Here is a picture of one of the twin boys. This one is the smaller one who was born 4 lbs 3 oz, and is relatively healthy considering he is premature. The other twin was born at a little over 5 lbs, and he has some fluid in his lungs and is hooked up to more lines, leads, and tubes (I'm not certain exactly what, as I haven't seen him or really gotten all of the details yet). Thankfully, at 33 weeks, babies are mostly fully developed, but sometimes the sucking reflex hasn't developed. They are going to try to bottle feed the smaller/healthier twin some breast milk later to see how he does and how he tolerates it. If he is able to suck and tolerate the feedings, he should be able to go home when my step-sister Kellie does. If not, he will have to have a NG (feeding) tube down his nose for a little bit. The other twin will require a little extra care and cannot be handled yet, as the flu bug is passing around and they don't want him to get the flu, pneumonia, cold, or any other bug/germ. Hopefully, he will recover very quickly and be able to go home not too long after mom. As for mom, she is recovering from her Preeclampsia and C-Section, and while she is very swollen, she should be feeling better in a few days. I want to say thank you to everyone who knew what was going on last night and prayed for everything to go well, also, thank you to the doctors and nurses at Forsyth Medical Center (and the one nurse who was involved in Kellie's care at High Point Regional Hospital before she was transferred to Forsyth) who were and are involved in their care and recovery.
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