Monday, August 20, 2007

A few days in review...

I need to catch up the last few days, so here goes...

Friday - The girls has their eyes checked again for ROP. Natalie's eyes look great. They are now between Stage 1 and 2. Abby's left eye also still looks better - Stage 2. However, now her right eye is showing some Stage 3. It wasn't concerning enough to send her back to Duke, but they will check them again in 5-7 days. I actually requested today that they check them sooner rather than later. Hopefully, they will look at them on Wednesday.

I can't remember if I posted that the girls failed their cortisone tests last week. It's not a really big deal; it just means they will continue to receive hydrocortisone in very small doses.

As of today, they have switched them from Progestimil to EleCare preemie formula. They are both pre-digested, hypoallergenic, yada, yada, formulas. The EleCare is supposed to be easier on the stomach. It also tastes better. Apparently the Progestimil is icky and changes the taste of the breast milk when mixed in. The idea is that if they like the taste better, they will take more from the bottle.

They measured the girls today. Abigail is 18 inches long now. Natalie is a bit behind at 16 1/4 inches.

Here's the run down of their weights:
Abby
Wed 2150
Thurs 2120
Fri 2205
Sat 2225
Sun 2300
Mon 2310g (5 lb 1.48oz)

Natalie
Wed 1739
Thurs 1779
Fri 1829
Sat 1872
Sun 1894
Mon 1899g (4lb 2.985oz)

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I'm here to tell you that the 95% accuracy Ben is talking about was really 100% true..... it was real,,, it looked real,,, and it smelled real!!! whew!!! can't say that the girls internal organs aren't working properly.....