Hi Everyone! Again, sorry for the delay in posting. Saturday was almost as crazy as Friday. We started the day by finishing up the 8 am feedings and getting dressed for Leah's 9:30 am pediatrician appointment. She was pronounced a healthy baby, now weighing 3 lbs. 14.5 oz. She got her hep B shot so we can try to keep her and Micah, at least, on the same vaccination schedule. The doctor said that the ridiculous amount she poops is actually a good sign and shows that she is very healthy (grr). Our next visit for both of them is November 11 - their original due date!
After the appointment we headed home for the 11 am feeding and then handed the babies over to Mema and Harry while we ran to our doctor for flu shots. Auntie came over too to help with the feedings while we were gone. Since we were out that way, we used the time to visit Golda as well. She was doing very well. The day before they had told me that surgery was coming up to put a stitch back in to her g-tube (there was a stitch holding the g-tube to her skin on the outside that came loose). I was quite glad I had to leave and wouldn't be there for that since I wouldn't have been able to comfort her during or right after and hearing her cry would have been too much. Well, it turns out that surgery re-considered this plan and did not put the stitch back in after all. The original surgeon we spoke to prior to their birth said that he didn't want it done since it would just irritate her skin further and wasn't 100% percent necessary. They put this plastic support on her belly with tape to hold the g-tube in a perpendicular position so as to allow her skin to fully heal and it's working well.
As of yesterday, Golda was still off her CPAP with no episodes! She was taking 8 ml of breast milk over an hour every three hours and weighed 1284 g (2 lbs. 13.29oz.). When we visited, the nurse told me that the surgical team authorized them to increase her feedings in larger increments or more frequently than once a day! She cautioned though that the medical team taking care of her tended to be a bit more conservative so it might not happen right away, but should start happening soon. This was great news since I realized that at 1 ml a day it would take her two months at the least to reach the "full feed" status of 60 ml.
I haven't called for today's (Day 25) report yet, but I will post again at some point today with more info! Today should be interesting - Harry has a class pumpkin picking trip with his Sunday School and Jon is going and driving some other people as well. That means I will be flying solo for a while. I plan to use the in between time to try to get some photos posted and to rest.
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