Yes, I know that it has been awhile since the last post, but the Glisson family has been awfully busy. Abigail and Sydney are still residing in Pod A of the VCH and are doing great! Rebekah is feeling better every day and should be able to keep up with our offspring when they are able to come home. The girls are eating well--alternating between PO and NG feedings with an occasional breastfeed with Mama (PO is bottle feed and NG is tube feed). Abigail has been 'spelling'--no not language and grammar--and may have a common preemie issue, reflux. They are a few weeks early and some of their internal parts have not developed yet like a full-term baby. Her spells have been a common occurrence over the past 4 or 5 days, but the nurses don't seem to be too worried. Her O2 levels drop fairly low during bottle feedings and burping, and we have to stimulate her by rubbing her back and head or flicking the pad of her foot. We have said over and over that this kind of stuff needs to happen in the hospital, and that we are glad that we are here at Vandy. Sydney continues to improve as well and has just stepped down from lipids and TPN (total parenteral nutrition) to clear IV fluids plus breast milk. We've asked for estimates on when we might expect to be bound for home from many of our nurses (Mary Beth, Tamara, Christy, Candice, Cassandra, Ruth, Stephanie, Layla, Connie--and the list goes on...) and have heard anywhere from a week to two weeks from now. Obviously, we'd like to have them at home, but we don't want to rush anything. Please keep the girls and their continued growth and development in your prayers. Tonight, Rebekah and I will be staying in the room with our sweet girls--the couch transforms into a full size--I'll go on to work tomorrow, and Rebekah will spend the day with them. I'm sure that I get some sleep in between the beeping monitors, baby care and feedings every three hours, the whir of the breast pump every three hours, and Vandy Life Flight flying by...we'll see how it goes--welcome to fatherhood!!!