Progress

Sweet McKenna...had the opportunity to Kangaroo hold her this morning for an hour and a half. What a joy it was and so comforting to be able to do that. Two days in a row now of being able to bond by holding her, and each time I get just as excited.

McKenna weighed 2 lb 3 oz tonight. That is HUGE! I can't believe she gained two ounces over night. She still needs a bowel movement though, so once she has that she is sure to lose a little. Even still, we are thrilled with the results. She was also measured (they measure them on Mondays) and measured at 14"...one inch longer than birth ten days ago. We are so excited to see her growing and look forward to continued progress.

McKenna is still really struggling to remember to breathe. This is perhaps the scariest part of her being so small...hearing the alarms and seeing her heart and oxygen rates ocmpletely drop. Happened once while I was holding her, a few times throughout the day when we weren't there, and then twice within a 15 minute period while we were there tonight.

Keaton, he is always so active and kicking and swinging his arms. Past couple days though he has been sleeping a lot which the nurses say is because he is drinking so much breast milk. He has to be one of the cutest sleepers though. He sleeps with his hands on his face and makes the best little facial expressions.

Keaton's growth we don't understand. He was measured 18 1/2" when born, then 17 3/4" last Monday and then tonight measured 16 3/4". So, not really sure what his length is. Nurse reassured me he is not shrinking and she was going to remeasure him later tonight.

He is weighing in at 3 lb 3 oz. That means over night he had a 5 oz growth spirt? She measured him on two different scales so apparently the weight is correct, but she suspects he is just full of liquids or needs to have a bowel movement and once that happens he will lose quite a bit. His tummy looked very full and bloated tonight.

Keaton's bilirubin levels are back up, so they are putting him back on the lights, which means the goggles go back on. Our concern with this is that the goggles really don't fit him. The sizes they have are way too small so they don't cover his eyes, or too big so they cover his nose. Hoping they figure something out to keeps his eyes protected.

Prayers for Keaton - Bilirubin levels to go down. Continued bowel movements. Protection of eyes. Positive results from brain scan April 24 to determine if there is bleeding on the brain. Protection from viruses and diseases. Overall prayer of digestive system, brain, heart, mind, etc.

Prayers for McKenna - That her brain would trigger her body to continue to breathe and she would not have any more drops in heart rate or oxygen levels. That she would have great results June 24 with the brain scan and everything would be normal and there would not be brain bleeding. That God would protect her organs and body from viruses and diseases. That her digestive system would continue to operate and she would have bowel movements when needed.