I left the hospital today. It was very hard to leave the peanuts behind but I was so excited to see Logan and Bob. I really missed being away from them. Justin has been having some feeding issues. Basically spitting up a bit so they xrayed his belly which came back normal. Looked like he needed a good poop. They gave him a supository. Generally the nurses will let us hold them only when they need to bother them for somethineng else. So when they gave it to him his nurse took him out and both Bob and I were able to hold him for about 30 minutes. He opened his eyes a couple times which just makes your day. His eyes are so tiny!! When he went back in the isolet I was able to change his diaper and he pooped! So they were able to remove the suction tube that was in his belly. The plan is to stop feeding him until probably Monday, giving his belly a rest. Otherwise he is doing well. His oxygen is still at 21 which is the same as you and I breathe.
Mason has been doing well. They increased his feedings to 4cc at 6 tonight and he tolerated it well. He still hasn't pooped again so fingers crossed that will happen tomorrow. He is actually looking like he is filling out a bit and has started to gain weight.
Noah had some feeding issues last night but pooped several times so they think it was probably related to the strain of that. They didn't xray him and by this morning he was eating again and tolerating it well.
All three are still under the lights because of their billirubin. The nurse thought that Noah might come off tomorrow since it had gone down a lot. That will be great because when they are under them they have to wear eye covers and you can't really see their faces. so it will be nice to see him open his eyes. It is likely he will go back under them which is normal but it will be good for him to get a break.
Unfortuntely Logan threw up tonight and has quite a sour stomach. Hopefully it was just something he ate and he will be fine tomorrow. he didn't have a fever and is sleeping now. I felt so bad for him. It was quite an eventful day for him too.
Tomorrow my friend Kim is coming to visit and we will go to the hospital in the morning to see the babies. Since Logan is sick Bob will probably stay with him in the morning and Then when I get home he will go see the babies in the afternoon.
It is so strange to be home without them. I wish there was more I could do for them. I feel so helpless and that is the hardest part. We met some of the other mothers with children in the ICN. It is quite a bonding experience since we are all going through the same thing.
It will be nice to sleep in my own bed and hopefully I get a good nights rest.
Good night.