That's right, both girls are now in their "normal cribs" at the hospital! Adalyn continues to do great and is on 27 full bottle feedings in a row. We also think that she passed her "car seat test" but have to hear the official word from the doctors. We also hope that tomorrow we can talk to the doctors about the date that Adalyn gets to come home. She lost 20 grams last night but was back up 15 grams tonight and is weighing in at 4lbs 11oz(2145) tonight. We think that her weight loss is probably from all the bottle/breast feeding she has done and she is now on the formula she is going home on which has less calories. She seems to be slowing down a little bit with her feedings so please continue to pray that GOD gives her the strength she needs so that she can prove herself ready to come home.
Emma has had a really good week! We are so proud of her and the big steps forward that she has taken. She proved to everyone that she didn't need the CPAP anymore, a couple days later she came off of the high flow nasal cannula, and now they have compressed her feedings to 33ml over 2.5 hours instead of a continuous drip. She tolerated that so well that today we were able to start bottle feeding her 10ml every 3 hours!(She gets the remaining 23ml compressed over 2 hours.) So far she has done that 3 times in a row and she loves it as much as her big sister. She has had fewer spit ups but continues to struggle with her reflux.(We are just happy she is keeping her food down.) Emma gained 5 grams yesterday and 20 grams tonight which puts her weight at 4lbs 3oz.(1910) Please continue to pray that GOD takes away her reflux and that she continues to tolerate her feedings. Please also pray for both girls to stay free from infection.
GOD is in Control!
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Dave and Abi, What wonderful news again, Adalyn and Emma are amazing little girls! We continue our prayers for them and for the two of you as you prepare to have the girs come home. May you have the strength, good health, and energy for each day. Praise God from whom all blessings flow! Love, G.Grandma
ReplyDeletePraise the Lord! Such wonderful news, again! God IS in Control and He will remain so! It is so exciting to hear about the final stages of Adalyn coming home and Emma probably not far off from that too! We continue to pray for all of you! I understand reflux too much! It will take time, but Emma is getting stronger!
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Congrats. You don't know us, but we know of you through the Bengelink family. We have also been in the NICU (Nursery 4) for 178 days now. Still have a ways to go before our litle one is ready to go home. Praying for the girls.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful words, wonderful words, wonderful words of life. I think that is how the words go in the song. They are the words that came to me as I read your blog. and read your exciting wonderful good news on the girls. God new exactly what He was doing when He gave Adalyn and Emma the parents and family He did. True Christian Love will surround them always. They are such lucky little girls. May God's love continue to surround you all. To God be the glory, great things He hath done!!! Faith-Hope-Love.......Janice H.
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