Twins 5/28/09

We are finally at home and doing great. We got to come home from the hospital on daddy's birthday, May 21, 2009. Daddy says that he got the best birthday presents ever! My sister and I have been doing pretty good since we got home. I like to scare mommy and daddy every once in a while and make my monitor go off. I still have a brady every now and then but for the most part, I am doing great. Mommy and daddy took us to the doctor on Tuesday and he said that we look great. Kali weighed 7 1/2 pounds and I weigh 9 pounds. Can you believe how big we have gotten....well really me? Mommy calls me her little chunk. We have had a lot of visitors since we have been home. We really enjoy getting to see all of our friends and family. We are already so lucky to have such wonderful people in our lives. Mommy told me that in the next few days, she is going to update pictures of me and my sister. She has been pretty busy with us and has not had much time for the computer. We like to keep her up throughout the night. The doctor told mommy not to wake us up every 4 hours like they did in the hospital to let us eat when we want and how ever much we want. We are just so use to every 4 hours so that is pretty much when we are getting to eat. Some times through the night we give mommy a break and let her get an extra hour here and there. Well I am ready to go back to bed so I will talk to you soon.

Keaton

Twins 5/21/09

Well.......Keaton and Kali are now home! Keaton weighs 7lbs 13oz and Kali weighs 6lbs 14oz. Today is daddy's birthday and he has gotten the best gift he can ever ask for...two precious babies at home with their big sister. Kenna has been such a great big helper already. Aunt Cecyl picked Kenna up from daycare for us and they went around town and we ended up pulling in our drive way the same time as them so mommy went and got Kenna out of the car and took her over to see the babies and she immediately started laughing. She looked at both Keaton and Kali and followed them in the door. We put the babies on the floor still in their car seats and Kenna just sat down by them and started talking to them. She was calling them by their names. She did such a great job not getting them mixed up. Grammy and Pop came over to see the babies and Pop got Kali out of the car seat and Kenna followed him over to the couch and wanted to be a big helper. Kenna was putting their pacifiers in their mouths and she even got to hold and feed Kali. She is really wanting to be a big part of their lives. Mommy and daddy are so proud of her. I will update pictures tomorrow so check back to see them.

Twins 5/20/09

Keaton and Kali are both doing good. Keaton weighs 7lbs 12oz and Kali weighs 6lbs 12oz. They are both getting so big. They look like two totally different babies from when they were born. Well lets see, Keaton had another brady today so we have finally made the decision to bring him home with a monitor. This is all that is keeping him from coming home so we decided that we will monitor him from home instead of the hospital. Anytime Keaton quits breathing or drops his heartrate, the monitor will go off and it wont shut off until we manually turn it off. He will have to be on the monitor for a full monthy 24-7 and then we will meet with the pediatrician and go from there. If he stops having these bradys then maybe we can be done with the monitor and if he keeps having them it will probably be longer. Only time will tell. Kali is still scheduled to come home tomorrow. If she doesn't brady tonight, we should have our little ones home with us tomorrow. We are very excited. Kenna is finally going to meet her brother and sister. I don't know who is more excited....Kenna or mommy!!! Well, check back tomorrow for updates to see if one, both, or none is home with us.

Twins 5/18/09

Keaton and Kali are doing good. Keaton weighs 7lbs 6oz and Kali weighs 6lbs 8oz. Keaton had a brady today so his 7 day countdown will restart. Kali is still scheduled as of right now to come home Thursday. They are both now eating every 4 hours. This is a great thing for mommy and daddy when they come home. We can get an extra hour of sleep! Today Pop came up to the hospital to visit and he held Keaton and Kali today for the first time. He did a great job! He also got to feed Kali for the first time. He fed her like an old pro. He is really great with babies. There has not been any other changes other than that. Keep checking and maybe we will have a baby home Thursday!


