Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Both babies still in the NICU

Well, we were all ready and packed up to come take Olivia home with us on Sunday when we received a phone call from the doctor letting us know that she had a brady episode that morning so they would be extending her for at least another five days. By the time we got up to the hospital that afternoon, she had had two more episodes. So she is not ready to come home yet... maybe she just doesn't want to leave her sister behind. Must be a twin thing. As for good news though - Caroline got her feeding tube taken out on Sunday evening! It was such a great surprise when I walked in on Monday morning and was able to see her whole sweet face again. She does still have a few red marks on her cheeks from the tape but that should go away soon. She seems much happier now and has been eating so well, taking all of her minimum feeds like a big girl! Hopefully she catches up to Olivia soon, who now weighs just a hair under 5lbs (4lb, 14.7oz today ; and Caroline is 4lb, 8oz today). They continue to do well, but both have been consistently having one to two brady episodes a day. This is the last hurdle they must pass before being discharged. I'll post newer pics soon.