So we're starting to finally settle in to our new "home" and routine at Wilson Hospital. The boys are literally two chair widths apart from each other. It's the perfect set up for Brian and I to be able to kangaroo together! New likes: isolettes are close together, they get weighed every night, and we usually have the same nurses with only three shifts throughout the day. Dislikes: old fashioned way of washing your hands (no cool sensor automatic system like Crouse), nurses don't wear gloves to care for the boys, and less involvement during care time (only get to change their diaper "sometimes"). The staff has been great and I was even able to score some more gel soothies from the nurse manager (it helps I have her son in class;)) which are a MUST for nursing moms!
It wouldn't be routine if the boys didn't test out the bili lights here. Added bonus: COOL SHADES!
Grant
Grant-Yup, go ahead, take my pic
Grant-ok, I only wanted to show mommy my spikey hair for a second; now put me down!
First family pic-kangarooing EARLY Sat. morning, hence the tired looks on our faces!
Brian is away for the week visiting my brother down in Texas with my dad for his graduation from basic training in the National Guard Air Force. So proud of him! It's been a little lonely here being by myself but I've managed to decorate the tree and eating cafeteria food isn't actually all that bad plus it saves on having to make dinner when I get home!
The boys have been pretty stable in the last week since the transfer. I was able to get a couple of shots as they were waiting to leave.
Grant-ready to go pacifier and all!
Landon-bundled and ready
When the transport team was getting the boys all ready in the isolette Landon put his arm around Grant like he was protecting him. It was the cutest thing! I tried to capture it the best I could:
All set! See you in Binghamton boys!
Monday we had a pretend Sears photo session and got a bunch of cute pics with Santa hats of course. Thanks Bri for being such a good sport!:)
Landon on the left, Grant on the right (looking a little gray because their "crit" levels are a little low. They'll test again next Monday to see if they're rising. Otherwise they might need another blood transfusion)
Grant
Landon-Ok, just wear the hat a little longer please!:)
Shiney blond hair!
The boys have been steadily gaining weight (Landon 2lbs 12 oz and Grant 2lbs 8 oz) and doing well (for the most part) on their feedings. They did need to add a fortifier to the breast milk to help with their calories and nutrients. Landon is on caffeine (to help with bradys/apena and desats), iron, potassium, and sodium. Grant is on caffeine and potassium. Landon who has been off of the vapotherm since a few days before leaving Crouse was only on the nose canula with oxygen until last Friday when they decided to try him without any oxygen at all and he made it through five days without any major desats. Yesterday he was having more alarms than usual so they decided to give him back his "puff" of air. Grant went from 3 liters of vapotherm to 2 liters for a day on Monday to nothing on Tuesday. He lasted through yesterday as well until he started having a lot of bradys and was put back on the vapotherm. So long story short-Grant needs that extra "push" to keep his lungs expanded and Landon needs that extra "puff" to breath. I think they just didn't want those ugly nose canulas for the Christmas pictures:)
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