Madi had her first bottle today!! She is such a champ, she did Great! Usually with her feeding tube it takes 45 minutes for her to eat. With the bottle, she finished the same amount in 15 minutes! She did so great. She would stop to breath and we had no problems. She did so well that after her first burp, the Occupational Therapist asked if I wanted to finish feeding her. She even burped well. We are so excited for this. Usually babies that are 34 weeks don't do so well with a bottle because they are so young and they don't understand the suck/ swallow/ breath. Not our Madi, she is a PRO!! The doctor asked if we should give her two bottles a day but we are going to give her one more day before we increase it. Once she has 6 bottles a day we can consider bringing her home. They would like her on the full 8 per day but it depends on the situation. I am so PROUD of her. Go Madi!!
Gracie is doing great as well. Her weekly blood tests look good. They will be doing a echocardiogram on her tomorrow. This will check her heart to make sure it is healthy since she has chronic lung disease. She was not happy about her C Pap today. She basically has to be pinned down to keep her from pulling the prongs out of her nose. I don't blame her but I wish she would just chill out for a week or so.
Brody is going with the flow as usual but he has been trying to extubate himself again. Since he is getting so big, he thinks he should be able to "help" the doctors by pulling his breathing tube out. I hope we won't have the vent by the end of the week. Brody will also be getting an echocardiogram tomorrow for the same reason.
Ricky and I will be very busy tonight; both Gracie and Brody are due for a bath. It is always so much fun because we are doing something for them. Being needed is a great feeling!
Today was my delivery goal. Although I failed miserably at my goal, I've come to terms with it. I've learned so many things these past 8 weeks and 4 days and I would not trade it for the world. I've learned just how strong my kids are. Brody has really taught me a lot right from the start. I will never forget the sound of his cry when he was first born. That cry gave me some calm in that delivery room. His first week of life will never leave me. It was so hard to see him so sick and feel so helpless. That week taught me that I have no control, his life was in God's hands. He pulled through and I thank God for that. Slow and steady wins the race. He sure is teaching me a life lesson. Gracie is a true miracle. She has taught me that miracles do happen. I didn't hear a cry from her when she was born so I didn't know what was going on. It wasn't until she was wheeled into the delivery room that I knew we really had a chance with her. I saw her leg problem one day and one day only. This little girl has fought since she was first developing so seeing her so sick with the intestine infection was heart breaking. I just didn't want her to have to go through anything else. She kicked that infection and showed it who was boss. That is my Gracie, she runs things you know. She has taught me to not give up and have faith and trust in God. Then there is Madi. She has been my calm in the storm. I've been blessed for a smooth ride so far with her. She is just moving right along almost like a full term baby, as close to a full term baby I will ever experience. I've really needed that. She makes me laugh daily. Her little faces she makes down to the terrible smell her poop produces just brighten my days. She is the sunshine in my life. I know it will be a long road ahead of us but I look forward to everyday. I am so blessed and I feel like the richest person in the world! After all, not everyone has triplets!
This blog is for the babies. Sure it updates family and friends but that really isn't the true purpose. I want to document all the ups and downs the trips have gone through so one day when they need it, they will know just how much they have and are overcoming and how strong and resilient they truly are. I want them to know just how much their mommy and daddy love them right from the start.
Krista
