Friday, January 29

It's amazing how busy we can get. It's been several day since we blogged, but everything is great with the babies. We've seemed some improvement in all three of them.

Adelaide has hit the 3lb. mark. She's now 3lbs. 2oz.! The staff tried her only on nasal cannula for a little over a day, and she did very well. She started to work hard trying to breathe yesterday, and the staff put her back on CPAP for 2 hours every 6 hours. Another amazing step for Adelaide is that they attempted a bottle feed her. This is really big for a baby who is supposed to be 32 weeks gestation. She sucked on the bottle and swallowed a little milk, but most of it came out the sides of her mouth. She did not brady or drop her blood oxygen levels, which is very encouraging. The staff said it was very promising.

Mattie continues to do very well on the SIPAP. Her oxygen intake is running from 21 - 39 percent depending on how agitated she is. Kevin held her in kangaroo yesterday, and it was the first time that Mattie didn't immediately calm down. She was very fidgety and kept trying to turn her head. She's been on a diuretic to get fluid out of her system, so she hasn't gained much weight. She actually lost a few oz. yesterday, but is back up to 2lbs. 3oz.

Andrew is holding steady on the Jet ventilator. His blood gas did show elevated carbon dioxide levels, but they will be checking him again. Hopefully, they will go back down. He's still on a lowered pressure on the ventilator, but no major changes have taken place with him over the last few days. He's still getting agitated and is also on a diuretic. He's been hovering around 2lbs. 10oz. One amazing thing happened yesterday. Now, some doctors will tell you that babies at this age don't smile. Kevin and Tara were looking in on Andrew, and he was wide awake staring straight up. Kevin leaned way over the isolette, so he could get into Andrew's line of vision. Kevin started smiling and talking to Andrew, when all of a sudden, Andrew smiled and his eyes lit up. We were so excited to see that and got tickled at his eyes lighting up.

Praise
Adelaide hits 3lbs.
Adelaide's first attempt at bottle feeding.
Mattie's continued good levels on her ventilator.
Seeing Andrew smile.
Good reports for the last few days.

Prayer
Adelaide would continue to grow strong and make strides in her attempts to feed.
Adelaide would be able to go back to nasal cannula exclusively.
Mattie and Andrew would calm down.
Continued weight gain and growth for all three.
Andrew's carbon dioxide levels would come down.
Andrew would be weened off ventilator.