Weston day 9

Weston has started gaining weight.  Saturday, he gained 2 oz (60 g) putting him at 5 lb, 7.1 oz.  Sunday, he gained 39 g which is about 1.3 oz putting him up to 5 lb, 8.4 oz.  Monday, he gained a whooping 3 oz (95 g) putting him at a weight of 5 lb, 11 oz.  At least the weight is starting to come on.  He is primarily taking his feeds by feeding tube.  Anything he doesn't take by mouth is fortified with Neosure 22 k/cal to help with adding some calories.  His feedings are 50-55 cc 8 times a day consistently at 1, 4, 7 and 10 around the clock.  I went down this morning and tried to breastfeed him.  He was awake and alert.  He transferred 14 cc on his own.  That's wonderful!  I asked the doctor about trying bottles today.  He gave us the go ahead to try them.  Kristopher went down to do the 1 pm feeding and try the bottle out.  He only took 20 cc of his 55 but some is better than none.  Kris said he was just way way too sleepy.  I am going down for his 7 pm feeding and praying, rather pleading with God, that he takes 14 cc or better from me.  Once he figures out that he has to actually take all the feeds by mouth than I don't think it will be long before he is home.  FINGERS CROSSED!  At this point, I'd do anything to have him home!

We've been relying on family to watch the other kids so that I can be with Weston in the evenings.  Last night was Kristopher's first night back to work.  On Monday, I came home from the hospital around noon and decided to lay down for a nap.  Kristopher woke me a couple of hours later to a migraine and high fever.  I called the doctor's office who instructed me to go to Acute Care.  So Kristopher stayed home and took me while my sister came over to watch our kids.  Turns out it's a UTI, no biggie!  Got some antibiotics to kick this out of my system and should be good as new in a couple of days.  The antibiotics are perfectly fine to take while breastfeeding and I was able to go to the NICU.  We already at the hospital and it was close to 7 by the time we got out, so we went up to the NICU together and did the 7 feeding.  Last night, my dad and Deb watched the kids so I could go down.  Tonight, my sister is going to watch them again (bless her heart, she was rather entertained by them on Monday).  Tomorrow, I believe they get to spend a night with Grandma Klauer.   Thank goodness for Family!

Rylee got her braces on Monday.  Today is day 3 so we are up to 3 hours to wear them.  She can wear them while awake and active.  We are to add 1 hour per day to the time that she wears them to avoid discomfort and pressure sores.  They're tiny!  The one down fall is that she has to wear socks with them and we sure aren't in sock wearing weather.

I want to wish my friend Carolyn and her husband Hans a congratulations on their new arrival, Isaac, this morning.  It's a baby a week around here I guess!