Well, today was yet another momentous day...for two reasons. First, Mommy walked into the room and went to where Tenley normally would be - she wasn't there. She asked the nurse where Tenley was and there she was, right next to her brother! They are finally next to each other in the room...yay!!! Then, as Mommy was kangaroo holding Tenley, the nurse walks up with Will...and BAM!!!...she's now holding both her babies at the same time for the first time ever. AWESOME!! This lasted over 30 minutes. Funny thing is, Will gets all nestled in and falls fast asleep. Tenley, on the other hand, decides to take this as an opportunity to pay her brother back for being born so early... SMACK!... she hits him repeatedly. Will just lays there and takes it like a man. There are pictures which apparently capture these moments.
Tenley - Now next to her brother, I think Miss Tenley gets a bit jealous. For example, the Doctor and Daddy were both over with Will. I guess she didn't like not getting any of the attention so she decided to flat-line to get some. She doesn't normally do this, so we suspect this is a sign of jealousy issues just beginning to surface ;)
Will - After a long day of being beat-up by his sister, Will got some of his test results back. The EEG pre-lim results show no sign of seizure activity. His Phenobar levels were a bit low but they didn't raise them yet due to the negative pre-lim results. They also decided not to do another spinal tap...it's a risky procedure all in itself, and since the last one showed signs of improvement (and he's been on antibiotics for over two weeks now) they opted out of doing another one. We are hoping that by the end of the week, he will be off all IV's and can stop being poked.
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Monday, March 1, 2010
March 1, 2010
Mommy and Daddy went to the hospital early Sunday so they could get back to watch the Canadians beat the Americans in ice hockey in overtime. Crosby...what a traitor!
Tenley did quite well today with her 2nd attempt at "feeding from the source"...she latched right on and actually ended up eating some! With as fussy as she usually is, her taking so well to this was a surprise. She had a treatment of Lasix yesterday due to having some fluid in her lungs but her chest x-ray today was much clearer. They raised her food to 25CCs...come on Tenley, start packing on those ounces!!
Will had a good week last week so it was no surprise when this week started out a bit downhill. The Doctors noticed he is having increasing Brady occurrences so he will have another EEG, chest X-Ray and blood work to test his phenobar levels done tomorrow to make sure it isn't due to seizure activity. His head ultrasound, however, came out unchanged again...so they are reducing the occurrence of this test down to once every two weeks as opposed to once a week. He's still on 24CCs of milk and didn't get it increased due to the Brady episodes. Yesterday, Daddy held him for almost two hours. Towards the end, Mommy held him and he, once again, "showed interest" in getting food from Mommy.
Tenley did quite well today with her 2nd attempt at "feeding from the source"...she latched right on and actually ended up eating some! With as fussy as she usually is, her taking so well to this was a surprise. She had a treatment of Lasix yesterday due to having some fluid in her lungs but her chest x-ray today was much clearer. They raised her food to 25CCs...come on Tenley, start packing on those ounces!!
Will had a good week last week so it was no surprise when this week started out a bit downhill. The Doctors noticed he is having increasing Brady occurrences so he will have another EEG, chest X-Ray and blood work to test his phenobar levels done tomorrow to make sure it isn't due to seizure activity. His head ultrasound, however, came out unchanged again...so they are reducing the occurrence of this test down to once every two weeks as opposed to once a week. He's still on 24CCs of milk and didn't get it increased due to the Brady episodes. Yesterday, Daddy held him for almost two hours. Towards the end, Mommy held him and he, once again, "showed interest" in getting food from Mommy.
Sunday, February 28, 2010
To Will and Tenley Joy:
You entered life far earlier than one would've guessed
For as small as you both were, we all felt more than blessed.
Ten fingers and toes, long legs and arms
We all only wished to keep you far from harm.
The overwhelming amount of love sent your way each and every day
Left your Mommy and Daddy, literally, with nothing to say.
Flowers, cards, and gifts filled their vacant home
They were at the hospital so you wouldn't be fighting alone.
One small milestone reached sends the phone calls a-blazing
Everyone wanting to know the progress you two were making, it's just so amazing.
