Moving on Up

We received a very encouraging and exciting phone call today from the doctor, following a very good night with the girls. Last night Haylee took two bottle feeds in a row. The first bottle was fed to her by her daddy for the first time. They were a great team, and Haylee got through the whole bottle! She is not a fan of burping, but they worked it out. The next bottle feed she was tired and it took a little extra effort, but she did it. Ryan and I were so proud of her!! Also, last night Rylee attempted her first ever bottle feed with great sucesss! She was able to take her whole bottle and did not have any spit up afterwards. We are so excited to see their progress, and look forward to the day they are home with us!

Speaking of coming home...when talking with the doctor today they are starting Haylee on the discharge plan. They have taken her off all meds (like caffeine) and she will be monitored for the next 6 days. If she does not have any bradycardia or apenic episodes she will be eligible for discharge! She will also have to pass the carseat test, and being able to complete all feeds by bottle. We are hoping all goes well this week and she will be "home" with us in no time!!

Though Haylee is in the final stretch, Rylee still has a little ways to go. They are starting to wean her off of oxygen today, and within the next couple of days they will be condensing her tube feeds from 1.5 hrs to an hr. Theses are major steps for her and we are praying that she is able to tolerate it all and keep moving forward! She is overall doing great, and we hope she continues in this direction so she can join us soon too!

 Daddy feeding Haylee for
first time.

Rylee bottle feeding for the first time.