Twins' Week in Review

Marcus and Ian are progressing well.  Marcus came out screaming like a champ, followed shortly by Ian who was trying to scream like his brother but was having some trouble.  They were sent to the newborn ICU to help them maintain their blood pressure and recover from a bit of infection that the pros say may have encouraged some of the rough breathing they were having.  They are both now off of all the tubes and wires except the ‘food tube’ which, unfortunately, goes up their little noses and down into their tummies.  The other day Marcus was having some problems digesting the food, so they had to pump the stuff out of his stomach and wait a bit for his system to get going.  All of this is normally expected for babies born around the 36th week.  They are both doing very well now and are gaining weight and learning how to eat.  

Heidi is doing well and each day seems to move just a little bit better.  Mike is also doing well and can’t wait to get the little guys home to indoctrinate them with some Italian Neo-realism and French New Wave cinema.  For now we just read them excerpts from Guns, Germs, and Steel.  What a life.