Paroled for Good Behavior (1-19)

Mia has finally joined her brother in enjoying how beautiful life can be outside an incubator. Much longer in there and we would have to call her "Bubble Girl". She is VERY wrapped up and swaddled in blankets though. Adam's oxygen will continue to go off and on over the next few days as he weans. Feeding times are his most difficult challenges in maintaining appropriate oxygen levels. The twins go back and forth with their feeding as far as who is better. Mia was better this morning and finished her bottle first and Adam had his turn this evening. Adam is officially the first to reach birth weight of 4lb9oz, Mia is still 1-2oz below hers (4lb2oz). Mia and I have had a very lengthy discussed on gaining weight. We discussed the media's degradation of the female persona in TV/print/radio and such. I think she now understands she does not have to look like all the other babies in the magazines and commercials. I told her the Gerber baby was airbrushed and she has nothing to be self-conscious about by putting on a few ounces. We will see if she will start a life of trusting her Father's advice or brush it off as an insane and sleep deprived Father's babbling.