Claire going home has been delayed five more days due to a "Sleep Brady" that happened yesterday morning. Although we would rather Claire not to have "Bradys" we are glad that she is not going home just yet so she can stay with brother. She is now taking all eight feedings via bottle or nursing and no longer has her feeding tube. Claire looks and acts like a full term baby weighing in at 6lbs. 10.6oz. She is such Miss Personality!
Collins has rallied back from NICU! His heart and respiratory rate have leveled off...except for when he gets upset! He tends to set the monitors off when he's fidgeting around. He likes for us to know he's here! His feedings were increased this morning to six via bottle or nursing, while the other two are via feeding tube. Collins lost a few ounces once he returned to Special Care due to all the IV fluids they were pumping to him...a bit puffy he was! Therefore, he now weighs 5lbs 3.6oz. He is slowly but surely catching up with sister!
Both are beginning to behave more like full term babies. They are staying awake more during the day after their feedings and much more alert. Luckily, their day and night schedule is to our liking. The nurses do a great job helping us with their schedules...and i must add the nurses are wonderful!
Needless to say, we have not a clue when we will be going home but we are hoping they both will be home by the first of October.
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