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