Brody had his first bottle today. He took all 90 mls in 25 minutes! Go Brody Go!! OT recommended increasing to 2 bottles tomorrow. I will be there at 11am for his bottle so I can learn how to feed him. All the babies feed differently. This is a huge step forward to coming home. Once he is on 8 bottles he can come home. The doctors and nurses were really shocked and impressed that he did so well, they were not expecting it. His voice is getting louder and louder by the day as the hoarsness goes away. We were able to play today.
The girls went to the pedi today. We had a good visit. The girls are getting closer to being on the growth charts. I did get clarification on what things the babies should be doing at this age. The babies are 4.5 months old but if they were term, they would only be 1 month 4 days old. So, their bodies are doing things a one month old would do. Teeth and things won't come in until their gestation age has hit... hope that makes sense. We are spreading Madi's medication dosage out to see if we can eventually discontinue it. The pedi is very pleased with her body tone and how alert she is... I did ask if it was ok that she sleeps so much and he said it was and the numbers show she has grown and is growing so much. She was wide awake during the appointment. With Gracie's stuff, we are waiting to see what the Pulmonologist says since she will determine what medications to keep and get rid of. Her growth is great. I was able to schedule the OCRG (sleep study) for Gracie on Friday to see if we can get rid of the oxygen. When we wake up during the night and in the morning, Gracie has pulled her prongs out but looks great. Madi was doing the same things right before they decided to get rid of hers so I hope it will be the same for Gracie. I'm not sure if I updated about Gracie's possible surgery. She is currently being casted weekly but before the last cast, she may need surgery to release the tendon. We were not aware of that until last Friday. This will be during Ricky's trip. She is being such a champ with that cast.
It would be so cool to have Brody home for Thanksgiving! It could happen :) and I want him home so bad but I do know that Ricky would hate to miss it. Then I would have my babies home but not the hubby... proof you really can't plan life :)
Krista
