Blue Babies

We are ready for the day to be over. It has had quite the fill of events.

Started with McKenna's heart being so high that they did all the tests. So far all the tests have come back negative. Still waiting for the EKG results, but assuming that comes back negative then we are at a loss as to why it is so high. Is possible that is just McKenna being McKenna.

Then this morning while feeding McKenna she choked and it was actually so bad that she turned blue - literally. Luckily the nurse was right there and ran over, patted her back, turned her to the side and got her breathing again.

Tonight McKenna was doing a little better. She ate her full bottle, is wearing her first sleeper and seems to enjoy being held. Yes, we FINALLY got to her again. Her heart rate was still high, but once she was held and eating it slowed back down to normal. I think it was the Tina Turner song I was singing her that kept her calm. Hahaha.

Keaton was doing well this morning. Doctor told us that as long as he didn't act up or cause problems we would be taking him home next week. I think he heard her and so tonight he decided to stir up problems.

While feeding Keaton he choked tonight, and just like McKenna, he turned blue. Only he was REALLLLLY blue. And we were all alone in his little isolation room so we were yelling out to the nurse to come help but by the time she finally got there she was blue and her heart rate was down to 62. Because of this, we didn't feed him his full feeding. He was 3 ml short of eating his minimum.

Because of the heart rate drop we are back to at least three more days with him in NICU. We are completely fine with that and at this point a bit nervous to take him home since he seems to be choking a lot on his feedings lately. We want to make sure that he is safe and secure and it is just so convenient to have the nurses and monitors there. Plus they say McKenna will be in NICU at least 4 - 6 more weeks, so the thought of her being there by herself for that long, alone without Keaton or her parents able to visit her whenever we want.

Please keep the babies in your prayers. We are going to watch the nurses feed tomorrow and have them watch us to see what we are doing wrong and why they are choking so much lately. And we are a bit overwhelmed with McKenna's heart rate and that the doctors don't have an answer or a way to fix it.