36 weeks gestation, 7 weeks old!

A total of 2 hour car rides there and back almost every day to see our little angels!  The days are starting to get long and everyone is getting tired.  Our twins have really progressed in the last week or so.  So far, both babies are no longer in their isolettes (or incubators I call them), there are now in their sweet little cribs or basinetts which it is so much easier to see and touch them!  Both babies have now begun feedings by bottle, but it is a learning process.  Both are very slow at it, but are working very hard to master this task.  Some even better news is that Brielynn has been off the nasal canula for the last 48 hours and has been doing great breathing on her own.  We are hoping that Ashton will be following her lead shortly.  Brielynn now weighs 5lbs 7oz and Ashton is 4lbs 3oz.  They are continuing to thrive and gain weight every day. 

Now, everyone keeps asking us "when do you get to bring them home!"  That is a question I wish I really knew the answer to, there are a few things that need to happen before their arrival at the Hop household:
1.  Feeding by bottle for every meal and finishing it
2. Breathing on their own with no assistance (ie. nasal canula)
3. consistantly gaining weight
All I can say is that we are getting close, but we are not there yet.  As soon as we know, trust me, everyone else will know to:)

Its also been a while for photos, and yesterday I asked the nurse if we could get photos of them together.  Now our little ones have not seen or been next to each other touching since they were in the womb, so it was a very exciting day for us, enjoy!

Brielynn is on the Left and Ashton is on the Right and both are yawning from there long morning with mommy and daddy.

I think Ashton is thinking "get out of my crib, your too big to fit in here with me".  Also, notice the size difference, a pound really shows in babies, plus Brielynn is a little bit taller all of which we think is preparing her to deal with 2 brothers at home.

The proud dad and our adorable twins!