Friday, June 27, 2008

Still Going!



looks pretty uncomfortable, huh?

The girls are coming up on a new record for them on the cpap. 48 hours is the old record for Taylor, Kamryn was 12, and they are both about 48 hours now. They seem to still be doing well on it. They will have spells once in a while where they stop breathing and their heart rates drop, but it seems to be because of things such as stopped up noses. After a good suctioning, they keep on trucking. They check their blood-gas levels twice daily. Pray those will be good, as the co2 has been a little high, and that their tiny lungs would heal like they need to.
Their eye exams this week went well again, praise God. No damage reported so far, and they were still immature, as they should be for such a young age.
The new weigh-ins are Taylor at 3Lbs 9ozs and Kamryn at 3Lbs 7ozs. Thank you for keeping them in your prayers and please don't stop. Pray also that they can continue to stay sick-free. They turned 8 weeks yesterday, will be 34 weeks gested on Monday, and will be two months old on Tuesday, July 1st!

Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Trying CPAP today!

Kamryn says, "Praise Jesus, we're gettin' off the breathing tube!"


Taylor says, "Let me hear you say it again"

Both girls are trying CPAP (new breathing machine) today. Pray they can make it on CPAP and move on to nasal canula soon. They are doing well, despite having both been sick over the weekend. They both weigh the same now at 3 lbs 6 ozs. Thanks for all your prayers and encouragement. You'll never know how much it means.

Monday, June 23, 2008

Sicknesses, but 3 LB Praises!!!

Taylor's weight tonight was 3 lbs 2oz and Kamryn's was 3 lbs 7oz! That's a real milestone as we see it. Both girls were pretty sick yesterday, and were started on antibiotics. We sent out prayer request emails, and today they are doing much better. Their ventilator requirements are going down, and they are looking good. Continue to pray for them to move to CPAP soon, as we feel like they are getting really close. God is so good. Oh, btw, I figured out how to change it so anyone can leave comments now.