You can imagine our surprise when we walked into NICU this afternoon and found JD with clothes on!!! You can barely see his outfit in the picture above but he's really dressed! They are working on getting him to keep up his own body temperature now so he can get out of the isolete into an open crib. It will take a week or so but he's getting close. His latest weight was 2lb, 15.8 oz last night so he's probably going to break THREE pounds tonight. Cole gained a good amount of weight last night too and he's up to about 2lb, 3.5 oz! They are weaning Cole off of his oxygen slowly now, which is wonderful. And they upped both of their feedings today about 1cc per feed. It's all good!
The eye exams went great today - brave Daddy pulled through again and stayed with the boys during their exams. Mommy wimped out and waited in the hall. They did well though (aside from showing how great thier crying lungs are) and everything looked normal for them both. They will have a follow up exam in 3 weeks but they were right on track for their age.
Sometime tomorrow they are starting a sleep study on the boys since they are still having a fair amount of A's & B's; they want to find out if the cause is reflux, prematurity or a combo of both. This will make it easier for them to know what to treat more aggressively. They aren't sure whether to up their caffeine or to up their reflux meds. I love that they are being so proactive so that they know exactly what to treat! The study entails putting a probe down their throat, adjacent to the feeding tube, which will monitor what is going on inside their little bodies. It's a 12 hour study so after the 12 hours are up, they pick up the probes, along with the nurses notes and data on thier chartable episodes of apnea and Brady's and then make an analysis and make recommendations. I think it's a wonderful idea and it's not too uncomfortable for them while it's going on. We're anxious to get the results back, of course.
That's about it for today; all in all, a GREAT day so far for the boys. Cole and I had a long kangaroo session today (over 2 hours) so it gave me plenty of time to chat with him and keep rooting him on. He's so alert now - he's really making progress. Here are a few new pictures of the little guys from today;
COLE
JD
9 comments:
Great News Kate dear and your little ones are looking wonderful, beginning to fill out and develop their own little personalities.
It is always so satisfying and delightful to hear good news from you. Keep it up!
Hugs,
S.
Kate
The boys are too CUTE:)) Glad they had a Good Day!!! JD looks so cute in his blanket!!!
Have a good night
XOXO
Melanie
Wow, look at those big guys. I can definately see that they are putting on the grams :) and there little cheeks are plumping up. I'm so excited for all of you. Closer everyday to coming home.
Kate,
I've been following your blog since the day you were admitted to the hospital. Just looking at the pictures of the babies now amazes me. You all have come such a long way! They will be home soon enough at the rate they are growing!
Lots of good thoughts,
Christy
Look how big those boys are getting... and so fast!!! Thankd for keeping this blog updated! The pics are great and reading about your journey continues to be inspiring. More prayers for you and the whole family!
Those binky's are just tooo funny. Don't forget to save one for their keepsake box - and throw in a diaper too. I'm just so happy for you all! Yeah!!!!!
Love,
Tina
Kate,
What beautiful babies. I am so glad to hear that they are doing well. Way to go Cole!
They'll be home in no time.
Sending prayers and a big hug to you all!
Robin
AWESOME news Kate. Enjoy the daily updates. JD and Cole are so precious. PTL for good eye exams!
Smiles...Lynn, G & M
PTL - Praise the Lord
AWESOME news Kate. Enjoy the daily updates. JD and Cole are so precious. PTL for good eye exams!
Smiles...Lynn, G & M
PTL - Praise the Lord
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