But, before I give you the rest of the news, here are some fun pictures:
Double fluff!
Double pumped!
Yonah relaxing with Mom.
A nice picture of Yazmin with Yonah.
Just another cute picture.
A wider view of how the babies are set up together in the crib.
Yazmin's dad, Raul, came by before he left for Mexico.
Mac doing "skin to skin" bonding with Jeremiah. It was appropriate to take off my shirt because Yonah had explosively pooped on it!
Mac feeding Jeremiah.Hi everybody! We're glad to hear that you have been enjoying the pictures. We've been really enjoying hanging out with Yonah and Jeremiah...but we miss being with Nathan and Adam. So, it's great that Yazmin can go home tomorrow. The twins will be here a bit longer...but we don't yet know how much longer.
A couple highlights from today:
- Yazmin has been able to pump milk from both breasts. Previously, the milk from the breast which had the tumor wasn't producing usable milk.
- Yazmin was able to produce 5 oz. of milk in one sitting. Yonah and Jeremiah are each taking a little more than 1 oz per feeding...so supply is outpacing demand!
- We met with a lactation consultant today. She said that she didn't expect the babies to actually get any milk because they were probably too small and their sucking reflex hasn't fully kicked in. Whatever the reason, Yonah didn't do any sucking...but Jeremiah "latched on" and proceeded to do quite a bit of sucking. Everyone was pleasantly suprised.
- The twins literally pulled a one, two combination on me. While I was changing Jeremiah, he peed on me...and while I was changing Yonah, well, you guessed it, that was the number two! It was pretty funny! Update: Tonight, inexperienced dad tried to clean Yonah while he was still pooping. Let's just say that that that is an explosively bad idea. And to top it off, dad got peed on too. Takeaway: Don't make one, two combination jokes about Yonah!
The babies will have to stay in the NICU (Neonatal ICU) for at least a couple more days. But, overal, they are doing well. We have been with them quite a lot and they are eating well. But, they still have to be fed through their feeding tubes for a fair number of the feedings. Of course, that will change as they grow larger and stronger. The bottom line is this: Once they can feed for a full day solely from bottles, they can go home.
Ok...more updates tomorrow! Bye for now!
2 comments:
I can't imagine trying to take care of two babies at once! I'm sure you'll figure it out. Good luck.
All of these updates sound like everyone is progressing nicely. You are all in our thoughts and we are sending lots of love your way.
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