Update for Dec 7th

Both boys are doing fine today. They've had a verily quiet night & morning. Grant was started on breast milk feeds of 3mls last night. This morning he was still showing some green stomach bile and when they check his residuals, there's about 2mls so his gut hasn't quite woken up yet. There is a chance he'll go NPO later on today (taken off of breast milk feeds) but it is awesome to see that they are moving forward a little developmentally. He has some thick secretions in his lungs still and does protest a bit when they suction him out but then, so would I. Last night we got the results of his ECG and he does have a PDA as well as a PFO in his heart. Both are small. I'd explain what both mean but I'd botch it. The PFO is something he'll just grow out of. Its extremely common in preemies. The PDA is not uncommon in preemies this young as well. It is usually treated with medication to help close it. With Grant's brain bleed, they're holding off on treating it with medication since the PDA is small. Other than that, he's doing good.

Bryce's hemoglobin and hematocrit levels were a little low this morning so they are transfusing him. He is not liking his respiratory treatments so he does drop his oxygen levels during them but other than that, his stats have looked great. He also has not had any more episodes of bradycardia which is a blessing! His ECG showed a large PDA in his heart so they have started medication. He will have 3 rounds of the medication - one every 12 hours. So far this morning his murmur is still pretty loud after the second dose so there is a possibility that they will need to repeat the treatments. He also has had a quiet morning, otherwise.

Both boys will have a repeat of their ECGs later in the week as well as head ultrasounds. I am so proud of my little men and so glad that they have had such a quiet morning after such a rough few days for both of them.