“Enema Jane” or “Emma’s big poop” (guest starring Parker Broge)

Emma Jane seems to have felt left out, what with all the attention going to her sister lately. She decided last night t to not tolerate her feeds and then scare her parents this morning. It’s a long story, but since it all works out in the end I will shorten things up and tell the quick version. She was showing signs of something seriously wrong with her intestines. They did an x-ray and decided that she probably just needed to poop. Actually this whole “regularity” issue turns out to be a really big deal. The amounts of food they are getting now is still not enough to be their primary source of nutrition, but it is imperative their digestive systems kick into gear. Both girls have been very slow about “producing stool” which is slowing down the amount of food they are being given. Parker is way behind Emma Jane on this, but that is to be expected with the surgery. Emma Jane has been a champ up till now, but the stress of being good has finally gotten to her and she has decided to hold onto her poop and to not tolerate her feeds. In response it was decided to suspend Emma Jane’s feeds until she pooped (Parker was in the same boat still from the day before). In order to help make things “easier” for Emma Jane she was given a glycerin suppository (okay…so it was a suppository not an enema…but I couldn’t resist a title like “Enema Jane”). Let us just say…the suppository worked and…um…I don’t think Emma Jane weighs 2lbs anymore. I don’t think any parents have ever been so excited to see so much poop at one time come out of someone so small.
The rest of the day went well. If you are looking for specific prayer requests it would be for our girls to be “regular” and that they would tolerate their feeds.
Thank you. Blessings,
The Broges (Jason, Mary Jane, Parker and Emma Jane.)

PS Mary Jane would like it to be known that she disapproves of the title to this post, not because it isn’t clever and witty (it is and she knows it), but because she is afraid you will walk away believing Emma Jane had an enema. I have shown her, and read to her the sentence where I explained the whole suppository thing, but she wants to be really sure you know exactly what went up Emma Jane’s bottom. She is a nurse after all.

PPS There are actually two other HUGE events we need to discuss in the near future, but they both deserve their own posts of thanks. Let me just say for now that the nursery is now a lovely shade of yellow and the girls will be bundled in two of the cutest blankets ever made…again, more about that later.

PPPS Here are some fun pictures.

PPPPS And some more silent videos from the camera (still haven’t gotten that cable)
Parker...buck nakedParker on dad with a tastefully placed blanket to hide the unseemly chest hair

Grandma, Dad, and Parker (also shown...tastefully placed blanket)

Parker starring in "No Pictures, No Pictures"
After 10 hours, mom and dad are starting to get a little bit tired

Emma Jane is practicing the "Crane" move made famous by the Karate Kid

Emma Jane buck naked....boy is she going to be embarrassed we she tries to get married.

Emma Jane has learned how to suck her finger.

Very cute, and the moment we turned the camera off...she puked.