I've been getting lots of calls and concerns about there not being any updates on the blog for a while. Everything is great....we've just been swamped. On Sunday we FINALLY moved into the house......ok we stayed the night, we're still moving stuff in. I can't believe how long it's taking me to get things organized. We also didn't have internet access until today, so I haven't had a chance to check email or update the blog.
The girls are doing well. They are both up past their birth weights after losing 15-20% of their weight shortly after they were born. Ellery is 2 lbs 4.6oz and Emily is 1lb 15oz. Ellery is still going strong off her CPAP. The Dr's and nurses tell us every day that its possible she'll have to go back on again soon...but the girl is going on 6 days and doing great! Emily is hopefully a few days away from being off her CPAP. She's not pleased about that but she's still so tiny so she has to work a little harder to breath on her own. Ellery has moved to a isolette bed which is one of those plexi glass enclosed incubators you would expect to see in a NICU. Believe it or not that is a step up from the bed she was in first. Once Emily's CPAP comes off she'll be in an isolette for a few days and then we'll be able to have them in the same open warmer bed together. I can't wait for that.
The girls are doing well. They are both up past their birth weights after losing 15-20% of their weight shortly after they were born. Ellery is 2 lbs 4.6oz and Emily is 1lb 15oz. Ellery is still going strong off her CPAP. The Dr's and nurses tell us every day that its possible she'll have to go back on again soon...but the girl is going on 6 days and doing great! Emily is hopefully a few days away from being off her CPAP. She's not pleased about that but she's still so tiny so she has to work a little harder to breath on her own. Ellery has moved to a isolette bed which is one of those plexi glass enclosed incubators you would expect to see in a NICU. Believe it or not that is a step up from the bed she was in first. Once Emily's CPAP comes off she'll be in an isolette for a few days and then we'll be able to have them in the same open warmer bed together. I can't wait for that.
The other big news this week is that both had their IV's removed. They are getting all their nutrients from breast milk and no longer need the IV fluids to supplement. There is a risk of infection with the IV's so we are very happy to have those out. The feeding tubes are the only tubes both girls have. They still have a few other wires attached for the monitors that track their heart rates, breathing, and oxygen levels but it's nice to know they don't have anything else stuck in their little bodies.
Thank you everyone for your calls, emails, and thoughts. We are so lucky to have such great friends and family who care about us!
Emily
Ellery
1 comment:
Yeah!!! Thanks so much for the update, it has put my mind at rest! They are looking so cute! Congrats on the move in as well. As I said before, don't forget to stop and smell the flowers! Life will fly by now that your girls are here.
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