David's first bottle (from nurse Christy):
Margot's first bottle:
David and Margot have come so far in the past few days! They are both able to take a bottle now! Hooray! They are using the Dr. Brown's bottles because those are supposedly better for gas and reflux. They took to them right away. My mom (Baba) came to learn how to feed them a bottle today because she will be taking care of them when I go back to work. It went really well. AND over the weekend, David had his first ride in a swing. He loves it! He starts feeding (and finishes feeding) first, so we put him in the swing while I'm finishing with Margot.
The really big news is that they think David is ready to go home. Margot still has about a week because she keeps having random bradycardias and desats that need mild stimulation. But David hasn't had a brady in 7 days, so we will room in with him starting tomorrow or Wednesday. This is when we will stay with him in a hospital room and will completely care for him.
Because we think he's ready to go home soon, he got circumcised today. It was so hard to send him to that operation, the poor guy. I walked him down to the operation room, and it was so hard to leave him there. I felt like it's harder for him (since he's 7 weeks old today) to have this done now than a non-preemie baby who would have had it done right after birth. He did really well, though.
We have an appointment tomorrow with the company that makes the home monitors to learn how to use them. Both David and Margot will go home on a monitor because they will go home sleeping on an elevated mattress on their tummies (prone) to help with their reflux. This will be a pain, but will also be peace of mind.
They both will need to do carseat tests this week. Bubba got their carseats installed in the Mountaineer with the help of our friends Dan and Alysha tonight. We will have them inspected tomorrow and then will bring the seats (minus the bases) to the NICU for the test. The test involves having David and Margot sit in their carseats for an hour while hooked up to the monitors to make sure they don't have bradycardias or apneas while in them.
It is so fun, and amazing, to see David in the swing. They are both growing so much! Although, those bottles look like they could swim in them! Must be the camera angle.
ReplyDeleteAll I have to say is YIPPEEEE!!! Way to go guys!
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ReplyDeleteI'm SO thinking of you tonight - doing your stay with David. Wow it's really becoming a reality! So exciting. You both have come so far on this precious "twin express"! I'm so proud of you and am so thankful for the blog. Thanks MA for keeping us all in the twin loop.
Love you all (4 of you!)
Aunt Bets
This blog is awesome! I love being able to learn about my newest cousins! Good luck with rooming in and you will all be in my thoughts during the adjustment to going home!
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MA and Bubba
ReplyDeleteYou have already proven you are super parents. You'll do great with the kids at home. Big hug and congrats. I enjoyed being with you yesterday for one of your last sane meals! ckd
I so remember those days! The bottles look so huge compared to their little bodies. Now that my twins are using 8 oz bottles the 4 oz bottles that were once so huge, look so little! It is amazing how quickly they grow, Mary Anne. It is a crazy time now, but enjoy it because soon you will wonder where the time has gone. Congratulations on your babies' wonderful health!!
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