Can you hear me now?

Yesterday was day 100 in the NICU. wow.

The babies had their hearing exams today....all 3 passed!  We will repeat them at 6 months old.

So Sammy has figured it out.  Starting 2 days ago, he came off his cannula and has been breathing room air.  He has also taken all his feeds by mouth.  Nursing full feeds for me during the day, and taking all his feeds at night by bottle.  This is awesome.  They are talking about pulling the feeding tube tomorrow, and then he will go on a 5 day spell watch.  I think he will struggle on the 5 day spell watch because he holds his breath a little bit when he's trying to poop.  This dips his oxygen and heart rate down for a few seconds, qualifying as a spell.  I'm seriously considering slipping a little extra pear juice in his bottle to avoid this. :)  Also, I will get more pics of him cannula free soon and post.

Elsie is still in room air.  She can work on feeding a bit more.  Seems she is a little particular, preferring to nurse over taking a bottle.  I hate to disappoint you girlie, but in case you didn't notice, you aren't the only to mouth to feed around here lol.  Hoping her hunger overrides her preferences and she gets on the bottle train.

Danny is still on his cannula but sitting in room air with no oxygen supplement.  So hoping he loses the cannula altogether this week.  As for feeding, the boy wakes up 15 minutes before care time, and is instantly famished.  It goes open eyes, open mouth.  And he is the most vocal, making it abundantly clear he is ready to eat.  After he feeds, he rallies, and stays awake sucking his binkie for up to 2 hours.  He is so persistent.  And determined.  Boy on a mission.

The babies' room is coming together, hoping to have it done by the end of the week, just in time to start bringing babies home!

Here are some pics:
  

Sammy

after his eye exam :(

Danny

Danny on the left, Sammy on the right

Elsie