Baths, cries, and the road home..

OK.. lots of news and pics today. Both of the little rugrats hit weight milestones today with Dillon weighing in at 4 lbs and Madeleine at 3lbs. They look HUGE these days, but I have to keep reminding myself they are still 1/2 of Sam's birth weight, and I thought HE was tiny.

Dillon had a bath today in a little metal bowl. It was hilarious. It was his first real bath, and he was not sure what was going on, but he seemed to like it. He smells MUCH better now. He also got another blood transfusion as his hemoglobin count was low again.

Madeleine also cried audibly today and I managed to record it. She is not very noisy yet, and I put the recorder practically in her mouth, but here she is all her glory. (It's a still picture, not an actual movie)

We also made some progress on the journey home. In our search for someone who would pay our living costs while out here, Abby managed to navigate her way to the BC Provincial Director of Perinatal Care, who is basically the person who moves babies in and out of BC. She talked to us for a while, and is now working several hospitals in the lower mainland to try and find some room, once we get out of level 3 ICU and into level 2 ICU. We might even be able to get into Lion's Gate in North Vancouver, as they have a level 2 ICU. Fingers crossed!!. Oh, and she is also the person who approves our out of province expenses, and she committed to cover our hotel bill at a minimum (the largest expense), and asked us to submit all other expenses for consideration. So.. that is a big relief.

Here's Madeleine relaxing on Mom....


Awake and alert with Dad.. in a new outfit.

And here she is REALLY relaxing on Dad.....

Dillon's first bath.


Little man in all his glory...


Finally.. Mom holding Dillon..