38 gestational weeks

Happy 38 gestational weeks to Lily and Claire! It's hard to believe we're finally at the place where I would have delivered, had the girls not come so early. Lily is weighing in at 5 lbs 14 oz and Claire is 4 lbs 6 oz. It seems like everyday I notice them getting bigger now-- Lily is even wearing newborn clothes and graduated from preemie size a week ago. Claire, of course, is still wearing preemie and will for a while. Both girls have mastered pulling out their feeding tubes. Yesterday Lily actually pulled hers out, along with the tape that keeps it sticking to her face, and somehow got it out of her crib and to the floor next to her. The nurse and I laughed imagining this tiny baby pulling it out and throwing it all onto the floor. :) We're still working on them feeding by mouth, which is what is keeping them at the hospital. I'm told that they will just one day "get it" and take off. We're so excited for that day to finally come, because we can't wait to bring them home! The NICU has been a long journey that we are excited to put behind us...