Day 4: Tuesday Evening.

First things first: I'm very happy to hear how popular this has become. It has proven to be more valuable than I thought. I got a call today from Scott and Kris Bass (Scott was one of my groomsmen at the wedding). His job has taken him and his family to live in Germany but when they called to check on us today, I was able to give him the website address and they could see for themselves instantly. The Ayres Triplets are now an international sensation!

Second, since I hear from Jenny that she makes a bee-line for the photo album, I added a link to it on the left there so it'll be easy to get to, no scrolling down to find the post where I added the link the first time.

In local news, Amy was released from the hospital today. St. Francis Hospital has an on-site Inn that we were given a complimentary night's stay in, so we're here until tomorrow. I know I'll miss being this close to the beans, and I hope she'll be OK going home tomorrow without them. She is doing just great in her recovery and is already planning out her visiting times until they are all home with us.

Now on to the kids!

Emily is still being slowly weaned off the cannula. She's feeding well and otherwise progressing beautifully. She's all about forward progress, and her face is getting rounder by the day. her skin is a very fair pink and she has now had her temp sensor removed. She has a tendency to gulp at her bottles, but she's taking at least as much as they want her to get, if not a little more. She no longer has a little feeding tube taped to her face anymore.

Noah had his IV pulled today as well as his temp sensor and feeding tube. His face is filling out some and his nurses tend to load his bottle with as much as 10cc's extra, and most of the time he takes it. He still likes to be wrapped up and held close after his feeding and he'll doze off on your shoulder or in your arms.

Sydney is taking her time feeding. She is off her IV and temp sensor, but she still has a feeding tube because she doesn't always take all the formula they give her. Other than that, she'll happily give you a goofy cross-eyed glance, and nod off in almost any position you hold her in.

Best part of today, other than getting my wife back safely and taking her out for a celebratory lunch at On The Border ( we got a free dessert!), was taking pictures with the beans this morning. Those of you who headed straight to the photo album know this already, but we had the nurses line them up side by side in one bed for group photos. This is the closest they've been to each other in 4 days. Happily, no fights broke out. Head over to the photo album and check them out!

-John