A Special Day

It has been a big and special day for us.  Collin & Anniston received their blood transfusion and took it well.  They will do another blood test this morning on Collin to see if his levels have responded the way they should.  Please continue to pray for little Collin & Anniston. 

Also some big news, Anniston & Bailey are home with us this morning.  We brought them home last night.  It was kind of bitter sweet for us.  We hate that Collin was not able to come home too but expected that they all wouldn't be coming home the same day.  It doesn't make it any easier though.  It isn't that he really knows too much different.  It is more us feeling like he should be home too with his sisters.  We are confident that Collin will come home soon.  We are thinking that this blood transfusion will give him some strength back and he will be able to take full feeds orally.  He has completed one full day of feeds up to this point and is working on his second.  We are so proud of him.  He has been a strong little guy.  Please pray that he continues on with his full feeds and that he will come home soon. 

We tried to include Collin as much as we could last night without putting him into the van and taking him with us too.  We took pictures with him and the girls and we hung out with him a little more before we left.  Dad is going up to the hospital today to spend the day with Collin.  He will also probably try to get some work done too while he is there.  Jason & I will probably switch off going up to the hospital to be with Collin.  We don't want it to be any different for him.  They have also told us that the girls can come back into the NICU to visit so that we can all be there.  We will probably still try to limit this though because of the cold and just the traveling back and forth for them.  I am sure it is hard on them being preemies.  

The girls have their first pediatrician appointment tomorrow to check weights, etc...  I am wondering if they will also check Anniston's levels to make sure her levels are also where they should be.  Please pray that they are.  Thanks for all of the referrals for pediatricians.  It has really helped us narrow the interviewing down and has given us more time to be with the babies at the hospital.  

I think that is all for now.  The girls will need to be fed soon so I probably need to relax for a while and/or get some things done.  We'll keep you posted with anything new and any new pictures.  

Thanks so much for all of your encouragement and support.

JKABC