Looking back at the pictures from the beginning of this week to the end I'm amazed at how much the girls have grown in just one week. They have met some awesome milestones. I'm so glad I looked at the pictures though. The NICU is starting to get old! But seeing how much they have grown in just one week makes me excited for what is to come.
Ella: This little peanut has caught up with her sister fast. She now weighs in at a whooping 3lbs 13oz! Go Ella. She was having a lot of brady alarms (low heart rate) at the beginning of the week so they added rice cereal to her feeds and that has seemed to help a bunch. She still has them but the nurses have reassured me that it is a preemie thing and they just have to grow out of it. She is regulating her temperature well in is now in cute little girly outfits all day long. No more nakey girl. We are inching our way to the big girl (open to air) crib. We started breast feeding and bottle feeding once a day. She is a champ (when she is awake enough.) I swear she looks more like my side of the family, mostly I see her Uncle T but I seem to be the only one. Our biggest concern with this little nugget is they found a grade 1 bleed in her brain. The docs and nurses have all said IF (and it's a big if, about 11%) she has any issues with it it will be learning disabilities later in life. Fortunately she will be followed by infant and toddlers early intervention program regularly to pick up on things like physical or speech issues. She'll do this through her first 3 years. She is showing no neurological signs of issues though. YAY Ella girl.
Hailey: She is the same weight as her sister at 3lbs 13 oz. She is just tooo funny. She has my little spunk in her. She just won't do what she doesn't want to do. I love it! She is also breast feeding/bottle feeding once a day and doing well (when she is awake enough.) She's wearing cute little outfits just like sissy. Basically they are doing their twin thing and mirroring each other. She is having more brady's now so they are doing the same preventative measures to help her out. It is all related to reflux at this point. She is definitely a Bunker....well actually I think she is more a Crowe (G's mom's side.) She looks just like her cousin Zach which I'm sure he'll love! She also has a grade 1 brain bleed (these girls seem to want to do everything together.) I just can't wait to see what little girls they turn into.
They are both definitely Daddy's girls. When they hear his voice they search for him. The other morning he would go see Ella and Hailey would cry. He'd then go see Hailey and Ella would cry. They're kinda obsessed. He started back to work this week and it sucks not having him there. Especially because I can only feed one at a time at this point. So I always feel I'm giving one more attention then the other. Oh the life of twins.
The girls definitely love their time spent together too. They will reach out and touch each others hands. Today they reached out and held on to each other. My heart almost exploded. I just love these little girls!
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