Kangaroo with Stokes

Thomas got to hold Stokes for the first time today. They had some good father-son bonding time. Stokes did great and it seemed like he really loved the skin to skin time. 

Look at that sweet little hand all curled up!

Yesterday he got a small blood tranfusion because he was brady-ing  and desat-ing more than usual. That means he wasn't breathing and his heart rate was dropping. He is usually able to correct both himself within a few seconds, but it is worrisome that he was doing it more often. The medical team thought he would feel better and behave better with some extra blood. They gave him about 2 teaspoons (less than a full transfusion) and today he seemed more like himself and was doing better with breathing and heart rate. Lethargic baby = bad, feisty baby = good. He was really letting out some big cries today when he got put back into his isolette after being held by his dad so we knew he was feeling better. It was really sweet!

Today Stokes weighs 2 lb, 7.8 oz. He's our "big" boy and will be up to 3 lb in no time!

Ryan has gained some more weight and now weighs 2 lb, 4.7 oz. He has been behaving today and acting calm and peaceful...just what we like! :) He took a 45 min break off his CPAP and handled it like a champ. 

William is up to 2 lb, 3.1 oz. He took a 20 min break off his CPAP and did a great job, better than expected from his nurse. He was kicking his legs a lot today and showing us his big feet. 

That's all for now. It was a pretty good day for these Peery boys!