Abby had her repeat eye exam and the news was great! The ROP in her left eye had improved and was back in Stage 2. She will not need to have the surgery at this time. We are so thankful it looks like her vision will be okay. Of course, the ROP could take a turn for the worse and she could end up needing surgery after all, but for now, the news is very good. She will be checked again in a week. She is headed back to DRH as soon as they have a bed open.
Both girls had really good days. Yesterday, they were each a little fussy. Maybe they were missing each other. They still apparently are able to channel and copy each other even at different hospitals!
Monday, Abby tried a new, bigger nipple to help with her feeding. This nipple has three holes, but is a little harder to suck. So, even thought there are more holes, the milk comes out slower. I worked with Speech/OT to give her the 3pm bottle Monday and she took 20 of 39ml. Her night nurse, Mandy, reported that she too 15ml at her 9pm bottle. She was also given a bigger paci to go along with the bigger nipple so she can get used to the size. Today (Tuesday) she didn't do as well with her 3pm bottle, but she may have been tired out after her eye exam. Hopefully, she'll do better tomorrow. She is at the point where she has to eat her way out of the NICU. Her weight for the past few days:
Fri - 1780g
Sat - 1780g
Sun - 1820g
Mon - 1830g (just over 4 pounds!)
Natalie was also a little fussy yesterday, but was doing better today. Yesterday, she received her first big girl bed! It's a very small plastic-isolette like bed. (Abby actually has a crib-type bed.) They don't have the crib bed's at DRH because they take up so much room. In any case, she looks so cute in her little bed. She stays bundled up, but she seems to be holding her temperature well. Her weight was up and down a little. It's possible that trying to stay warm affected her. Also, she tested a little anemic Tuesday morning, so she received a transfusion this afternoon. Her weight:
Sat - 1371g
Sun - 1399g
Mon - 1445g
Tues - 1424g (3.23lbs.)
She has also been finicky about her bottles. The nurse hoped that the transfusion would help with her alertness and interest.
I'll try to post some more pictures soon. We have some adorable ones of Natalie in a little pink sundress:-)
**Mommy was a little ahead of the game and had originally posted that the girls were 13 weeks old. They are actually 12 weeks old. Mommy can't count. That's why Daddy is in charge of math homework:-)
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