Hello All,
Yesterday was an amazing day news-wise.
Samantha took her first attempt at a bottle well by finishing the entire bottle! They moved her from 20 to 23 to 26 mL. When they get her to full feedings (roughly 40 - 45 mL) then the IV will come out and she'll move into a crib instead of her isolet. Also, today is a big day since she just hit 5 pounds (5 pounds 1 ounce). Possibly the most exciting news is that one of the St. David's network NICU directors spoke to the Director at the St. David's Samantha is at and got him to agree to transfer Samantha to Round Rock when she hits full feedings (Monday/Tuesday if not before). All we have to do is work it out insurance-wise and Samantha will be back to Round Rock and we can see both our littlest girls in one 30 second trip. The only drawback to her moving to Round Rock, though it is relatively small compared to the benefit, is that Round Rock does not allow anyone to visit but the parents and grandparents until April. At this rate though, I don't think that either girl will see the NICU in April.
Hannah, not to be outdone, took her full 40 mL in only 10 minutes. This is a very important step to her coming home (the full feeding by mouth, not the speed). She also may come off the caffeine tomorrow. This is important for coming home because the caffeine helps prevent apnea episodes, which she must be free from for 5 days before she can come home. She is still only one degree away from being in the crib. The isolet is set to 28 degrees Celsius. The nurses said that they take them out around 27 degrees because that is essentially air conditioning anyway.
Alexandra is holding up well. She can clearly sense that things are different but both Jaclyn and I try to set aside time each weekend to spend time with her alone and I try to give her bath each night to keep continuity with our life in College Station. Jaclyn also tries to carve out part of each day to spend time with Alexandra. Having Samantha moved to Round Rock would be a huge boon in this regard because the NICU trips would be cut in half but the babies would be seen more plus the hour car trip (round trip) would be cut to 1 minute (round trip). Her grandparents have been great at watching her and taking her on outings while her mom and dad are with the little ones and dad is working. Soon she will get to help us take care of the babies and teach her little sisters all the trouble they can get into.
More updates to follow this weekend!
David, Jaclyn, Alexandra, Samantha, and Hannah
1 comment:
Jaclyn,
I live not too far away from your parents now. If you need anything, like a warm meal that you don't have to cook, please let me know.
Sarah
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