The Look of Sheer Fright

Today I witnessed the look of sheer fright. Don't worry.. it was a good thing... When I got to the hospital, Dr. Patel (my absolute favorite NICU doctor at Clear Lake) had just made his rounds and came over to talk to me about the girls. He said last night they both took their first bottle and did great so they were up'ing the bottle feedings to 2 a day and we could try to bottle feed them. I was so excited. He said as long as they continued to do well, they would add another bottle feed each day and then he said and they might be able to come home next weekend. I must have had a confused look on my face because then he repeated, not this weekend but next weekend. I couldn't quit grinning ear to ear. I was shocked I wasn't expecting them till the end of April at the earliest. Dusty and I had come in separate cars and as soon as Dr. Patel said that Dusty came around the corner. Dr. Patel looked at me and said "I'll let you tell that one." I just laughed and thought, this is going to be fun.... Dusty came over and I filled him in on the bottle feeds and then I broke the news to him. That my friends is when I saw the look of sheer fright on his face. It was priceless. Once Dusty started breathing again, we gave the girls a bottle. When we first got there, they were both wide awake. By the time, we took their temperature, changed their diapers and got them out of the bed, the eyes were starting to close. Brooklyn did pretty good on the bottle. She would sit there for a minute of doing nothing and then chug it down. Brylee took the slower approach and nursed it drop by drop. She didn't finish all of it but for only her second bottle ever, I think she did great. Over the next few days, they will hopefully continue to increase the number of bottle feeds and be home sooner than we know it. I can't wait!