Keaton


Kali


Pop holding Keaton for the 1st time


Pop holding Kali for the 1st time


Pop feeding Kali for the 1st time

Twins 5/14/09

Well......I was not able to come home today. I finally realized that I was going home without my brother and I got really sad. So, Keaton and I planned out that we were going to brady together so that would start our countdown back over together. We did a great job at faking the nurses out. They are just telling mommy that preemie babies do this and it is not uncommon to see this happen but really, we did it on purpose so we could stay together. Keaton owes me big time one day! Keaton weighs 7lbs 1oz and I weigh 6lbs 2oz. One day Keaton and I will be home with all of our family and we are just as excited as mommy, daddy, and Kenna. We just don't want to come home too soon so maybe next week we can make it happen. We will see. Well, I better get back to Keaton. He gets pretty moody if I am away from him too long. See you soon!

Kali

Twins 5/13/09

Keaton and Kali are doing great. Gaining a lot of weight. Keaton weighs 7lbs 0oz and Kali weighs 6lbs 0oz. They are doing so good with their weights. Keaton is doing really good and Kali is coming home tomorrow. They both are getting their eyes checked today and as long as everything is looking good, I will have Kali home tomorrow. Hopefully Keaton will be coming home shortly. He has done great today. I know he can do it! We had a talk again today about how he is going to do great and get home to be with all the family. Tonight is our last night of rest for a while so hopefully we have a great last night of peace and rest.

Twins 5/12/09

Keaton and Kali are both growing very much. Keaton weighs 6lbs 11oz and Kali weighs 5lbs 13oz. Keaton had two brady's over night so his countdown will restart. Kali is still scheduled to come home Thursday. Keaton had his car seat test today and he.....PASSED! Way to go Keaton. They are both doing really well and growing so much. They look like totally different babies. I can't wait to get them home!


Keaton passed his car seat test


Keaton wide awake


Kali sound asleep

Twins 5/11/09

Keaton and Kali are doing wonderful. Keaton weighs 6lbs 10oz and Kali weighs 5lbs 14oz. Kali is still scheduled to come home this Thursday. Keaton had a sleeping brady this past Saturday 5/9/09 so that is going to start his 7 day countdown all over. So as of right now, if everything goes good and he doesn't have any more brady's, he will be coming home this Saturday. They count sleeping bradys because had he been at home, I would not be right there watching over him and if he bradys and I am not aware of it, something bad could end up happening so he has to go 7 days without any bradys. I would much rather him be ready to come home versus something happening once he gets home. Keaton is going to have his carseat challenge tomorrow so check back to see if he passed. Keep your fingers crossed and please pray that he passes.

Twins 5/8/09

Keaton and Kali are doing great today. Keaton weighs 6lbs 6oz and Kali weighs 5lbs 5oz. They are both doing great with their bottles. Kali had her car seat test today and she passed. She had to sit in her car seat for 1 hour and keep all her stats up (heart rate, oxygen, etc.) and no brady's (dropping her heart rate). She took it like a champ. Keaton will have to do his in a few days because..... he is on his 7 day count down also. Yeah, hopefully I will have both of them home with me next weekend. WOW ~ mommy and daddy can't wait for that day!


Keaton and Kali snuggling



Keaton


Kali


Kali passed her car seat test! She had to sit in it for 1 hour.

Twins 5/6/09

Keaton and Kali are doing great. Keaton weighs ......... 6lbs 1oz and Kali weighs ..........5lbs 1oz. They have both hit their next goal for their weights. They are both doing so great with gaining weight. Keaton and Kali are both getting to take as much as they want with their bottles and it is averaged around 2oz. Keaton is completely off his feeding tube and has nothing on his face like his sister. Kali is still on her count down to come home. If everything goes well, she is still planned on coming home Monday. Keaton is still not on the count down yet because he is still on caffeine and he is having brady's (dropping his heart rate). They are going to have the occupational therapist take a look at him while he feeds because they think he may have a little acid reflux. He forgets to breathe during his feeds the most and the amount of brady's that he has, they think it is due to the reflux so they are going to check him out tomorrow. He should be coming home pretty soon though. Mommy and daddy are getting ready for them.


Keaton and Kali


Keaton nothing on his face!


Kali with nothing on her face!

