Another Sunday

We have made it through another Sunday. That means I can check another week off of the calendar. After church today I went in to see the boys. I spent most of the afternoon and then Max and Christine brought the girls out to see the boys. They are doing good today.

Aiden is about the same. Today they stopped giving him his caffeine. He is breathing really good on his own and is not needing the caffeine any more. They think he might have a little reflux, so they have put his feeds on the pump over 45 minutes instead of 30 minutes. Here are his weights for last week.

Monday - 2 lbs. 9 oz.

Wednesday - 2 lbs. 15 oz.

Thursday - 3 lbs.

Friday - 3 lbs. 1/2 oz.

Saturday - 3 lbs. 1 1/2 oz.

Brock is doing pretty good today. This morning they put a PIC line back in Brock because he still has 4 more days of his antibiotics. His IV's aren't staying in good, so instead of putting a new one in each day, they put the PIC line back in. He also had to go back under the lights today, because he was looking a little yellow. The best part was that they started his feeds again today. He has to start low, at 5 mL and he will gradually work up. So he is slowly getting back on track.

Monday - 2 lbs. 3 oz.

Wednesday - 2 lbs. 7 oz.

Thursday - 2 lbs. 6 oz.

Friday - 2 lbs. 8 oz.

Saturday - 2 lbs. 10 oz.

Collin is also doing good today. Today they turned the humidity off in his bed. He is able to maintain his body temperature by himself. Other than that he has nothing new happening.

Monday - 2 lbs. 7 oz.

Wednesday - 2 lbs. 11 1/2 oz.

Thursday - 2 lbs. 11 oz.

Friday - 2 lbs. 12 oz.

Saturday - 2 lbs. 14 oz.

As Kayla would say, "Look at my cutie little Aiden."

Our Happy Family

It is official. We finally got our first photo with our newest additions. I know it isn't the greatest, but we will take anything we can get. Aiden and Collin are right next to each other, (Collin in the red blanket) and Brock is all by himself because he has been on antibiotics for a tummy infection. We didn't want him any closer to the other two, because we don't need any more infections. Matt and the girls came down with my mom and dad yesterday. It was so good to see all of them. After seeing the boys, Matt and the girls went camping down to Nephi to a family reunion. They really enjoyed themselves. Today Matt went back home and left the girls with me for the week. It is really good to have them down here. I missed them. Although when Matt left, Paige was crying really hard. She wanted her daddy, but she didn't want to go home with him. She just wanted him to stay with us. It is getting harder on the girls. They are starting to really feel the effects of our crazy summer. This will soon all be over and we be able to stay at home as a family. We can all hardly wait. It has been a couple of days since my last post, so I will give you the update on the boys.

Aiden is doing fabulous. Last night he broke 3 lbs. He weighed in at exactly 3 lbs. 1/2 oz. Yeah Aiden. He is still breathing on his own and doing great. He also lost his umbillical chord yesterday. Today he graduated to preemie size diapers.

Brock is doing better. Yesterday they took the big tube (Anderson tube) out of his mouth that was suctioning the gross stuff out. He continues to only get what fluids he needs through the IV. They took another Xray of his tummy today and it was pretty much back to normal, so they will start his feeds again tomorrow. We are all very glad. We need to get him chunked up. Last night he weighed 2 lbs. 8 oz. and he also graduated to preemie diapers today. They are more like a shirt on him though. Today he also had to get his sodium level tested. He is peeing all of his sodium out of his system, so they are going to give him additional sodium.

Collin is doing pretty good too. Like Brock he also has low sodium, but not as low as Brock's. He is getting additional sodium in his feeds. He also moved up a diaper size to preemie. Last night he weighed 2 lbs. 12 oz. so he is gaining on Aiden. He is still on the canule, but has been pretty low on it.

Aiden is in the white blanket and Collin is in the red blanket.

Brock Update

Brock didn't have the best of days. He has got a distended abdomen, which means he has alot of air and gas built up in his tummy. At this point they have ruled out an infection, but just to be safe they started him on antibiotics. They have an IV in his arm and his head, which he is receiving fluids in, because he is not getting his feeds at this point. He also has an Anderson Tube that goes through his mouth down into his tummy. This suctions air out of his tummy. They will take another xray tonight to make sure nothing has changed. Once the xray comes back normal, he can start on his feeds again. The poor little guy had a restless afternoon. I am pretty sure it was from being hungry. He hasn't had anything to eat since Tuesday morning. One good thing for him was that he was on room air only for most of the morning. The nurse had to turn his oxygen back on this afternoon though. That is improvement. We will take anything we can get. Aiden and Collin had good days today. I got to hold each of them for about an hour each. They were so comfy and cozy in my arms. I love to hold them and can't wait until it can be more than once a day for longer than an hour.

