Roller Coaster

Roller Coaster of the NICU

Siena – she got really sick with a staff infection and pneumonia. She’s still on antibiotics and fell back to being on the Vent and the Jet to help her breath. She’s been stable then up then down. The nurses said it’s the epitome of the roller coaster ride of the NICU. Our hope and prayer is that she is able to kick it soon. The longer she stays on the vent & Jet it provides more opportunity for infection because of the intubation tube. It also increases the likelihood of damage to her eyes because of the additional oxygen. She’s gained weight and is up to 2lbs 6oz but is really puffy. So has a lot of extra fluid there so it’s not true weight gain. But still she’s getting’ there!

Jaden – Mommy & Daddy got to hold her this past week!!! She’s been doing good. Shes on the C-pap (less help breathing than the Si-Pap) and has been rockin’ with her feeding. Shes up to 18cc’s (18ml’s) of breast milk every 3 hours. And has gained weight and is now 2lbs 2oz. Johnny and I were there the other day when her diaper was being changed. The nurse opened up the diaper and found Jaden’s pacifier in it. Lol…Ahh the adventures ahead… How in the world did she do that?

Gemma – She’s been doing really well! She’s up to 22ml’s of milk every 3 hours and now weighs a whopping 2lbs 5oz! She’s on the Si-Pap Machine and been doing really good. She has some breakdown of cartridge under her nose from the C-pap so even though she doesn’t need as much help breathing, she’s staying on that machine because the mask that goes on her nose helps rest the cartridge.

Ok I know I’m the Mom, and I’m supposedly bias,.. but COME ON! The Girls are all looking sooooo beautiful!

The above image and below video is of Johnny ’s first time holding his daughter Gemma!