Two Months in the NICU

July 10, 2012

Thursday will mark 8 weeks in the NICU for our girls.  They continue to make strong progress.  Here is what has been happening since my last post:

Evalyn

Evalyn is 5 grams shy of four pounds.  She's out of the isolette and in an open bed.  She is still getting oxygen but the levels are pretty low.  She's also eating from a bottle!  She makes quick work of the bottle, finishing 32 ccs in under 15 minutes.  Both Evalyn and Lillian are getting pretty anemic and are awaiting another blood transfusion.  They'll receive more of my blood probably on Thursday.

Evalyn Sleeping

Lillian

Lillian is trailing Evalyn's weight by about 3 oz.  Her lungs continue to be stronger.  She also got out of the isolette, but only for a day.  She's still too small to maintain her body temperature on her own.  She got off oxygen entirely for a couple of days, but had to go back on at least partially due to the anemia.  She was also a bit slower to drink an entire bottle, but she was able to drink an entire bottle for the first time today.

A very alert Lillian

Bath time with Lillian

The nurses put us on notice today.  They told us we had to have everything ready for the girls to come home two weeks from now.  That's far from a sure thing, there is a lot they have to do before they are able to come home, but it could be that soon.  They also won't necessarily come home at the same time.

We took Jackson and Preston to see the girls again.  They were excited about it.  Preston got bored really quickly, but was excited to hold their hands.  Jackson got to help take their temperature.

Jackson and Lillian

That's not a grown up hand.  That's Jackson holding Lillian's hand