More Photos

Nurse Rachelle took this and the next photo. She is great. Liesel is on the left.

E.J. is on the right. Notice his longer, skinnier, arm compared to his sister?

E.J. (right) has a longer, more oval face. Liesel's face is rounder. The hats enhance this effect. Close ups follow.

Personality wise, she is more temperamental while he is laid back. He soothes quickly and doesn't need much as much attention.

They are feeding much better since we have supplemented with formula. Their weight increased during weigh in last night, his more than hers, but she is trying. They seem to feed much more at night than during the day (ugh!). Momma's colostrum is slowly giving way to milk and her production volume is increasing. The accountant loves measuring and recording all of the data. Soon he'll be charting growth, weight, and waste volumes. He-heh, that data might be invaluable to share someday with the kids first love interests.

Feeding is currently every 3 hours (3, 6, 9 and 12 both a.m. and p.m.). Feeding is sequential and, at first, took up to 90 minutes. We've gotten that time down but it still takes too long. We need to get them to feed in parallel at around 30 minutes so we can maintain a sustainable schedule. Momma is running on adrenaline, Dad is just tired. She'll soon crash at this pace.

The pediatrician said they are closer to 36 weeks developmentally than the 38 weeks of actual gestation. That partially explains why Heidi was small for her time.

Momma might come home today. She will if the deciding criteria is Daddy's desire. The hospital environment is stressful. If she does not come home today, then tomorrow. Dad's parents are visiting Friday through Monday.

Dad brought two blankets home that the twins were swaddled in to let Jake the cat sniff them. Jake has always been laid back but Dad did it out of caution. Jake sniffed them and and looked at him as if to say, "So what? Now where's my dinner?"

Videos coming next (you'll have scrolled by them or watched them already).