It was great earlier today to have both of the girls out of their incubators at the same time. We were able to show them off to each other and formally introduce them as sisters!
Lydia is still struggling, but the doctors were pleased with the effect of the drugs they are giving her. The scan this morning confirmed that the baby artery hasn't yet re-opened, but the blockage in her own aorta seems to have reduced slightly. Coupled with this, her blood pressure has also reduced, which is taking some of the load off her heart. All the fussing over her made her quite tired this morning, so they are keeping her on her "flow-driver" to assist her breathing, that's the big pipe up her nose in this latest photo.
They finally managed to get a "long-line" drip into her leg yesterday afternoon, through which they can administer the drugs more effectively. She seems to be taking it all in her stride as usual. She evidently has her mum's pain threshold!
This is Phoebe showing off all her hair without her hat on! I thought I could see some auburn tints, so maybe she'll be a strawberry blonde?
We can't let the girls steal all the limelight, so here's a gorgeous photo of the VERY proud brothers! They've been to see their sisters quite a few times and love them loads. Sam can't wait to have someone to show off his reading and maths skills to and Daniel just wants someone to kick the football about with him!
