A Week of Firsts

This past week we experienced some firsts. 

As I told you last week the doctors gave the OK for Kamryn & Karsyn to begin bottle feeding.  Kamryn is now taking all 8 of her feeds from a bottle.  Karsyn is up to 5 bottles a day & will be increased when she can take the entire bottle in 30 minutes for each of the 5 bottles. 

They are both still on caffeine.  While Kamryn has not had a breathing episode in quite some time, Karsyn continues to experience some mild ones in which she quickly recovers.  She has had a couple while trying to bottle feed.  The doctors decided to increase her caffeine by 20% today.  It takes about 4-5 days for the caffeine to work. 

I also had a first this week.  Since my little angels are doing well with the bottle feeds, I was allowed to introduce them to breast feeding.  It was an experience for all 3 of us & will take a while for them (& me) to get the hang of it.  But thanks to their wonderful nurse today, it was a good experience.  I couldn’t have done it without her.

Kamryn & Karsyn are continuing to grow each day.  We were actually given a bag of clothes that are now too small for them.  Landon & I didn’t think that would happen so soon.  Kamryn is now 5 lbs 7 oz.  Karsyn is now 4 lbs 10 oz.

Even Landon had a first this week.  Nurse Melissa got him to change his 1^st diaper.  I told you she wasn’t giving up.  Of course, he hasn’t changed one since.

Please continue to keep us in your prayers.  We are praying that they quickly outgrow the breathing episodes and they get to come home together.  As it is today, there is a good chance Kamryn will come home before Karsyn.

Happy Mother's Day!

Kamryn & Karsyn have had a busy week. 

Kamryn now weighs 4 lbs 9.2 oz and is 16.5” long.  She has not had any breathing episodes but is still on caffeine.  Kamryn no longer likes having a feeding tube.  She generally pulls it out once a week.  Of course, she decided to this on Wednesday while I was visiting.  It was more traumatic for me than it was for her.  The dermatologist says her birthmarks are OK & they will recheck in about a week.

Karsyn now weighs 4 lbs 0.6 oz and is 16.1” long.  She continues to have very minor breathing episodes which she generally recovers from without any stimulation.  She had to have blood work & an x-ray this week because of blood in her diaper.  All tests came back normal; she has an anal fissure which will heal on its own.

When we arrived today, their cubicle looked different.  They are out of their isolets & are now sharing a crib.  Here’s a picture of their new bed.

Kamryn is on the left.  Karsyn is on the right.

Their new bed was not our only surprise.  The doctor gave the OK to introduce bottle feeding.  The nurse was kind enough to wait until we got there so I could give them their 1^st bottles.  They did great and each took about a ½ ounce.  They will try one bottle feed a day for a while.  Here are some pictures.

Kamryn’s 1^st bottle

Karsyn’s 1^st bottle

I hope you all a wonderful mother’s day.

Love,

Kelly