Late night update from Tony

Melissa's back pain is still there, but getting better. She was formally discharged today, but Is staying over at least one extra night to be with the boys.

Andrew is doing very well, eating well more than the 1oz minimum at every feeding. He is scheduled to be formally discharged tomorrow. Oh, and he passed the Carseat Test.

However, Both Mom and Andrew will likely be staying over Monday night because Nathaniel is still in NICU. This is all dependent on Room Availability of course. They have a program where if there are available rooms, And the child is still not discharged, Mom can stay up to 2 days per kid. Melissa won't be getting any medical attention via the hospital staff, but the boys will be and nurses will also be on hand to help with Feeding, nursing, etc.

Nathaniel is having problems eating. It generally takes him the whole 30 mins allotted to eat his 1oz, and even then he barely finishes it. He is still loosing weight, I think they said he is down to 6 lbs 2 oz or 6 lbs 3 oz. (Birthweight was 6 lbs 10 oz) He will be tested for Jaundice at his 5am feeding, so we should know something tomorrow. If he starts eating better, that will prevent/correct the jaundice.

So right now, Odds are that none of the three will be home Monday night, but At least Andrew and Melissa should be home Tuesday night. There is still a chance of Nathaniel being home then, but it all depends on how well he eats, and if he starts gaining weight. Right now, I think he is burning more calories trying to eat than he takes in.

Oh, And I'm headed off to work tomorrow. I only have a limited number of days off right now, and I want to save them for the days when Melissa is here with All 3 boys and no assistance, or days when I have to help her herd everyone to doctor's appts, etc.