Strongest kids in the Garden

In our NICU they have neighborhoods for the babies to be in. The Garden is where the smallest babies are who need more assistance, and because our guys were so small they are in the Garden. Once they out grow the Garden they can be transferred to the Beach, River or Meadow. 

Every day we receive a phone call from the doctor updating us on anything that might have changed or occured during the day. Saturday was no different, but the words I heard from this doctor made my entire day. First, Austin is back up to his birth weight!!! (It's normal for premies to take about two weeks to get back to their birth weight). Secondly the most amazing thing to hear was the doctor say "these boys are the most stable babies in the Garden". While they will still be in the Garden for the next few weeks, usually until around 32 weeks, it's so encouraging to hear that.

What's odd about this is on Friday I couldn't stop the anxiety of the boys not being home. For some reason, it hit me harder than it had on other days. But to hear that means we are going in the right direction, a direction that will lead us to have our family all under one roof.  

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