Well today’s update about Gwendolyn from Heather and I has the common theme of “tubes.”
Namely, Gwen was taken off her breathing tube yesterday. Everything progressed perfectly. She immediately started taking constant breaths on her own and was able to keep her oxygen levels up where they should be. While Heather said she was a little gravely right afterwards, Gwen sounded pretty good considering.
The other tube update transpired yesterday as well. In the evening, they finally authorized Gwen to begin getting breast milk through her newly placed feeding tube... So far, so good!
The nurse said that Gwen’s getting about 25 milliliters every three hours. Still, since she did so well overnight they expect the volume will be increased shortly.
Thank goodness… remember, before last night poor Gwen hadn’t eaten any food since 2:00 AM Tuesday morning. Unfortunately, as you can see from her photo above, Gwen's I.V. got moved to her head because the original one in her hand wasn't working properly. Hopefully, Gwen's feeds will continue on their present course and the I.V. can be removed shortly anyway!!!
Braelyn’s doing well also. As you can see below, she can still pull out the owl eyes from time to time.
I guess that’s all for now. We’ll talk to you all soon!
These two girlies are a crack-up! I can't wait until you have them back together, smiling and giggling will be a constant at your house, I think. :) I love seeing Gwen with no tubes coming from her sweet little mouth and nose. What a gift to have your precious family in our lives. Thank you for taking time to update and keep us all informed on your girls' progress. We all know you are busy parents!
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Steph and Rance
I am so incredibly excited that this part of your journey is almost over. You will very soon be able to put this stress behind you and focus on all of the fun stresses that come from having two little girls at home. You are amazing parents! I really hope that little Gwen has been feeling all of our prayers that we have been sending out her way. I can't wait to visit with her again! And little Braelyn's moved onto the crib huh? I can't believe how well she adapted...that's terrific. More sleep for you! You've got two beautiful and strong little girls there!
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Erin and Joe