Homemade Happenings: There's no place like home...

We are home. After 58 days in the Rockford Memorial NICU Jesse & Parker are home.

7/6/12

What a difference a week makes. Not long after my last post the boys quickly caught on to eating. And within a few days it was clear that they would be coming home soon. Parker was the first to have his "light turn on" one night I left and he finished his 60ml bottle and when we came back in the morning the nurses informed us he finished every other bottle that night. The proceeded to take his feeding tube out and give him a trial run of eating. Of course the rest of the day he did not eat as well but maintained weight. The next day he lost weigh, but finally the third day ( also the day Jesse started his trial) he gain weight. Dr. Headly then said they could both go home.

Jesse now is the big eater eating sometimes 120+ml per feeding. He'll go 4+ hours between feedings. Very nice in the night. Parker will eat anywhere from 40-70ml every 2-4 hours. He sure lets you know when he wants to eat... or wants anything else for that matter. Parker's reflux is worse than Jesse's but both tend to spit up...normal preemie stuff I'm told...Today I'm on my third shirt.

It's been interesting finding out what works for us as far as a routine. Since they are on ad-lib feedings it makes it a little difficult. But, things get a bit easier each day.

We've had a few visitors since they have come home...