Last night was rough for the boys. C had a handful of spells and they had to give him some caffeine to get over them and to avoid more. And they didn't want much from the bottle overnight.
However, all that change this morning. We saw the boys at 8am. G still didn't want the bottle much but C was ready for it. We had no spells so far today and they really just seem happy. We got lots of snuggles in with the boys during this round of care times. The Nurse practitioner came by and said they were doing well and that they are preemie status now. This doesn't mean much, just a cheaper bill for us. It does say they are more stable and need less attention. C condo temp has been going down. He is down a whole degree today, doesn't seem like much but it is! G has gone down, but just not as much. Their bilirubin levels are dropping. G went down a whole point and C went down .2 or so. This means they are looking less yellow and hopefully won't need the bili lights to help them. G has a window view and we really think that helped him. They aren't going to check everyday since the levels are starting to go down. So they will check again in a few days.
The grandparents came by for the 11/12 care times and got to hold the boys. They enjoyed all the lovin!
In the afternoon, We took a welcome to the NICU class. It was pretty informative, so we learned lots about what will happen during their time here. We had heard some of it, but it was good to get it all again. G's nurse tried a new nipple on his bottle and he LOVED it. He thought it was the greatest thing and really has taken to it. C got to have Kangaroo Time with Kim. Which means he got to be naked and lay on her chest. This is suppose to really help growth development and help them learn to maintain temps. It was a nice long hour and half in the recliner of rest time for both of them. He slept so well during this time and even after we put him back he was in a pretty good sleep. G was about to get his turn when we found that his IV was leaking and that they needed to reinsert his IV. So we decided to wait till tomorrow and we will give him snuggle time in the morning.
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| G on his belly |
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| G sleeping like one of his grandmothers.. no naming names... laurie... |
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| C so happy after Kangaroo time |
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