Nicholas and Joseph : Day 45!!!

The boys are definitely growing from their Bolus feeds!!! Nicholas came in at 3lb 8oz and Joseph now weighs 3lb 14oz!!! It was great to be there for the weigh in last nigh and to see them doing so well! Grandma and Grandpa G. came along for the ride to spend some time with the boys! It was an early 60th birthday present for Grandma G. to be with her two new Grandsons last night, and she briefly got to hold Joseph!!! On that note, Happy 60th Birthday to my amazing mother, who doesn't look a day over 50!!! We are truly thankful for all that she has done for us not only in the past two months, but always!!!

Joseph as I stated now weighs over 1700 grams, and is receiving 30ml of breast milk every 3 hours. He will have labs done this week to determine how he responded to the Epogen cycle for his anemia, but he looks really good, and doesn't seem to be losing any color at all!!! He was so peaceful last night when we arrived, it was great to see!!! He remains at the 4l of air per minute, and also right at 30% oxygen assistance. He has really decreased the amount of episodes he has been experiencing as well!!! This is a great sign, because one of the requirements for the boys to come home is to go 7 straight days without an episode, or else the clock starts over!!!

Nicholas is receiving 27ml of breast milk every 3 hours, but as his weight increases he will begin receiving more. To put that in perspective, he's close to 1oz of milk, as compared to the 2oz you would typically give a newborn. My theory is that their both halfway to home!!! Nicholas received his labs yesterday, but we haven't heard the results yet, but he too like Joseph looked really good!!! Nicholas is also still at 4l of air per minute, but is a little lower on his oxygen assistance ranging from 21-25%. Nicholas has hardly had any episodes for a while, so we're hoping he continues down this path!!!