Feeding and Growing!

Luke and Amelia have spent the last week doing exactly what they should be doing ... eating and growing.  Tonight Luke weighs 4lbs, 12oz and Amelia is 4lbs, 4oz.  They look huge to us!  It's amazing how on such tiny bodies, a few ounces really does make a big difference.  Amelia is taking full bottles now, she just needs to gain the stamina to take every feeding and she will be ready to come home!  Luke is taking his time ... he gives me the sweetest looks at feeding times and I can just imagine him saying, "But why, Mama?  Why don't you just feed me through the tube and we could just snuggle instead?"  He loves to be snuggled!  It's hard to make estimates but the doctor said today that it's realistic that they could be home in another week or two.  We're getting the nursery all ready and are so excited to have two babies home with us.  The hardest part of the last week for me has just been fatigue.  The combination of recovering from bed rest and the c-section, pumping around the clock and frequent trips to the NICU have left me pretty wiped out.  But my stamina is slowly coming back.  I know that once the babies are home we'll experience a whole new level of exhaustion!  Every phase has it's own joys and challenges ... but what a sweet phase this is in so many ways ... we're already realizing just how quickly they grow and change and want to enjoy and soak up every day!