Day 53 in the NICU

Life as confirmed "feeders & growers" seems a little less stressful. :) The monitors aren't beeping constantly anymore, we've got some room to spread out, the boys are working on taking bottles and life is good. Here are some recent updates about each of the babies:

Ryan

Ryan's rocking his open air crib and constantly wears a snugly wrap so he will stay warm. Big news of the week: Ryan had his hearing test the other day and he PASSED! Yay! The other 2 boys won't have their hearing tests until they're in cribs. Ryan did have to get back on low flow oxygen (remember 2 steps forward & 1 step back). Overall he's doing really well and is taking 2 bottle feedings per day. He currently gets 46 cc's each feeding and weighs 4 lb, 15.7 oz. He actually hit 5 lbs two nights ago but lost a few ounces and is making his way back to 5 lb.

Pics of Ryan today

Stokes

Stokes is getting 1 bottle per day and is doing fairly well. I gave him his bottle during the evening feed yesterday and he wasn't able to finish the whole thing before he got worn out so the nurse had to put the rest through his feeding tube. He is still in his isolette but I hope that he will be in an open air crib soon! Maybe within a week or so. He is getting 46 cc's each feeding and currently weighs 4 lb, 15.4 oz. 

Pics of Stokes from today

William

Like Ryan, William is also on low flow oxygen. He gets reflux after he eats which causes him to de-sat (drop his oxygen saturation) a bit so we need him to work on that! He is also still in an isolette, but he is doing a great job maintaining his body temperature and his isolette is programmed for just over 28 degrees. William is also working on 1 bottle feeding per day. It really tired him out and he has a harder time than his brothers with taking his whole bottle. He is getting 42 cc's and currently weighs 4 lb, 9.0 oz.

Pics of William from today