My mom and dad (Nan and Pop) have been here this weekend and it’s been sooooooo fun!  It’s great to hear from them how much they think the girls have grown since they haven’t seen them in a couple weeks.  Reese and Riley were very excited to see them!  Mom and I even did some shopping and got them a few new outfits… can’t wait until they can wear cute clothes– when they can, we’re ready!

Since Riley hasn’t been feeling well which was making it harder for her to breathe (she was getting tired), they decided to move the Owen girls out of their “suite” back out in the more open where more and more nurses would be walking by etc. to keep an eye on Riley.   Since she’s still so small (and Reese too) they decided they’d give them a little more time, but assured us they’d be better candidates for the “suite life” soon.  It looks as though Riley does have an infection– she got her cannula back in for some air flow, but they decided to go ahead and blow a bit of oxygen to give her little body a rest since it’s trying to fight off this infection.  She’s started antibiotics (started Friday night) and by tonight (Saturday) she was moving around a bit more and will open her eyes to respond to mommy and daddy’s voice, but still not back to her totally active self.  As the dr has told us many times before: it’s common for preemies to get infections– they’re just so tiny and their bodies are still trying to figure everything out and since she’s so small, it will take a bit to get over, but– after he was trying to listen to her heart with the stethoscope and she pushed it off her, he said, “If a baby is pushing this away, it (the infection) can’t be too bad!”  He also said she must just be “copying her sister– they are twins you know.”  Everything is very similar to Reese’s infection a couple weeks ago.  PRAY that our littlest sweet baby girl is HEALED quickly.  That God’s hand is on her and her “spunk” is back soon and she is back on feeds asap (she’s still on her nutrients).  Riley Grace is weighing 2 lbs 9 oz… she’s getting closer to 3 lbs!!

Reese is doing very well and we praying she continues to!  She’s still bottle feeding 2 times a day (the other times she gets her milk thru the feeding tube) and is getting better at it!!  It’s so fun to watch- her expressions crack us up and it just wears her out to suck on the bottle- ha!  Tonight she took 20cc’s out of 26 and got the rest thru her tube!!!  We have some ADORABLE pictures, but their on my mom’s camera, so as soon as I get them from her, I’ll post them.  Pray she continues to do well.  She even has some “baby fat” growing on her… cute!!!!!!!  She weighs 3 lbs 10 oz… 4 lbs is just around the corner!

The girls were spoiled rotten today– they not only got to see Nan and Pop, but saw Nini and Abueloito too!  They are SOOOO loved!  They LOVED seeing their grandparents!  AND Nini delivered some precious clothes for the girls– thank you!!  We LOVE them and are counting down the days to cute outfits and BIG BOWS! 

Thank you for your prayers.

Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. –Phillippians 4:6

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