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!

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.

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.

Pray for the CPAP

Both girls are gaining weight and looking good. Kamryn had a little trouble with feeding intolerance, but seems to be better now. They stopped her feeds for a couple of days and are now slowly introducing them again. Pray that they both continue to do well with that. Our prayer right now is that they will be able to get off of the breathing tubes and on to CPAP. They are sort of at a stand-still until they can do this. They are at the age now that they can start to bottle feed, but they first have to move on to the CPAP, and then to the nasal canula. Also, pray for their continued protection from sickness and infection as they grow and continue to do better. Pray for us also as we seek ways to minister to those around us. Thank you all so much for your prayers.

Praises and New Struggles

Praise God from whom all blessings flow! We got good reports on both eye exams. They are still maturing, but everything thus far has developed well and without problems. Pray they will continue to develop correctly and without problems. Another exam is scheduled for two weeks. Taylor stayed on CPAP for 48 hours, which is a good run, but she pooped out after that. Continue to pray they will be able to come off the Breathing tube soon. We're praying in the next week. They should be tried again before too long. They have both gained a little weight, but Kamryn is currently NPO, or not feeding right now because she had a little intolerance, and also had a CBC (blood test) that was a little off, so she's now on antibiotics again. Kerri has had a hard time lately, battling mastitis, kidney stones, urinary tract infection, and today a tooth extraction. We went to the dentist today because she has had a toothache for a little while, and found out a molar was split right down the middle and infection had set in above the tooth. The dentist said she was a really tough lady, because she had to be in a good bit of pain from it. Thank you all for your sweet comments and of course all your prayers. Please continue to lift us all up to the father.

TWIN ROOM!!!

Yeah! We got moved to a twin room today, which means they are together for the first time since birth. We weren't sure if they would be able to do that since Taylor is in contact isolation. They did a culture on Kamryn to see if she is colonized with the MRSA (methycillin resistant staph) like her sister, and she was. The good news is that it doesn't mean she's infected, and because she is positive, she and Taylor get to be together. Also, we are now able to Kangaroo with both!! The doctor talked to us today and said he is pleased with how they are both doing. Taylor will be tried on CPAP tomorrow probably, and Kamryn will be tried again soon after that. Pray they can do well, because the sooner they can get off the ventilators the better. Also, They will have their eye exams next week, like they do with all preemies after 31 weeks gested. He said the test is not to see if they have retinal damage, but how much. They grade it from 1-5, with 5 being the worst. Pray they will have minimal damage, and won't need surgery. They are both over 1000 grams, or 2 lb 3 1/2 oz. Thanks so much for your prayers, because we strongly believe God is the only reason they have done well and made it thusfar. More pictures soon!

One Month Today!

The girls turned one month old today, and their gestational age will be 30 weeks tomorrow. They are still doing really good. We got to hold them today. Though Taylor is in isolation, I got to kangaroo with her today, which we didn't think we would be able to do. Kerri held Kamryn and thoroughly enjoyed it. They are both gaining weight. Kamryn is 2 lbs 5 oz, and Taylor is 2 lb 3 oz tonight. They are both at full feeds and off IV fluids at the moment. Pray they can keep that up, and to be protected from illnesses. Your prayers have been a real encouragement and pick me up. Their weights and ages are a milestone which you have all been a part of helping them reach through prayers. Oh, BTW, Kamryn has the darker hair.