Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Brief Update

This will be brief tonight. Both babies are on different feeding schedules, so I am constantly in the nursery (a.k.a. Special Care) feeding them. Sydney lost 50 grams last night (almost 2 oz) and Ethan gained 30 grams. This is to be expected from Sydney after her first day without eating through her feeding tube. Her tube is gone! It was pulled out this morning and she has met her feeding quota for 2 shifts now. She is doing well--just needs to be weaned off that oxygen now.

Ethan has struggled a bit on his feedings but was moved to 'On Demand' tonight around 6 pm because he was constantly wanting more food even after he'd eaten. I am relieved because I can try to get them on the same schedule tonight and get more sleep. I am a terrible napper, so my limited hours at night is what I get until I can figure out how to nap.

Can't believe how fast everything is going. We just hope and pray that Ethan can keep up so he can go home with his sister. She is doing so well and he's about a day or two behind her.

5 comments:

Tiffany said...

so exciting! like a dream come true, i'm sure. hopefully i'll actually be able to see you now!!!! maybe not though with keeping the babies in the house cause of flu season. maybe i'll be able to just come over by myself to hang out. i'd LOVE it!

Judy said...

One giant leap for womankind. - And they say the male is the dominant sex. Hah. Ethan better get on the stick! What great advances.

Paul & Karen Anderson said...

Wow!!! Great news from the last two post. I agree having them home would be the best birthday present! Way to go Sydney and Ethan!!

Spencer Family said...

Yay! They are growing so fast! So I have a question. The feeding tubes look cream--is that the color of the tube or the milk inside of it? Are they constantly getting milk when they have a feeding tube in? I guess I could google it. :)

Rena said...

Heather, I just wanted to say thank you for always being so positive when you come into the nursery. Even when things aren't going as expected, you always find a way to look on the bright side of things. Like you, I have many days where I'd love to just be at home with my babies. Today was hard, but your smile made it better. Thank you. Your babies are beautiful and a joy to take care of.