Your Mom does her best to keep your bellies nice and full
While your Dad goes to work and tries his best to keep his cool.
We all want to do more...just to help
For some reason though, these were just the cards which were dealt.
Our only wish is to see you two home, no matter the wait
Fast asleep in your cribs as if it were fate.
Love, Aunt Rachel
Tenley Joy
Will
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For as small as you both were, we all felt more than blessed.
Ten fingers and toes, long legs and arms
We all only wished to keep you far from harm.
The overwhelming amount of love sent your way each and every day
Left your Mommy and Daddy, literally, with nothing to say.
Flowers, cards, and gifts filled their vacant home
They were at the hospital so you wouldn't be fighting alone.
One small milestone reached sends the phone calls a-blazing
Everyone wanting to know the progress you two were making, it's just so amazing.
Your Mom does her best to keep your bellies nice and full
While your Dad goes to work and tries his best to keep his cool.
We all want to do more...just to help
For some reason though, these were just the cards which were dealt.
Our only wish is to see you two home, no matter the wait
Fast asleep in your cribs as if it were fate.
Love, Aunt Rachel
Tenley Joy
♥
Will
♥
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February 28, 2010
Yesterday was a very exciting day for the new Kinloch family. Will must have been a bit hungry during his kangaroo hold with Mommy because before Becky knew what was going on, Will was taking some milk directly from the source! This is a huge milestone and a very elated Mom and Dad couldn't have been more proud. Next step, Miss Tenley...she's a bit more fussy so we'll see what happens there.
Weights for the week: Tenley is 2lbs 14ozs and Will is 3lbs 3ozs.
Weights for the week: Tenley is 2lbs 14ozs and Will is 3lbs 3ozs.
Saturday, February 27, 2010
February 27, 2010
Today was Mommy's first day back at work since the twins were born. Although I'm sure it was hard to spend an afternoon apart from the cuties, I'm also sure it felt good to get back to some sort of normalcy.
The twins are still doing well...doing what preemie's do best... sleeping. Will is now taking the extra supplements and additives in his milk like his sister, in hopes of speeding up the weight gaining process.
I will update again tonight with their weekly weigh-ins.
The twins are still doing well...doing what preemie's do best... sleeping. Will is now taking the extra supplements and additives in his milk like his sister, in hopes of speeding up the weight gaining process.
I will update again tonight with their weekly weigh-ins.
♥
Friday, February 26, 2010
Professional Photos
Click here to see really cool pics of the twins! Clicking on the link will take you to Crossroad Photography, where you should click on "Kinloch" then enter the password: twinsTW
Tenley is being held by Daddy on the nasal oxygen and William is being held by Mommy on the CPAP.
Little William:
Tenley Joy:
Tenley is being held by Daddy on the nasal oxygen and William is being held by Mommy on the CPAP.
Little William:
Tenley Joy:
♥
Thursday, February 25, 2010
February 25, 2010
Becky, Bill and the Twins became famous today! Pictures of the twins having their kangaroo holds will be placed on one of the hospital walls designed to encourage Kangaroo Holding while babies stay in the NICU. Bill was holding Tenley and Becky was holding Will. Both the twins will be shown on the wall to showcase two of the different stages of kangaroo holding...one on CPAP and the other on Nasal Oxygen. Another baby will be shown being held while on the ventilator.
Both Tenley and Will are doing well today. They had a nice, long visit with both Mom and Dad since Dad was off from work. Something new today...they both got put on a food pump which will evenly distribute their feeds throughout a 30 minute time frame instead of it all going down at once. We also found out today that Will is actually still on two anti-biotics, not just the one, for the next week or so. Will is also down to the lower level CPAP machine (good job little guy!) so he is definitely showing some improvement this week as far as his breathing is concerned.
Both Tenley and Will are doing well today. They had a nice, long visit with both Mom and Dad since Dad was off from work. Something new today...they both got put on a food pump which will evenly distribute their feeds throughout a 30 minute time frame instead of it all going down at once. We also found out today that Will is actually still on two anti-biotics, not just the one, for the next week or so. Will is also down to the lower level CPAP machine (good job little guy!) so he is definitely showing some improvement this week as far as his breathing is concerned.
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