Monday August 4, 2008

Go Home Status: The hospital social worker is trying to get us all the equipment we need to take the girls home. This equipment includes oxygen, heart rate monitor, & oximeter for both girls. Apparently it isn’t as easy as we hoped because there isn’t one provider that rents all of those items in Bozeman. And even if we can get all those in Bozeman – they usually come out to the house to set it up…but we need it to get out of Missoula. So, they are working on logistics but hopefully we get the stuff by tomorrow afternoon. If that works, the plan is for me to “room in” at the hospital where the girls will stay in the room with me and I get to take care of them all night. It is kind of like a practice round and it would be best if we had the equipment we will be using at home. The next step is the eye exams and those happen late Wednesday afternoon. So, if all goes as planned we will be headed home Wednesday evening. Now, I have to remind myself that things don’t always go as planned – as evidenced by everything else with these kids.

Otherwise it was a normal day of feeding and not feeding. Evie did get a bath this afternoon – trying to get rid of the ew gross toe jam. Joe and I are in that phase of new parenthood where we think the girls’ bodily functions are funny (and encouraged) and it is cute when they cry. I’m sure that won’t last too long.