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Sorry we've been a little slower with the updates lately.  There's been change, but nothing major. Plus, being able to hold Lydia more and more often as well as help with her bedding changes and bathing, really takes up some time! We're having so much fun.  She's doing better and better with her feedings.  She just took 16 ccs of her 31 cc dinner from a bottle....she's a champ.  She's having a little trouble with reflux but when Jonathan holds her upright for a while after she eats she does ok.

Penelope has been throwing her tantrums more and more.  In my opinion, she's tired of that stupid vent in her throat and she wants it out.  We just have to convince her to show us that through her numbers.  Her lungs still have fluid in them so they're treating that with additional diuretics. The numbers are getting incrementally better and the doctor's are aggressively weaning her ventilator, so they say she should be able to be extubated in the next few days.  We're hoping for tomorrow.  Her feeds are up to 2.5 ccs/hr continuously.   I also got to kangaroo care with her yesterday and plan to do it again tonight....it was sweet.  She settled right down, and so did my heart.  

Now I gotta get off this computer and hold my baby.  Hope you don't mind :)

Specific Prayer

• Penelope's lungs to clear up so she can be extubated
• Lydia's reflux to be minimal
• Penelope to get better so she can grow faster
• Lydia to continue to improve on oral feedings
• Jonathan and me to get supernatural rest in short bursts
• Jonathan and me to relish every single step

Thank you Thank you Thank you