I got to see the babies today!! I was so excited. I didn't want to hold them. Just paranoid of giving them anything. Tomorrow I am definitely holding them though. Mason and Justin are doing well. Mason weighs 3 pounds 4 ounces!!! He was dressed in a little outfit today. He looked so cute! It was a preemie outfit and it was still huge on him. Amazing that I actually thought he looked like he had fattened up! It is all relative. Justin looked good too. I could see his face for really the first time. He is still having his feeding issues. He threw up this afternoon but seemed to tolerate his 6 PM and 9 PM feeds well. He had a big poop and that seemed to be one of the reasons for the feeding problem. not sure why he threw up today but i guess we will see how it goes. They are still feeding him over 30 minutes and have just started to fortify the milk with calories. Noah is up to 2 pounds 7 ounces which is great! He is back on the CPAP and that seems to have helped the Brady's. He is paler than the other 2 and is definitely anemic. I spoke to the Dr. today and he explained that as they get older their bone marrow starts to make the red blood cells. At this point if they transfuse him it could comprimise his ability to make his own blood. So they will wait as long as possible. He is not acting or looking particularly sick and since the brady's have decreased they would rather try to get him to correct the anemia himself. Obviously if he needs the blood they will give it to him but he seems stable right now. he still looks so tiny especially compared to his brothers but he is just our little peanut. I know he is going to start gaining weight andthat is going to help him. he just needed a little extra time on the CPAP. It is so hard. I know I am supposed to expect setbacks. 2 steps forward one step back. I tell myself that over and over. It is still devastating when there is a step back. I know I have a lifetime of worry ahead of me and it has clearly started already. Thankfully the nurses are taking good care of them and I know they will make sure he gets what he needs.
I got my bloodwork results and unfortunately I am still not therapeutic. Which means I get to keep giving myself the injections. I am bruised all over becasue of them and I have to say, I am a bit depressed about it. I am hopeful that Monday will be my last day. 20 days of injections. yuck. Bob's pink eye is getting a little better. he rubs the crap out of it and so it continues to swell. He should be able to go back monday to the hospital.
Logan had a good week at school. He is having some bedtime issues. doesn't want to go to sleep. I guess he is afraid he will miss something. he has been waking up in the middle of the night also. Bob and i are pretty tired. But i guess we should get used to that! He is getting to be a pretty good dancer and loves to play ring around the rosie. He is truly a joy and he makes everything worthwhile.