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So it's been a bit of a rough start but despite issues the girls are thriving! I'm super proud of them. They weaned Hazel off the machine that was breathing for her if she forgot. They are both only on cpap now to keep their lungs open and that was turned down to 5. Which means within the next few days they won't need it at all, the next step is it coming off! They are jaundiced but Sophia is already off the lights, Hazel needs a few more days at least. Their heat was turned down a little bit and they are maintaining very well. I finally got to do skin to skin with Sophia because her umbilical line is out and a PIC line is in. They think Hazel will be bottle feeding by Thursday which is amazing! My milk is finally in and it's not huge amounts yet but it's there and I'm providing for them! If they keep going this way I could have them home alot sooner than I thought. I'm healing well from my c-section, even though I tend to ignore my pain to spend time with my babies and end up paying for it later. I will be discharged later today and I'm not looking forward to it even though I will be spending the majority of the time with them still. Now that they are stabilizing I can finally say it. Sophia shouldn't be alive. Her cord was in really bad shape. It was 3x thinner than Hazel's, it was see through. When they showed it to me I thought it was part of the thin membrane that divided them. Doctors say it's a miracle that shes alive let alone made it to a seemingly very healthy 32 weeks. Its guaranteed that she wouldnt have made it to 34 weeks like a dr was pushing for and I did a good thing by pushing for 32, she wouldnt have lasted even a few more days. I have very good mommy instincts. I knew something was wrong even when people doubted me. I'm still kind of wrapping my mind around the fact that they are really here and they are really mine. It's like it's a dream and I'm waiting for it to be snatched away when I wake up. =))