Twins 5/5/09

Happy Cinco de Mayo! Keaton and Kali are doing great. Keaton weighs 5lbs 15.6oz and Kali weighs 4lbs 15.5oz. Keaton finally got 1 pound heavier than Kali. He has been trying to do that for a long time now. He finally reached his goal. It is now time to set a new goal for Keaton. Kali's goal is to go home right now. She is doing a great job. Keaton and Kali are now getting to pig out. There is no set limits on their bottle amounts. They are letting them eat until they get full. They removed Keaton's feeding tube today so they both have absolutely nothing on their face. I will update pictures tomorrow. Today has been a great day!

Twins 5/4/09

Keaton and Kali are doing great. Keaton weighs 5lbs 14oz and Kali weighs 4lbs 15oz. Kali got off her oxygen today. Yay!!! When they were un-taping oxygen from her face, she pulled out her feeding tube so they decided to go ahead and up her bottles to 8 a day therefore, she has no need for the feeding tube as long as she is taking all her bottles. If she is unable to take all her bottles, they will put a tube back in but they wanted to give her the benefit before putting one back in. She is such a big girl now. They uped Keaton to 8 bottles a day also and they will remove his feeding tube if he is tolerating all 8 bottles. Kali was ready to get everything off her face. She knew what she was doing. Both Keaton and Kali have been getting caffeine every moring and this is to help with their brady's (not dropping their heart rate) and they stopped Kali's caffeine so Kali is on her 7 day countdown to come home. She has to be cleared for 7 days straight in a row. This means she can't have any brady's, she can't have any issues that she shouldn't be having, etc for 7 days straigh and then she is released to go home. If she does have an episode, they will start her back at day one. I talked to the doctor and she said that she expects her to have at least 1 set back and we will have to restart the countdown. Hopefully in the next day or so we can get Keaton on his countdown also. Today has been a great day.


Keaton and Kali sleeping


Mr. Keaton Jon


Miss Kali Ann


See anything different with Kali's face....NO tubes what so ever!

Twins 5/3/09

Keaton and Kali are getting so big. Keaton weighs 5lbs 12.6oz and Kali weighs 4lbs 14oz. Keaton and Kali both got moved to 6 bottles a day and only 2 feeds through the feeding tube. They are getting so big and doing such a great job. The doctors and nurses told me that they would really pick up with the bottle around 35 weeks and they sure knew what they were talking about. They are 35 weeks and they are totally taking to their bottles now. I guess that is why doctors get paid the big bucks.....they sometimes know what they are talking about! Well, I will get new pictures and post them tomorrow.

Twins 5/2/09

Keaton and Kali had a great day. Keaton weighs 5lbs 12oz and Kali weighs 4lbs 13oz. Keaton and Kali are both getting 4 bottles a day and 4 tube feeds a day. They are both doing a great job with the bottle. They are finishing their bottles anywhere from 15-30 minutes. Keaton has taken a few of his bottles in 10 minutes. He is a champ at the bottle now. Kali seemed to pick up on the bottle a little faster than Keaton but now, watch out! He likes to race to finish his bottle. Keaton is doing good with his brady's (dropping his heart rate) during feedings but he is having brady's when he gets burped. They aren't holding that against him though. Kali is doing good with her oxygen. She is still on a little oxygen at 21%, which is what you and I breathe but she has a few desats (where her oxygen level drops below 85) during her feeds so they haven't taken her completely off the oxygen yet. Maybe in a few days she will be completely off. Other than that, they are both doing excellent. Hopefully they will be coming home before too long.

Twins 5/1/09

Kenna finally got to see Keaton and Kali. Mommy and daddy took Kenna up to the hospital to meet Nana and Pepaw and they gave Kenna a sticker to go back to the babies room. We didn't say anything and let her go back there so she finally got to meet Keaton and Kali. Mommy wouldn't let Kenna get close to them because she had a little cough and Kenna didn't really care about the babies. She was in a new place and just cared about looking around and seeing all the new things. So Kenna didn't really get to get close to her brother and sister but we can now say that she has seen them. Keaton weighs 5lbs 8.9oz and Kali weighs 4lbs 12oz. They are both doing great. Nana got to feed Kali a bottle for the first time. She did great for Nana. Nana also got to feed Keaton a bottle. Nana is great with the kids and really enjoys getting to be with them. Pepaw got to hold the babies also. Keaton and Kali really enjoy their guests coming to visit. They are so lucky to have such wonderful friends and family.

