times ago, bruna used to dog sit for people temporaerily out of time or opportunity. they would drop their quadpeds off at our house, we would watch them for a while. one time, we had paula, an 8 months old aussie shepherd of exceptional beauty. hera was about 5 or 6 years old at that time. so we assumed the "little one" would learn from the "big one" all the good and important stuff a dog needs for life. obviously, we were mistaken. by a long shot: paula tought hera all the annoying bogus a dog needs to bug mommie and daddy on the highest levels for hours on end - i.e. sitting in the driver's seat when left in the van for any stretch of time...

great story, thinks the reader, where is the punch line? well, in baby intensive care it is just like in real - or dog's - life: after both benjamin and collin were re-intubated, their middle sister did not want to stay offsite, leaned back a little for a break and lets machines assist her breathing. they ARE triplets, after all - an inseparable unit. well, if breaks are necessary, so be it. a goood leap takes a good inrun...
and the peace and quiet - alarmwise - in their room now, are definately a very good inrun...

plus, their reactions become more obvious every time. it is really hard to overlook by now how the three-headed dragon reacts to skin contact, heart beat, voice, smell and breathing. little hands stretching for mommie's petting fingers, little feet scrabbling on daddy's belly, little heads snuggled up close, even their facial expression - now with the tubus all the better visible than with the C-PAP masks - look a lot more relaxed.

family is neat!