Back to the Hospital for Bathtime

I've been sick for the last two weeks with a bad cold, so I decided not to go to the hospital until I was feeling better.  Today was the day that I finally got back to see the twin boys.  They still look so small, but they are off the ventilators and doing much better.  They still require feeding tubes as they are not nursing much, but each day seems to make a difference.  Steve took Cali and Ashton to Costco while I watched Weston get his first bath by a therapist who was teaching Natalie and Thomas how to wash a preemie.  It was fun to be part of this monumental day.  Tomorrow Ben will get his first bath.

Weston is in the back while Thomas gets him ready
for his bath.  Natalie is holding Ben.

Natalie and Ben

Ben sleeping away; he looks so nice and cozy.

Natalie, Thomas, Ben, and Weston

Here's Natalie, Ben, Weston, and me.
This was the first time I have held the babies.  In the
picture I am holding Weston.

Natalie has her arms full holding
the twins.  She looks so good already
even though it's only been two weeks since
she gave birth to these beautiful babies.  Ben
is in her right arm, and Weston is in her left arm.

Steve went to Costco with Ashton and Cali while I stayed
at the hospital with Natalie and Thomas.  Steve brought
pizza and drinks for us.  We are outside the Special
Care Nursery where Ben and Weston are hospitalized.

Steve and I took Cali and Ashton for a
few hours this aftenoon so Natalie
and Thomas could go to the show.  We went
to the park and to McDonald's while Natalie and
Thomas had a little time to themselves.  It was a
fun day spending time with  our sweet grandchildren.

Ashton had a lot of fun playing on all the
exercise bars at the park.  I bought both of
them matching green turtles at the gift shop in the hospital. 
They hauled them around the entire afternoon both at the park
and then at McDonald's.  The turtles definitely
were a hit for Cali and Ashton.