Prepare for War!!!

Melissa and I dropped off the car seats tonight. I carried both seats in and several people stopped to ask if we were having twins. I didn't know what to say, so I told these people that I just found these car seats behind Cousin's Subs and was looking to sell them for a little cash, no checks. They said, "Congratulations." It felt good to know the boys were close to riding home in them.

We brought in the car seats, because once the boys start the 48-hour ad lib cycle, if ever, then the nurses will test the boys in the car seats for one hour to determine whether they can withstand being restrained for such time and in that position. If they pass, then they go home in their car seats. If they fail, then they package them in a box with styrofoam peanuts.

The boys both fed really, really well today and tonight. They both took bottles or nursed at each feeding from 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. and they were only supplemented a little bit through the tubes. If they do well through the night, then we might be in pretty good shape for them to start going ad lib on Thursday or Friday.

As of tonight, we have been home one week without them. The boys turn two weeks old tomorrow.

We are getting the first-floor war room set up. We moved the pack-n-play that we got from Melissa's mom's sisters and cousins Linda and Jenny into the family room. We also moved the big swing and a little vibrating chair in as well. Hailey's toys got moved out to the living room. The cats' toys got moved to the basement. We threw the fish out since he became expendable and was draining to many household resources. No one better call the Humane Society . . . . Actually, I bought our lonely goldfish a few friends and an algae eater.

The boys' bedroom is basically done except for anything that Melissa decides to hang from the walls. Our bedroom could use some help. The garage is still clean, but the basement is full of baby stuff to be used over the next few months and years.

Everything is starting to fall into place, which means it can only fall apart once the boys get home!!!