Twins 4/30/09

Kali and I had a great day today. I weigh 5lbs 8oz and Kali weighs 4lbs 12 oz. Kali is almost the big 5.0. I am getting to bottle feed 3 times a day and Kali is getting to bottle feed 4 times a day. Today, the nurse fed me at 9am and I took my whole bottle in 10 minutes. That is really good for a person my size. Mommy fed me at 12pm and I took half my bottle and then fell asleep. I got really comfortable in her arms. Mommy fed Kali at 11am and she took all but 7cc's and then she fed her again at 2pm and she was really tired and didn't really want to wake up so the nurse was going to feed her again at her 5pm feed. I love having my sister next to me except she loves to snuggle. She is already trying to protect me. She always has to have at least a finger, an arm, or she is looking at me at all times. She loves to know I am right here. She doesn't want to be separated from me ever again and she is going to make sure of that. Well, I am getting tired so bad to sleep I go!


Kali loves to snuggle with Keaton


Kali loves her brother


Look at Kali looking at Keaton

Twins 4/29/09

Keaton and I are doing great. Keaton weighs 5lbs 6oz and I weigh 4lbs 10oz. Can you believe how big we are getting? Keaton is trying to get a whole pound heavier than me but if I have anything to do with it, he wont! Keaton is up to 3 bottles a day and I am up to 4 bottles a day. We are getting there. Nana got to feed Keaton a bottle today for the first time. He did really great. He took his whole bottle for her. Mommy got to feed me my bottle today. I took all but 3cc. I got really tired. It is so nice being with my brother again. Well, I am getting tired so I need to get my beauty sleep!

Love Kali


Keaton and Kali back to back


Keaton is sleeping on his arm and Kali is snuggled up to her big brother


Nana feeding Keaton a bottle for the first time

Twins 4/28/09

Keaton and Kali are together again! Keaton weighs 5lbs 5oz and Kali weighs 4lbs 9.2oz. Keaton got uped to two bottles a day and Kali is at three bottles a day. Keaton took his full bottle today which was 47cc and Kali took 2 full bottles so far today and she got uped to 42cc. They are both progressing very well. Kali is still on oxygen but she is at a very low setting. Her next step is to get completely off oxygen. Then, all we have to do is take 8 bottles a day every 3 hours and we can go home! Yay!!! Mommy and daddy can't wait for that day. I have added some pictures of the twins in their crib together. They are so cute. They both really seemed to miss each other. The fun has now started. Mommy loves having them back together again. It is so nice to have both your babies right there together. I hope you enjoy the pictures of them together.


Look at the heart shape they are laying in! I absolutely LOVE it!!!
Keaton is on left and Kali is on the right.


Aren't they sooooo cute???


Kali is so happy to be next to her brother again


They are so sweet


Kali already putting her back to her brother. Little miss Kenna in the works!

Twins 4/27/09

Keaton and Kali are doing good today. Mommy didn't make it to the hospital today because big sister Kenna was home sick. She has a cold and pink eye so mommy had to stay home with her. Keaton weighs 5lbs 2.5oz and Kali weighs 4lbs 8oz. Keaton took a full bottle today. This is his first full bottle! Way to go Keaton! Kali did great with her bottles today. She got a nipple feed at 8am and she took 30cc and 9cc down her feeding tube and at 2pm she took all 39cc with her bottle. She is doing great. BIG NEWS.....Kali got moved in with her brother this afternoon. She is now in an open crib next to her brother. I will post pictures tomorrow of the two of them together. Keaton is 17 1/4 inches long and Kali 17 1/8 inches long. They are running neck and neck for their lengths. I will have more updates tomorrow.

