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Happy Father's Day and 35 Weeks Gestation (3 Weeks 2 Days Old)

Hope everyone had a Happy Father's Day. We had a very good one. Tommy is now in an open crib, instead of the incubator and is nursing very well when he's not tired. Liam also had his last dose of caffeine yesterday and he also is good at nursing when he's not tired. Liam is still in an incubator, but I hope that as he gains some more weight he can regulate his temperature better. I'm making sure that even if Liam nurses, he still gets his full feed from the feeding tube which includes the 2 packets of fortifier. He needs the extra calories as on Saturday, they both nursed very well so we chose that we didn't think they needed the feeding tube that day, but Tommy gained weight while Liam did not. So we won't make that choice with Liam until he gains a bit more weight. Tommy is now around 4 lbs 10 oz, while Liam dropped back to 3 lbs 15 oz.

Here's some updated pics. One of the boys side by side (Liam's head is so small!) and our official Father's Day photo of Tom and "the boys". In both pics, Tommy is in the dark blue hat and Liam is in the light blue hat.



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Martha@A Sense of Humor is Essential said…
Happy Father's Day, Leo. Congrats on your handsome sons. Beautiful, Heather, thanks for sharing.
9:53 AM
Anna said…
Happy Father's Day Dad!... Glad you guys had a good one.
Continued prayer and thanksgiving for your boys progress. One day at a time huh.
Thanks for the update. Wish them both very well and good weight gain for this week. Hope Liam gets to leave the incubator real soon.
Beautiful photos.
Many blessings,
Anna
4:33 PM
Baby Smiling In Back Seat said…
Glad they're doing well and making progress!

When you change the tagline of your blog, don't forget to remove the pregnancy ticker too. :)
8:01 PM
Teresa @ Grammy Girlfriend said…
What sweet pictures..Enjoyed reading your blog tonight.....I love finding new blogs...Had a little time to blog hop tonight while waiting to go to the hospital and welcome a new grandson tomorrow. This month I am posting about our Disney trip, plus a great giveaway.
11:21 PM
Grace {Formerly Gracie} said…
I'm so glad that you've been continuing to update us on everyone's progress!

I love hearing the good news. I hope they keep on going and growing.
8:13 PM
Kir said…
HEATHER!!! they are GORGEOUS!!!!
Congratulations!!!!
10:55 AM
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