Video of Collin

Video of Brock

Brock's Not So Good Day

I spent most of my day at the hospital with the boys today. Aiden continues to do well. Last night he weighed in at 2 lbs. 14 oz. He is now getting 24 mL every 3 hours for his feeding. He is doing really good and is always so content.

Brock didn't have the best of days. When I got there this morning they had done an X-ray on his belly. When they measured it this morning his belly was hard and it measured about a 1/2 cm more than normal. Then this afternoon, it was still the same and when they checked his residual out of his feeding tube, there was some bile and a little blood. So the doctor order another X-ray and some blood work. She said sometimes between 2 and 3 weeks babies this little can get a gut infection called NEC. If Brock has that, he will have to have a 7 day round of antibiotics, and his feedings will stop during that time. So to rule out NEC they put in an IV to pump the fluids in and they put what they call an Anderson tube down his mouth and it helps get the gas and air out of his belly. After they got the IV in the nurse said he had a big bowel movement and alot of the gas has gone out of his belly. They will do another X-ray tonight and more bloodwork in the morning to check on things, but hopefully it is nothing but a lot of gas. Last night he weighed in at 2 lbs. 6 1/3 oz. so we don't want to stop feeding him because he is on the up hill climb.

Collin is still on the canule today. He is hardly getting any help from it, so hopefully tomorrow he can get rid of that. Last night he weighed in at 2 lbs. 10 2/3 oz. He is getting 23 mL per feed every 3 hours, so that is helping him in the weight gain. They are doing really well. I got to hold all of them today, so it was a pretty good day.

As long as Brock doesn't have an infection, we will be doing good. I don't need any set backs at this point. The longer I am away from home the more yard reconstruction Matt does. He called me last night and he was using the 4 wheeler to pull out some bushed in our front yard that he didn't like and that had a little dead in them. According to Paige, he pulled out a lot. I don't think I want to know what my front yard looks like. At least he went to the store to buy some plants tonight to replace what he had done.

This is a pretty cute shot of Collin. He always has the cutest little expressions and I was finally able to capture a smile. (Paige and Kayla - Collin misses you)

Looking Good

The boys are all doing so well. Last night (Sunday) I went in to see the boys with Matt's parents and Curt and Lisa came to visit as well (brother and sister-in-law). Matt's mom and I were able to hold all of the boys. We had Aiden and Collin out at the same time and they had their first picture taken together. I was wishing to get all three together, but that isn't possible yet. They have so many tubes and chords that they are hooked up to, so we can't get them next to each other. Soon though (I hope).

Today there were a few changes, but nothing bad. Aiden hasn't changed any. He still has the murmur but it is alot quieter today. That is a good sign. Brock was on the lights again today. They tested his levels this morning and he was at a 6. That is a lot higher than he has been. So he was on three different lights all at the same time. He was laying on a light blanket and then he had two other lights shining on him. Collin was back on the canula today. Last night he had gone down on his oxygen levels several times and he wasn't coming back up. They like them to be between 85 and 95 and he kept falling down to the low 80's, so they hooked him back up. Hopefully he will only be on it for a day or two. They are also doing well on the weight gains. Every Sunday night they also measure their heads and length. So below I put all of the new stats.

Thanks to everyone for all their wonderful support and comments. I just can't thank you enough for all of the support we are getting. We would never survive without all of our friends and family. THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Aiden

Thursday (24th) - 2 lbs. 12 oz.

Friday (25th) - 2 lb. 12 oz.

Sunday (27th) - 2 lb. 13 oz., Head - 10 1/2", Length - 15 3/4"

Brock

Thursday (24th) - 2 lb. 5 oz.

Friday (25th) - 2 lb. 4 oz.

Sunday (27th) - 2 lb. 5 oz., Head - 10 1/4", Length - 14 1/2"

Collin

Thursday (24th) - 2 lb. 8 oz.

Friday (25th) - 2 lb. 7 oz.

Sunday (27th) - 2 lb. 10 oz., Head - 10 1/4", Length - 15"

Aiden (left) and Collin (right) in their first picture together.

I think this is the cutest pose of Brock.