Twins 4/26/09

Keaton and Kali both had a great day. Keaton weighs 5lbs 2.5oz and Kali weighs 4lbs 5oz. Daddy got to feed both Keaton and Kali their bottles today. Keaton did a great job. He took 41cc with his bottle and only 6cc had to go through his feeding tube. Kali was really tired and didn't want to wake up so daddy could only get 12cc with her bottle and 26cc had to go through her feeding tube. The doctor uped Kali's bottles to 3 a day. They are also lowering her oxygen levels. Soon, she will be off the oxygen also. Keaton and Kali both are doing so good and we are so thankful for everyone keeping us in your prayers.


Keaton Jon


Kali Ann

Twins 4/25/09

Keaton and Kali are doing great today. Keaton weighs......5lbs .5oz and Kali weighs 4lbs 5oz. They are both getting so big and growing so much. Keaton took 20cc with his bottle and Kali took almost a whole bottle. She took 38cc and left only 1cc. They both did a great job today.

Mommy took big sister, Kenna to the circus today and she wore mommy out. When we were done with the circus, we came home and mommy crashed! She can't get motivated to get up and get going. I guess those two year old's will do it to you every now and then. Kenna totally got a mommy day today. Kenna and mommy spent the entire day together, just the two of them. It was a really great day!

Twins 4/24/09

Keaton and Kali both had a great day today. They had a visitor with mommy today. Aunt Jenji came to see them and hold them and love on them. Keaton weighs 4lbs 15oz and Kali weighs 4lbs 2oz. They both did a great job today with their bottles. Keaton took 29cc with his bottle and 17cc through his feeding tube totaling 46cc and Kali took 21cc with her bottle and 18cc through her feeding tube totaling 39cc. Aunt Jenji got to hold both Keaton and Kali after their bottle feed while the milk was giong through their feeding tube. They all three really enjoyed it. Kali had an echo done yesterday and her PDA is completely gone. Yay!!! Mommy doesn't have any updated pictures today because she was using Aunt Jenji's camera for her and forgot to get her camera out. Silly mommy! Mommy will post new pictures tomorrow.

Twins 4/23/09

Kali and I both had a great day today. Kali is really trying to catch up to my weight. She will not let me get a whole pound heavier than her. I am trying really hard to get a full pound heavier but she is giving me a tough run for my money. She weighs 4lbs 2oz and I weigh 4lbs 14oz. Today I did really good for mommy. I took 23cc with my bottle and had to put 20cc in my feeding tube. I was wide awake and ready to eat for mommy today. Kali also did a great job. She took 32cc with her bottle and 5cc had to go down her feeding tube. They uped Kali's bottles to two bottles a day now and uped her feeds to 37cc. One bottle is for the day shift and one is for the night shift. She is doing great with her bottles. I will get there one day. I am in no hurry though! Well, I am getting sleepy so I will talk to you later.

Love Keaton


Look at Keaton holding his pacifier


Keaton all wrapped up


Kali sleeping on her belly


Kali loves being on her belly

Twins 4/22/09

Keaton and I both had a great day today. Well, yesterday I told you that I would have good news today and my good news is...... I weigh ........ 4lbs .5oz....Yeah! I finally hit the four pound mark. Keaton weight stayed the same at 4lbs 13oz. Today Keaton was very tired. He told me it is hard work having to keep your body temperature instead of the bed doing all the work for you. When you are in the isolete, the bed controls your temperature and now that he is in an open crib, he has to control his own temperature and it is hard work. He didn't want to wake up today to take his bottle so mommy could only get about 3cc with the bottle and then she just let him sleep. I did a great job for mommy today. I finished my bottle again completely! This makes bottle #2 that I have completely finished. I really like the bottle. I get very tired after I drink the entire bottle but I have fun doing it. Well, it is nap time again so I will talk to you soon.

Love Kali


See anything new...the isolete got moved out of Keaton's room!


Keaton raising his hand...he is learning his manners early!


Kali snuggling with her Zacky (the hand)!


Kali sleeping on her stomach playing peek-a-boo!

