Ready for launch?

"Get me out of  here!"

"This is McGarvey Twin 1 requesting a fly-by."
"That's a negative Twin 1, your belly's not fully."

We thought we would be bringing Wilson home today. He was circumcised, vaccinated, and still doing well on all of his vital signs. We weren't sure we were ready, but decided to take off the training wheels and bring him home rather than participate in the "Care by Parent" program (where you stay with your baby in a private room at the hospital before going home). Then we received a call from the doctor who told us Wilson did not gain any weight for the second day in a row and could not leave the hospital.

So it turns out instead of being ready for launch, Wilson was ready for lunch. In order to facilitate his weight gain, the doctors ordered Wilson to drink Neosure, a calorie-rich formula for preemies, twice a day. His weight is already up slightly tonight and we're hopeful that tomorrow will be the big day. Although it would have been nice to get him home during the weekend, Wilson's delayed departure gave us time to take our infant CPR class this afternoon and get some things ready around the house. Plus Chris will be able to stay with him all night to get some practice for when we are solely responsible for his care. 

While Wilson has been hogging the spotlight, our sweet baby girl is still doing everything she can to join him at our house. Unfortunately, Clara hit another little stumbling block early this morning when her temperature began dropping. Like Wilson, Clara also received some vaccinations this weekend, and we don't think she liked those shots. She isn't back in a temperature-controlled isolette, but they did place her under warming lights. Hopefully Clara can maintain her temperature and continue gaining weight so she eventually outgrows her oxygen support and is able to come home.

And if Clara needed any more encouragement, today she received a special gift from Coach Cal (via our friends the Haynes). We figure Coach Cal and "the Kentucky Effect" will get her home at least 20% earlier than the doctors planned. Thanks Coach!

Clara, welcome to the Big Blue Nation.
It should be noted Coach Cal also signed a basketball for Wilson.

Now that we've updated everyone on the kids, just a few words about our weekend. One of our good friends from college came into town on Friday night and helped Morgan put together the cribs and the Pack N' Play. On Saturday night, our good friends from law school threw us an incredible baby shower that was part-shower, part-party, and part-support group . . . all of which provided things we desperately needed. Because as much as we needed desitin and burp cloths, we also needed to see our friends and feel normal. They were able to give us all of the above and the experience made us again realize how lucky we are to have such amazing friends. We've said it before so we'll say it again, this entire summer would have been unbearable without the love and support of our friends and family. Thanks to everyone who was there on Saturday and all of you who are staying with us on the blog, through phone calls, emails, texts, etc - we hope you never realize how much we appreciate it.