Preston and Parker turned three weeks old yesterday...wow!! I say this every time, but they really are making great progress! In fact, we are hoping they will get to come home sometime next week. The feeding tubes have been removed and they are now taking all meals from the bottle. The boys sure do love the milk! Once the bottle is put into their mouths, they just gulp it down. They are eating so well that Parker now weighs 5 pounds, 7 ounces and Preston weighs 5 pounds, 11 ounces! In addition, they are both probably going to transition to the open-air cribs tonight. Hopefully they will continue to maintain their body temperature and can kiss the isolettes goodbye!
Basically the only thing we are waiting on is for their heart rates to remain stable. They have been on caffeine (added to their milk) because once in awhile their heart rates would drop below 80 beats per minute. This is called a "Brady" episode (bradycardia), and the caffeine is supposed to keep those heart rates up. They will need to go for three days with no Brady episodes once the caffeine is stopped. Pray with us that they will be successful when the caffeine is stopped (probably within the next few days). I must say that I am not avoiding the Dr. Pepper and chocolate and they should be receiving a shot of caffeine from my milk (is that considered cheating??). :)
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A Mom has to do what a Mom has to do. We have them on our prayer list here at our office and mention them each morning during our prayer time. If I forget to mention how they are progressing someone always asks. Know that your whole family is in our prayers as this is a stressful time for all of you. We love you and can hardly wait to see the boys come home.
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