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Anthony and Aryanna have been progressing right along-it's hard to keep up with all their achievements! Here's what they've been up to:
Anthony got to start wearing clothes on Saturday night! Isn't he adorable?
Aryanna joined the 3 lb club like her brother last Friday! (So cute in her friend Ellie's hat!)
They both got their first real baths on Saturday night (not just sponge baths). We filled a storage container with water and bathed them in that right in their isolettes. They laid in a little sling and we kept them swaddled up and just unwrapped the part we were washing. THEY.LOVED.IT!
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| Ahhhh...that feels good! |
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| Drying off - isn't she tiny?! |
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| Not so sure about this... |
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| Yeah, that's not so bad
Anthony got off the CPAP on Tuesday and now he's on Vapotherm (a lesser level of breathing support). With that he also got a smaller feeding tube in his nose. Here he is showing off his new gear!
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Aryanna came off of Vapotherm yesterday and now has a nasal canula (wall oxygen). This is the last step before breathing completely on her own! Because she's on a lower pressure she gets to breast feed for a couple feedings every day now. She still has the same prongs in her nose, but because she's cute here are a couple of pictures of her :)
Anthony hit the 4 lb mark last night! Way to go big guy!
They got to play together some more this weekend. Aren't they cute together?
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| Something tells me that they won't appreciate this picture much when they're teenagers! |
Prayer Requests:
- Keep praying for the swelling in Anthony's brain. He had his 4th spinal tap within the last 2 weeks today. He does seem to get relief from the taps, but pray that he wouldn't end up needing a shunt. His brain scan on Monday was stable (he hasn't had new bleeding for quite a while and the swelling was about the same) so he won't have another scan for a couple of weeks.
- Keep praying for both of their heart murmurs. Our nurse yesterday said that Anthony's murmur is sounding better (yay!). Continue to pray that it would close on its own. Aryanna's murmur tends to open and close (which is normal for preemies). Pray that it would also eventually stay closed on its own.
Thank you for all your prayers - with all of their improvements this week we can see that God is faithful!
Thanks so much for sharing! Praising God for these sweet little miracles! Just wanna kiss em! :)
ReplyDeleteWhat adorable snugglers!!! They look so happy snuggling together. Love!
ReplyDeletePraise God from whom all blessings flow! So much fun! Love Anthony in his new clothes and Aryanna showing off her new gear. Jacob's comments: "Baby sleeping. Baby wake up!" :-)
ReplyDeleteSo glad to hear they are growing and improving. I will continue to pray for continued health for everyone. :)
ReplyDelete:) So adorable! I love looking at all the pictures! Your babies are beautiful, absolutely gorgeous! I'm glad it's been a good week! Will continue to pray for more weeks like this!
ReplyDeleteThanks for taking the time to post these. The pictures help me stay motivated praying! They are so precious and as I read the comments I can hear your voice. May God give you all that you need this day.
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