The bad news for the day is that Mommy is sick with a stomach (GI) bug that is going around the hospital. So, she was ordered to stay away from the twins for 48-72 hrs. Although this is a big bummer, it will finally force her to catch up on some much needed sleep.
Tenley - She's being a good little eater (apparently genes from her Daddy) and is keeping all her feedings down. They are going to increase her food intake tomorrow. She is still on the oscillator (machine which does all her breathing) and isn't too happy when they try turning it down to a lower level. She's content with this machine and its settings for now, so no changes there. Pretty much status quo for her.
Will - Catscan reults are in....good news is that there was no additional bleeding in the brain since the last scan. The new news is that the left side is worse than the right side...although both sides are still the grade IV in severity. We aren't entirely sure what this means at this point, but as long as its still not bleeding we are happy. More good Will news: he's off the oscillator (huge news!) and is now on the assisted breathing machine at a very low level. If he keeps it up for 24-48 hrs, he will be considered stable and can then transfer into his sisters room when there's an opening. He is going to have another EEG (not EKG as stated previously) since he's off the oscillator to test for seizure activity again. At 6pm tonight he will get his first dose of milk...YUMMM.
_Aunt Rachel_
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woooo hoooo little ones! keep it up! lots of love from new york!!
ReplyDeleteDear Rebecca,
ReplyDeleteSo glad that Tenley and Will are making progress and that Tenley is eating well. We are continuing to watch the progress daily from qd. Sorry to hear that you are under the weather but it is good that you are going to get some rest. Sending you much love from Frederick...
Monica
Beek, Bill, Rachel, Jeremy,
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for the updates! We're praying down here every day for continued progress for the twins and emotional strength for the grown ups :-)
Becky - We sent the book the day before the twins were born...Feel free to read it or pass it on. It's good information even after pregnancy.
Please let us know if we can do anything for you.
Love, Jen, Jeff, Emily and Ryan Michenfelder