Update

Jack, Sophie, Matt and Amy are doing well.

The night the babies were born, Sophie's breathing slowed dramatically or stopped and this caused her heart rate to slow for a few seconds (this is called apnea). The doctors decided to keep her in the intensive care unit to constantly monitor her breathing and her heart rate. If their are no other incidents like this, they will discharge her after seven days. The seven days ends tomorrow, Wednesday, October 10th and we hope to be heading home then.

Jack has been in our room since the night he was born.

We have been staying in the hospital since they were born. The hospital has given us a courtesy room so that we do not have to leave without Sophie.

Their weights dropped from their birth weights (which is common), but are now plateauing or on the upswing. This is the biggest issue we are praying for (continued increase in weights).

Breastfeeding is also at the top of this list of prayer requests. We are running back and forth between our room and the intensive care unit to feed. They are on the same floor, but we have to go through several check points and walk several hundred yards to get to Sophie. This doesn't seem like very far, but when the babies are ready to eat it seems like quite a trip. They are both doing pretty well and are feeding on 100% breast milk. Sometimes we have to give the breast milk to them through a bottle, but we are working on getting them 100% from momma. Mom has had the opportunity to have them both breastfeeding at the same time and that has been quite a challenge.

We are getting used to the night shift.

They are more adorable then we could have imagined and we are overwhelmingly blessed to have Jack and Sophie. Just as the verse at the top of the page proclaims, they are truly rewards from Him.