Houston, we have temperature control!

This evening both of our babies were moved from their isolettes into open cribs -- bundled up nice and snug -- and several hours later were both keeping their temperatures up very well!

This is great news not only because of the progress it represents, but also because it gives us a lot more contact with them. We can hold them more often now, and get them in and out of their cribs much more easily without upsetting them (or, if we're lucky, even waking them up). We can also touch and cuddle them without a wall of plastic between us.

Kathryn is still having a lot of trouble with reflux, and it has been causing her to have more "bradys", or episodes of slowed heart rate. She usually recovers right away without any help, but there was one episode this evening that had us a little worried because her breathing and oxygen saturation (the level of oxygen in her blood) also dropped quite a bit. It turned out that it was probably caused by her her NG (feeding) tube not being in quite far enough -- the babies love to yank on their tubes and wires -- but the doctor ordered some blood work anyway to make sure she doesn't have an infection or some other problem behind all this. She seemed to be doing much better later this evening.

They both had a little formula left in their tummies after their evening feeding as well, which was probably just due to the excitement of changing beds and getting dressed for the first time ever. Even the little tiny sleepers were pretty huge on them, but they didn't seem to mind once they got all bundled up in their blankets.

Russ flies back up here toimorrow morning, and tomorrow night is weighing and baths again, so I'm sure we'll have more news then. Thank you all for the emails, phone calls, and good wishes. Even if we don't get back to you all right away, please know that it all helps keep our spirits up during this stressful time!