We have names!

You're probably thinking, finally!!!
It took us a while since they are in the NICU, but we finally made the decision!


Allow me to introduce...(drum roll, please)

Dylan Stuart Press (aka Baby A)

and...
Trevor Lee Press (aka Baby B)

Stuart is Jeff's middle name and Lee is my dad's middle name. Zachary's middle name is Michael, which is Jeff's dad's middle name.

I hope to get some better pictures soon. I will try to get some tomorrow...it's difficult because I don't want to use the flash inside the NICU.

We do have some good news that I wanted to share. Yesterday was a great day. I got to hold Dylan for the first time since giving birth! It's not as easy as it sounds. It took 2 nurses about 20 minutes to untangle all the cords and get him into position. I just sat in a chair with my arms ready and they placed him there. It was pretty awkward, but I was so incredibly happy! I could've stayed there all day. They only let him out of the isolette for about 15 minutes, though because they don't want him to get cold. His isolette is a toasty little spot.

Here's some pics...not good quality. They are from my phone, of course the batteries went dead on the camera.

He hung on to my finger the entire time and was just as content as could be. He didn't wiggle or get wound up, he just slept. I can't describe how wonderful this moment was for me.

They are both coming down in the amount of oxygen they need, which is great. I don't know if I said this is my last post, but Trevor was intubated a few days ago, but they extubated him and he's doing great, too. They both have a little jaundice (the least of our concerns) and they may be taken off their billi lights soon, which means their jaundice levels are stabilizing. Today, they started giving them my breast milk that I've been pumping. They have been getting their nutrients through IV up to this point, so it's great to know that my nipples being on fire is not all for nought. They are digesting it well and I think they will start plumping up now that they are getting the breast milk. Jeff visited them tonight and he said that I may be able to nipple feed them tomorrow. He thought that meant breastfeeding, but I think it means bottle feeding. They do all of their transitions very slowly.

So, all in all, two very good days. The nurse today was very comforting and said that she knows this is all very scary for me and it seems like they have major problems, but she see it every day and their problems aren't that huge. That made me feel so much better.