5 Weeks Old

The kiddos turned 5 weeks old today and they must have been celebrating because they both had pretty good days.

Tyler is currently 4lbs 8oz. He grows and grows and grows and his body is still trying to catch up. He is still eating 15ml of the formula and seems to be tolerating it well. The doctor did a little "procedure" on Tyler last night to try to stimulate his bowels to poop. I know, too much information, but I like to try to capture everything that's happening. Well the procedure seems to have worked a little because he FINALLY went last night and today. We were so happy. It's amazing what makes you happy living in the NICU. :) Today Tyler's oxygen was up to 30% (21% is room air). He had a couple of spells today where his oxygen dropped and every time they nurses would try to turn his oxygen down he'd have a fit and they'd turn it back up. So, he still needs to work on that part. But I did call tonight and his nurse said he loved his bath and has been a really happy boy all night. We love getting reports like that when we call in the evenings.

Dillan had a big day today. She currently weighs 3lbs 5oz and she looks just like a mini baby. Today we tried breastfeeding for the first time. Again, this may be too many details but like I said, I like to capture it all. The doctors repeatedly told me not to get discouraged if she didn't do anything because she is still very early but they wanted us to give it a shot. Dillan did so well. She latched on wonderfully and even sucked just a little bit. Then she'd just fall asleep until we woke her up. The lactation nurse I was with said she knows she got at least two swallows of milk and that was great for a first time. I was happy. After that we just cuddled while she got the rest of her meal through her feeding tube. That was enough for one day.

Well, so we thought. Tuesday is bath night and we've been helping give the kids little sponge baths but tonight Dillans nurse said she was big enough and stable enough to have a real bath. We were so excited. So, we learned how to give her a real bath and she loved it. The water must have been perfect for her because she just relaxed and took it all in. It was great. Afterwards, she gave mommy another surprise. While I was toweling her off she decided to poop all over the towel. She is such a good pooper, I wish she could teach her brother. But we got her all cleaned up, lotioned, redressed, and wrapped up in a warm blanket. Dillan did so well and we were so happy to take part in one more step of her care. It felt great. It was a big day for our little girl and I'm sure she will sleep good tonight.

Speaking of sleeping, it's off to bed for me. Pumping starts early! Have a good night all and thanks for all your continued support.

Love
Joscy, Corey, Dillan & Tyler