so they want to either wait until our brady episodes go down or give them a little bit to get used to using the computers. So we are okay staying where we are at right now and give mommy a few more days to process everything. Mommy is scared and excited for us to be able to move. It will definitely be a big change and that just scares her but this means that we are doing and we don't need to be in the NICU anymore. The nurse today told mommy that once me and Kali both get into an open crib, we will be able to be together again in a crib together. We are excited. I miss being next to her even though our cribs are next to each other, it just still isn't the same. I want to be able to feel and touch her. She is my side kick. You just wait and see!!! Well today, I weigh 3lbs 3oz and Kali weighs 2lbs 12oz. I am eating 28cc and she is eating 13cc. We both got measured Monday and I am 16 1/4 inches long and Kali is 15 1/4 inches long. I knew I could do it, I am finally taller than her. Woo Hoo! She is excited also. I finally weigh more and I am taller. When we were born, she was taller and weighed more. Since I am the boy, that is my role and I finally am getting to playing my role. Well, it is time for me to get some rest so I will talk to you later.

Love Keaton