Week 9 since birth

Gestational week 35

All three boys are just moving forward!  The boys enjoyed a visit from Guy’s brother and Kim’s mother and brother on Monday.  We have been enjoying being able to hold both Hunter and Dylan.  Now, Matthew is ready to be held as well…so we will have our hands full taking turns holding each.  Haha. All three boys resemble their Dad!  I even got pictures of me out from when I was a baby hoping I could see some similarity but no... they all look like Dad!  haha.

Hunter

Hunter’s CPAP pressure was turned down to 8 today from 10.  At 6, they may consider going to the nasal canula. So, Hunter is doing great.  He also loves to be held.  He actually is calm and happy when held and when he’s left alone he gets very upset.  He looks great and is very active.  Everyone is amazed at his recovery. He's definitely a fighter and doesn't give up!  Hunter is now wearing preemie clothes now too.  He's big enough to start regulating his own temperature so he can wear clothes and not have the isolette heater on so high.

Matthew

Matthew decided the doctor’s babysteps were not working for him. At about 2am on 5/7, Matthew extubated himself by pulling the breathing tube out of his throat.   He was on low ventilator support and he apparently decided that he was ready for the CPAP oxygen through the nose.  He’s very active and he would prefer to be on the nasal canula. CPAP is very irritating to babies.  CPAP of 10 is like have your head out the car window going 100 miles an hour … so the force of the oxygen in your nose is quite strong.  I’m sure this will be a good motivation for him to move to nasal canula which is much milder.  Matthew is doing great…. And while he is still the smallest of the three, he’s very strong and has the strongest grip when he holds your finger.  The doctor even said that Matthew isn’t showing that his heart is causing him problems right now.  So, that means there is a small chance that maybe his heart issues will resolve and he may not even need heart surgery.  After watching Hunter struggle through recovery, we are definitely hoping that will be the case. 

Dylan

Dylan is just cruising right along.  He’s probably going to move to a crib from his isolette on Friday, 5/9.  Dylan is so big now… because he’s been healthy the last month, he has really progressing quickly. He’s nearly 5 pounds!  He looks like a newborn now and is got baby fat!  Dylan is now just needing to figure out how to eat and he will be coming home.