July 1st was their one week birthday :) What a difference a week can make! Above are some photos from yesterday. The top is Kiernan and the bottom image is Graydan. So sweet!
They are already looking so much bigger and healthier than when they were born. Their color is so much better and they only have to do small amounts of time on the blue UV lights now. They had lots of alarms yesterday, though. Alarms are the beeping that happens when either their heartrate, O2 levels, or breathing drops below a certain level. It happens requently happens in premature babies. All it means is that the boys get comfortable and momentarily forget to keep breathing. They are slowly getting rid of this apnea, day by day. :)
Yesterday they were giving their first cc's of real food. They were given 1 cc each of milk yesterday and they loved it! They will continue to get 1cc every 2 hours for the next 3 days approximately. They will up the quantity if either boy shows signs of being more hungry and their tiny belly's can handle it. So far, the milk has helped Graydan to break down more of the sugars easier. And since he had a problem with it to start with, this is great news!!
We weren't able to hold them due to the number of the alarms they had. But today is another day!
I'm sure the alarms helped to make them less comfortable, thus assuring their O2 intake, etc. Here's hoping they get the hang of things today.
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Thanks! The alarms are just so the nurses can monitor if they are bringing themselves back or not. :)
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