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Emma in her new dress Grandma Jody made her
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Adalyn stretching in her new dress
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The twinners with mom & dad
Dave & I were fortunate again to spend the majority of our day today with the twinners. Both girls continue to do well. Adalyn had more brady/desat alarms over night last night. The majority were self resolved. This could be due to her being off CPAP and/or her larger feeding volume which is causing her to have some reflux. The doctors have decided to treat this in 2 ways: 1) they are giving Adalyn's feedings over an hour so that her reflux hopefully calms down 2) They decided this evening to put her back on CPAP. Dr. B said that he was doing to have a low threshold for putting her back on so Dave & I were expecting this. We are not at all disappointed since the CPAP is not harmful to them, and helps their future lung function. However we are still glad she got and break and that we were able to enjoy her CPAP free face for 2 days. Adalyn's feedings are up to 20 mL every 3 hours and besides the reflux and increased alarms she is tolerating them well.
This afternoon, after 24 hours with no alarms, the doctors decided to give Emma a break from CPAP! They have her on a nasal cannula just like they had Adalyn on. We were able to enjoy both girls today with no CPAP, it was wonderful. We are fully prepared for Emma to have to go back on the CPAP soon, but again, we are thankful for the break. Emma has been doing much better with her feeds over the past 24 hours. She has not had any more blood in her stomach since yesterday morning, she has had very little residuals, and has not been spitting up. Her feedings were increased to 6 ml every 3 hours today and she has been tolerating this well.
We are so thankful for how well both of the girls are doing. We also feel so blessed with the amount of time we have been able to spend with them the past few days. It has especially helped mommy :) We ask that you continue to pray that the girls tolerated their feedings, continue to do good with their breathing, that God protect them from NEC and other infections, and that they grow and develop appropriately.
Praise God for a good day!
What adorable pics - what would one expect with two adorable girls?!!! Love the outfits! They are sooo precious! Makes me miss them...
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Yes! Praise God for a Good Day! More reason for Thanksgiving! The pictures are great. You know this grandpa will be praying! So glad for the great day. All the pictures are great. I love the family photo. :)
ReplyDeleteLove the dresses! So cute, they are the most stylish 2 lb.ers in the NICU!
ReplyDeleteWe are also glad to hear they are still doing well. We will continue to pray for their developing little bodies. And, for strength for their Mommy and Daddy.
Love,
Mark, Kate, and the Boys
It was so good to see Emma and Adalyn again. We missed them. I am so thankful for their growth and strength. I can see that Gods hands are on them and thankful to our amazing God. Dave and Abi, I am so proud of how good you are with the girls. Your faith and trust in God is a blessing to me.
ReplyDeletethank you Lord!
Love Grams/jody
Gorgeous little angels you have there! Praising God that all is going so well! They are amazing young ladies!
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Judy
Love the pictures......God bless each of you and may Emma and Adalyn continue to grow and develop with each day. Wow almost a month old already. What a blessing. Prayers for all of you every day.......Janice Hettinger
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