Twins 4/21/09

Keaton and Kali both had a great day today. Keaton weighs 4lbs 13oz and Kali weighs 3lbs 14oz. Today is Keaton's first day into an open crib. It is so great to see him laying there in the open and not having to look into an isolete to see him! He is doing good and holding his temperature. He took 15cc today with his bottle and 30cc through his feeding tube totaling 45cc and Kali took 22cc with her bottle and 13cc through her feeding tube totaling 35cc. They are both doing a great job with their bottles. One day soon they will up their bottles to 2 times a day and then before long, they will be completely off their feeding tubes. Mommy can't wait for that day! The doctor did not make any changes for today. I will have more great news for you tomorrow!


Check out Keaton's shorts! They are preemie and they are way bigger than him!



This is Keaton's new bed...it is an open crib now!


Kali sleeping with her pacifier!

Twins 4/20/09

Keaton and Kali both had a great day today. Keaton weighs 4lbs 12oz and Kali weighs 3lbs 14oz. Keaton took 23cc with the bottle and 20cc through his feeding tube. Kali took her entire bottle bottle today in 15 minutes. She took all 35cc and she did such a great job! That is the first time either one of them have taken a full bottle. Mommy and daddy are so proud! They are going to try and put Keaton in an open crib today. They still haven't moved him when I left today due to his body temperature being a little low. They want his temperature to come up before they move him. Maybe tomorrow when I get there, he will be in an open crib. If not, that is okay too! We all had a great day today and I am looking forward to a wonderful day tomorrow!


Kali all sprawled out


Sweet Kali Ann


Sweet Keaton Jon


Keaton sleeping with mommy's arm

Twins 4/19/09

Keaton and Kali both had a good day. Keaton weighs 4lbs 11oz and Kali weighs 3lbs 13oz. Daddy got to feed both Keaton and Kali today. Keaton took in 8cc by bottle and 33cc through his feeding tube and Kali took in 16cc by bottle and 17cc through her feeding tube. They are both doing an excellent job. Keaton no longer has anything attached to him other than his 3 leads on his belly, his temperature probe, and his feeding tube. This will all stay on him though until the day that he leaves. Other than that, he is free of everything else. WOW~ it must feel great to him! Kali is doing great on her oxygen. She is still on the nasal cannula on 1 liter and her FIO2 is setting anywhere from 21% to 30%. Once she stays at 21% for a while, they will slowly lower her oxygen from 1 liter to 3/4, to 1/2, to 1/4 and then she will be completely off the oxygen. That is how they did it with Keaton. Hopefully soon, she will be working her way down. We are in no hurry thought. Her and her brother are still too little to rush them. Well, so far, the two of them are having a great day!

Twins 4/18/09

Keaton and I had a great day today. Mommy and daddy came and spent the day with us. Keaton weighs 4lbs 9oz and I weigh 3lbs 12oz. Daddy fed me and Keaton today. Keaton decided that he did such a great job yesterday with his bottle, he was going to play with daddy today. He only took 7cc with his bottle out of 41cc. He acted like he was too tired to take his bottle and just wanted to sleep. He had a brady while daddy was feeding him (dropped his heart rate) and turned blue so daddy had to stimulate him to make him breathe. Daddy got a little scared. Then daddy came to me to feed me and I did a really good job for him. I figured that I better not scare him too. I am daddy's little girl so I have to start out acting like a little angel for him. I took 24cc with my bottle out of 33cc and they only had to feed me 9cc through my tube. That is the best I have done with my bottle. Mommy and daddy were very proud of me. Keaton finishes all of his medicine through his I.V. today so they are going to remove his I.V. He will no longer be hooked up to anything except for his feeding tube. That is exciting! I will catch up to him soon. I am just being a little lazy staying on my oxygen but I will work a little harder and get off of it soon. I don't want to grow up too fast. I am taking life easy! Well, it is time to go back to sleep so I will talk to you soon.

