Okay, some bubbles and the same bed.

Small set backs...
Last night Austin was having a hard time breathing so they put him back on the bubbles.
Michael was having a hard time keeping his temperature high enough so they had to put him back in the incubator bed. 

My anxiety is higher than normal today as I am worried I won't be able to extend my leave and stay off work. The definition of short term disability it ridiculous. We live in supposedly the best country and yet we don't even get paid time off. 
 My initial goal was to extend my leave to get 12 weeks off (6 have already passed because of being off in the summer) that would give me 6 weeks off and then I could take FMLA for the rest of the time. However, if they don't approve my leave I have to go back to work next week and that means I will only see the boys on the weekends until they are able to come home. Obviously this is causing lots of anxiety, especially after not being able to see them for the last 8 days. Waiting for Thursday is killing me in so many ways.

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