Happy Valentine's Day

Overall the girls had another great day.  They both had been on antibiotics since Tuesday, just in case they had an infection, but were taken off the antibiotics today because they have been doing well.  There were some cute Valentine's left at the girl's beds from the Parent Support Group, so we made sure to get some pictures.  Holly was able to pick up the babies for the first time tonight at their weigh-in. She is becoming a pro already at changing their diapers and telling the nurses how to do their job.

Holly holding Jordyn for the first time.

 Holly taking Addison's temperature.

Addison weighs 1 lb 7 oz, so she has lost 5 ounces since her birth.  She hasn't been getting Holly's milk since Tuesday and will have to wait longer while she's receiving indocin.  She does receive nutrition through her IV.    She will have an echo tomorrow to see if the medicine is helping with the closing of the PDA duct.

Jordyn was able to start having Holly's milk again today since she isn't on the indocin.  She can't start the indocin yet because a possible side effect is more bleeding and they need to wait and see if the bleeding in her head has stopped.  Her head ultrasound is scheduled for tomorrow morning.  If the ultrasound shows that their is more bleeding, then surgery would be the next step.  We are praying that the bleeding has decreased and she won't have to go through that.  Jordyn weighed 1 lb 11 oz, so she is only 2 ounces different from her birth.  She has been lower but has gained some back. Along with the ultrasound, they also have an echo scheduled for her tomorrow morning to see if her PDA duct is closing on its own.