Maybe a month?

We heard our first prediction today from the doctor as to when Hazel and Jude might come home. He's hoping they'll be ready in a month or so, which is kind of what we were figuring on since that's close to their 40 week due date. It was nice to finally hear a prediction made by a doctor!

Hazel's feeds are being switched today from continuous to condensed. The condensing process takes a long time, so we're glad she's starting! She'll now be receiving 50 mL over 3 hours every 4 hours. Basically she's getting 4 hours worth of food over 3 hours and then will get an hour break. As long as she tolerates getting the larger amount all at once, they will continue to condense even more. Jude currently gets his food over an hour and a half every 3 hours.

Hazel maintained her temperature last night and so far today. Hopefully she continues to do so! It's so much easier visiting them when they aren't in incubators. Plus, maintaining temp is one of the milestones they need to reach before coming home.

Jude has been taking some major "dives" lately where his heart rate drops and he stops breathing (called AB's for short). We're praying he becomes more stable every day. It's a scary thing to watch. It's also scary to think about happening when we're not there. We just have to trust that he's always being watched closely since he requires extra oxygen and stimulation when he does this. Other than that, he seems to be doing quite well. He is very alert when he's awake and is still eating, peeing, and pooping like a champ. He even peed all over Noel's new Christmas sweater today!