Day 36: 5 weeks old

The girls are 5 weeks old, wow how time flies! Adalyn is continuing to do well, there were no changes with her today. He weight tonight was 2 lbs 14 oz (1310 grams). Emma has been doing better since they started the antibiotics and stopped the feedings. At 2pm they tried to restart her feedings are she began regurges and having a lot of alarms which needed stim. So they stopped the feedings again until tomorrow morning. Since then she has not had any more alarms and she is looking and acting much better. Since she is not getting fed they have turned up her TPN & lipids. Her CPAP is back down to 5 and she is still on room air. Her weight tonight was 2 lbs 11 oz (1225 grams). The doctors are thinking it is less likely that Emma has a blood infection & more likely that she was having some feeding intolerance.

Please continue to pray that both girls tolerate their feedings and that as they restart Emma's feedings she does better and does not develope any more serious problems. Please also continue to pray for their growth, development and for God to protect them from infection. Also, please pray for their developing eyes. The girls should have their first eye exams next week. Pray that their eyes develop correctly and that they do not develop retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). ROP in its severist form can leave children blind. Please pray that God protect the girls from this so that they are able to see His beautiful creation when they grow up. Thank you again for your prayer support, your prayers do not go unnoticed!