Two's Company!

Yesterday Katie and I were greeted with a great surprise when we went to the NICU.  Matt was first moved out of his isolette and into a crib!  Not long after that Tara got approval for Drew to move into the crib and now we have "cribmates"!!  They are both just snug as a bug in that crib, so far they are behaving themselves and not pulling or poking each other.  They are both so cute laying and sleeping side by side.  Matt now weighs 4 lbs and Drew weighs 3 lbs 14 oz.

They are both right next door to Claire's isolette.  It is nice to have them so close to each other, Drew was on the other side of the aisle when they were in their isolettes, now they are all within a few feet of each other.  This next picture gives you an idea on the size of their crib and the set up at their station.  They have everything they need right there.

Claire is doing just great too, she is putting on weight and is now over 3 lbs.  They continue to do bottle trials to see how well she does taking feedings from the bottle, she's getting real close.  She is just so sleepy and a tired little girl growing.  She has such a "little girl" personality and demeanor, it is just precious.  

 

We are still dealing with some Brady's episode's, especially out of Matt.  He still seems to have several a day even with the caffeine treatments.  Drew doesn't have them really at all and I think Claire had one yesterday.  They are all doing very well keeping their own temperature and not letting it get too low or too high.  We're both just thrilled with their progress so far!

Adrien, Katie's best friend from Chicago is coming in tomorrow for a couple of days so we are excited about seeing her, it has been a while and thrilled to have her meet our new additions!  It is going to be great to have her stay with us.

I also updated our YouTube video site with a video of Matt and Drew in their crib and another video of Claire!  www.youtube.com, search for Messerletrips and you will see our videos!

Thank you for the continued thoughts, prayers and offers of assistance.  Katie and I are doing great right now but once the babies come home I am sure that we will be calling on our wonderful friends and family for help!  Have a wonderful and blessed rest of the week!

Love,

Todd, Katie, Claire, Matt and Drew