August 15

We had a request from Aunt Kathie from the District Office to add some pictures, so of course we must oblige.
The girls are eating well. They each finished a full bottle today, which is the first time they have done so. Ava weighed four pounds, one ounce today, and Harper weighed three-twelve. They must be listening to us, because every time they eat we tell them the faster they grow, the faster they get out of there and come home with us. They are getting steadily healthier, too (knock on wood)--Ava had a slight heart murmur from the outset, and it seems to be getting softer and softer every time the doctor checks.

Soon (maybe this coming Thursday or Friday), we hope to get them to Southwest Washington Medical Center so we will be closer to home. We are hoping to get into one of their new Twin Rooms--rooms they have built specifically for premature twins and their families. Either way, having them closer to home will help everyone.

We had quite a few visitors today. We had two sets of grandparents show up, but at different times. We can't wait until the girls come home so that everyone can hang out and visit rather than feel hurried to get out before Nurse Ratched comes to remove them.

By the way, the English teacher in me needs to point out that I take no responsibility whatsoever for the shoddy arrangement of the text of this blog. Content, yes, but not layout. When I type in what we want to say, it looks just fine and dandy. Something happens, however, on the trip from the "publish" button to when it arrives in the blogosphere. Sometimes I do admit that a typo or two will make it through my once-over proofreading, though. So it goes.