I apologize for the late
post. I was in the NICU for 10 hours yesterday and it was a little emotionally
overwhelming, to say the least. Our kiddos are doing well- Praise God!
Jack made his weight goal of
1500 grams, which now makes him eligible to wear clothes; he is proudly
sporting his first ever shirt! He was also eligible to be swaddled at 1500
grams, something Tony and I have practiced on a plastic doll, but never tried
on a squirming little one. Jack managed to pull out one arm every time, but other
than that seems happy with his new “burrito” status. 
Harper had to take a very
small step backward today, but nothing we are worried about or did not expect.
Both Harper and Jack were taken off their nasal cannulas on the same day- which
was a surprise to us because Harper has always been a little behind Jack. When
I got to the NICU this morning, she had her nasal cannula back in. I spoke with
the nurse practitioner who said Harper is doing great and she just needed a
little tuft of oxygen to remind her body to take deep breaths. She is so small
and she wasn’t ready to be born yet, so all the things that most babies know
how to do intuitively are things that she has to practice and learn. When I look at her, I know she’s small, but I
have to remind myself just how small she is. She weighs less than a ½ gallon of
milk. With that being said, she is up 30 grams over night and her goal is to
hit her birth weight of 2 lbs. 14 oz.
The emotionally draining part
of the day was watching the family of baby Avery across the room as they came
in two by two to look at her in her incubator. My heart broke for the family
when we heard there had been no improvement in Avery’s status. I don’t know if
Harper will have a neighbor when we walk in this morning, or if they released
their sweet angel to fly home overnight. Please keep praying for their family;
they need all the prayers that can be lifted up for them.
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