We are still at St. Joe's. We anticipate going home to Monkton all together on Tuesday if all goes well. The girls are doing great and we are so encouraged by their progress.
Ella is now 9lbs14oz. We have tried several types of breastmilk/formula combinations this week. She is clearly still growing, but we want her to have safe, happy feeding as well as growth. She is still very difficult to feed and it takes a lot of concentration on all of our behalfs to ensure she succeeds. Ella has great facial expressions and we delight in her everyday.

Lucy is improving dramatically everyday. She is now 6lbs14oz. A week ago she was able to take all of her feeds by herself but it exhausted her and she would fall right asleep until she had to eat again. It took 30-40 minutes to finish one bottle. Now she wakes herself up for every feed and can finish her bottle in about 15 minutes. Lucy is also starting to really figure out breastfeeding. She now consistently takes about half of a feed through breastfeeding. We work on nursing twice a day. Lucy loves to snuggle and we are happy to oblige!