Both boys are doing well, however Jeremiah is still having a tougher time then his brother. Michael is completely off of his oxygen and is in his own crib doing a great job of holding his own temperature! He has to be able to feed from a bottle and/or the breast all on his own with out the IV supplementing for 48 hours. I have been able to breastfeed Michael three times now. Due to them being preemies the doctor said that the little bit of colostrum that I have gotten contains more antibodies and "good" stuff then the average full term post-partum mother. Isn't that neat how God designs our body to take care of our children. He has been doing good at learning how to feed - this last time that I fed I only had to re-latch him 3 times and he was sucking a good 5-7 sucks at a time. Also, because they are preemies that get worn out very quickly and he didn't seem to have enough energy to feed very long. Jeremiah, on the other hand, was able to go to the breast this afternoon and that little one latched on FIRST try and sucked for 5-10 minutes STRAIGHT! I was so proud of him! He got tired after ten minutes, but stayed latched so we kept him on while the nurse gave him his food through the feeding tube, so he could associate full belly, with breastfeeding. (The nurse did that also for Michael's feeding). Jeremiah will hopefully get off of his oxygen tonight or in the morning. They tried to ween him off this afternoon but he didn't do well with that. They said they would also try to remove him from the warmer and place him in a crib so he can start holding his own temperature. Even though he is a tad behind Michael he is doing SO WELL! We are very proud of both of them! They will not be going home for at LEAST 5-6 days because they both had episodes of apnea. This is where their heart rates drop and they stop breathing for just a second or so. The doctor assured us that they are fine. She said it is very common in preemies and it can be caused by a burp or reflux. She also said that alot of times they go back to "placenta mode" and they think that they can just relax and not breathe, like they did in the womb. Everytime they have an episode it starts the clock back and they won't be able to go home for 5-6 days from that last episode. Hopefully today was their only times to forget that they are not in the womb, and they can go home soon. She didn't seem concerned and was confident that their issues remain normal 35 week preemie issues. We are so thankful for them and we are confident that the Lord is taking care of them - He is sovereign and in control!
Well, here are some new pictures - we were able to take more pics of Jeremiah - they are both so HANDSOME!
Pictures of Jeremiah (He had his bath so he is done with the "womb hair" look - his hair just wasn't brushed right away)
More adorable pics to come soon - the computer isn't working.
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AW! so cute!
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