Silas: 5 pounds 8.1 ounces, 18.3 inches long.
Gabriel: 6 pounds 0.4 ounces, 18 inches long.
Other observations in brief:
Eyes: Their eyes are currently a kind of steely blue that's common to all babies. The opthalmologist asserts with confidence that they will not be brown since no brown pigment flecks are visible. He says they will most likely be blue, but could change after six months or so to a hazel or green.
Timeline: Our best educated guess on their release date is one to two weeks. They need to be eating entirely on their own and gaining weight, as well as going for five consecutive days without any significant interruptions in heartbeat, respiration, and oxygen saturation in the blood.
Labor Dispute: The hospital and its organized nurses and staff are at an impasse in negotiations over their contract, with the issues focused on health insurance and retirement benefits. According to the hospital, there is a possibility that they may reduce services and tranfer patients. Our experience with both nurses and administration has been positive and we hope the parties can find their way back to the bargaining table.
We'll be celebrating Thanksgiving with the boys in the hospital tomorrow. Check back for pictures.
Links of interest:
Photos of the boys in the hospital (full and unedited)
Perspectives on the Labor Dispute:
- Seattle Post Intelligencer: Swedish says contract talks with nurses at 'impasse'
- Nurses and Hospital Workers' Union press release
- Swedish Medical Center's press release
- The Campaign for Safe Hospital Staffing at Swedish
If you want to write a letter to Swedish and encourage them to negotiate, write:
Richard Peterson, CEO
Swedish Medical Center / First Hill
747 Broadway
Seattle, WA 98122-4307
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