Love Kali

Twinbs 4/17/09

Kali and I have had a great day filled with great company. Today, mommy, Aunt Brandy, and Vanessa came up and spent the day with us and then after they left, Nana and Pepaw came up and spent more time with us. I weigh 4lbs 8oz and Kali weighs 3lbs 11oz. Guess what the doctor did today? They took off my oxygen monitor so now on my screen, it only shows my heart rate and my respirations. It no longer shows what my oxygen level is. Mommy got really nervous and had to double check with the doctor that she was sure she wanted to remove it. Mommy is silly! Any time we do something new, she gets really scared. Mommy fed me my bottle today and I took all but 6cc. That means I took 35cc by bottle and 6cc through my tube to total 41cc. I made mommy really proud of me today. She could not believe how much milk I took from the bottle. Tomorrow, I will try to do even better. Kali did a great job today also. She took 18cc from the bottle and 15cc through her tube to total 33cc. Kali dropped her oxygen level one time but she was choking on a little bit of milk. She came right back up though. After mommy fed me my bottle, Aunt Brandy got to hold me and so did Vanessa. Then after Kali ate, Aunt Brandy got to hold her. Then later, Pepaw got to hold me through my 6:00pm feed and Nana got to hold Kali. We got a lot of love today. I can't wait until tomorrow to see daddy! Kali and I have been working up something special for him.... Kali or I will let you know how it goes tomorrow!

Love Keaton

Twins 4/16/09

Keaton and Kali had a great day today especially with their bottle feeds. They both made mommy really proud today! I fed Keaton first and he has really been scaring me that last few days because he likes to brady while he is eating (drop his heart rate) and he turns blue on me. This is a good thing that I am now aware what he looks like when he is doing this and I know how to handle it for when we come home, but it is still really scary. Today, he did a great job, didn't brady or even did not drop his oxygen level. He took in 21cc out of 39cc and did a wonderful job. Kali also did a great job. Normally with Kali, they have to increase her oxygen during feeds because she likes to drop her oxygen level and today, she did an excellent job and never once dropped her levels. She took in 18cc out of 33cc. I am so proud of the two of them. They are growing up more and more each day. Keaton is really starting to fill out. He does not look like a little baby any more. Keaton weighs 4lbs 6oz and Kali weighs 3lbs 11oz. She is slowly getting there. She is almost 4lbs. WooHoo!!!

Twins 4/15/09

Keaton and Kali are officially on the 8th floor at Children's Memorial Hermann and are in a level 2 care. They are both doing great today. They each have their own room and will stay in seperate rooms until they get out of the isoletes and into an open crib and then they will put the two of them together. So as of now, mommy gets to go back and forth everyday from room to room. The good thing is is that their rooms are sort of across the hall and cadicorner from each other and I can see Kali's monitor from Keaton's room and vice versa. Mommy has more privacy now with the babies. Keaton and Kali have found a nurse that they really like so we have asked her to be a primary nurse for them. This means that any time this particular nurse is working, she will be with my babies. Today, Keaton weighs 4lbs 5oz and Kali weighs 3lbs 8oz. Keaton took 8cc with the bottle out of 39cc and Kali took 9cc with the bottle out of 33cc. I was informed that babies don't normally get to start understanding how to handle a bottle, meaning suck, swallow, and breathe all at the same time until they are 34-36 weeks. Keaton and Kali are only considered 32 1/2 weeks so what they are doing now is just practice for them. They don't expect them to really pick up the bottle thing for a few more weeks. Therefore, with them being so young, they are doing an excellent job every day.

Twins 4/14/09

Keaton and Kali have great news today.... they are getting moved to the 8th floor. They are no longer on level 3 (NICU), they are now on level 2 (PICU). The next step is home! Woo Hoo!!! Mommy and daddy can't wait. Instead of them having a team of doctors, they now have one single doctor. Mommy got to feed Keaton and Kali a bottle today. Keaton took about 1cc out of 39 and Kali took 8cc out of 33. Keaton had a few brady's today during feeds so we just left him alone. Kali did good. She really latches on the bottle and does good at sucking but she gets really tired really easily. I got a tour of their new rooms today before I left but they were not going to move them to their new rooms until this evening so I will take pictures of their new homes and post them tomorrow. Don't forget to look tomorrow to see their new homes.


Keaton without his nasal cannula!


Kali searching for her pacifier