Today was a good day. Lately we've learned to appreciate the little things & to really not take for granted good days... especially days when the girls are doing well! This morning I received a call from Dr. Zach, a neonatologist, who informed me that Claire's creatinine levels dropped from a 4.0 to 3.8. Any drop in her creatinine is a huge deal and a huge step in the right direction. Hearing this made our day!
Lily had dropped weight earlier this week. She went from 2 lbs 3 oz (birth weight) to 1 lb 9 oz. Today her weight was 1 lb 15 oz. She also upped her feeding to 1.5 ml an hour of breast milk. Claire is on the same feeding that was set on Sunday, 0.5 ml an hour. Tomorrow she will likely go up a little more. Claire is off phototherapy and Lily is back on it. This is normal, and we were told the other day it would probably happen. Both girls are doing very well with their breathing. Lily has been on a nasal cannula for a couple of days, and as of tonight Claire is also on the nasal cannula. It is so nice to finally get to see their faces! They are both breathing almost all on their own, and only relying on oxygen very minimally. Tonight Joe was able to hold Lily for the first time. He was so nervous beforehand but it went great & she seemed to love her time with her daddy.
The nurses keep telling me how much they love the girls & how feisty little Claire is, even when she was struggling a bit and even though she's the smaller of the two. Lily has been so stable and reassuring for us. We definitely have two fighters; we are so proud of their progress!
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