We will be staying a 5th night and maybe even a few more. Erin’s blood pressure is super high this morning and they wouldn’t discharge us. They are treating with meds and about to change the dosage to twice a day. It is currently down to 150/80, which at this point, is really good. Fingers crossed it will continue to drop. Then again, I think Erin secretly wants it to stay up so that she can be closer to the boys.
Speaking of, the boys are good. They are still having some “Brady” issues which is when they forget to breathe and their heart rate drops drastically. Landon more than Hudson as of now. They actually just started Landon on caffeine. I offered to just put some Dr Pepper in his IV, but they didn’t think it was as funny as I did. The caffeine should help him become more stable, i.e. keep his energy level up so that he remembers that he is supposed to breathe. Minor details, right?! For Hudson, they put the Cannula, which is the tube in his nose, back on. He originally had it for extra oxygen, but it is now there for the extra flow of air that should help him along and give him a gentle reminder on breathing. As for food, their feedings have gone from 4 cc to 18 cc through their feeding tube. The big win is that they are both now sucking on their pacifiers during feedings, which is good as they are starting to associate the full tummy with needing to suck. We have been enjoying our kangaroo care time, which is when we get to hold them on our chest from anywhere from one to two hours. We only get to do this twice a day. Makes it easier that we have two babies, otherwise I would probably be left out on this one. I’ve never seen Erin smile bigger than during this time!
And we are sorry for the lack of communication over the past couple of days. Between NICU time, pumping and constant nurse checks on Erin, any downtime we have found as been spent resting and trying to keep her BP down. I’m going to try and continue to update the blog with more pictures (and video). I’ve been trying to do it for three days, but to hard to keep my eyes open when I finally get back to room!
-JG
5 comments:
they are beautiful! prayers for you all.
We just love you guys to pieces and love those precious boys even MORE! Jake is so excited about his new friends!!! Try to rest and relax and don't be afraid to let people help. You need all the strength and support you can get from here on out!!! XOXOXO
These little boys are so precious! We are keeping the entire family in our prayers...hope to meet them soon.
Kylie & Trey Whitehead
Definitely praying for you guys. Praying that Erin's bp gets to where it should be. Give her my love!
xoxo
Rhondi
Erin, the boys are adorable and you are stinkin' precious! I pray that the babies get to come home soon!
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