Tuesday, May 17, 2011

Two Weeks Old! - 52 Days until due date

A quick update on Winston and William.  They both are doing great which is mainly why we haven't updated lately.  No news is usually good news as we are learning.

Winston has blown past his birth weight and currently is tipping the scales at a whopping 3 pounds, 11 ounces.  He continues to do amazing off of his oxygen.  He continues on full feeds and they are now adding extra calories to Alex's milk to help him beef up.

William past his birth weight yesterday, but fell back under it tonight.  He currently is weighing 3 pounds 6 ounces.  He is still on a little bit of oxygen and probably will be for a while.  His lungs just weren't quite as developed as Winston's.  He is also on full feeds with extra calories.  He is great at letting us know as soon as he has a wet or messy diaper.

No major tests coming up although they do have their first appointment with the Optometrist tomorrow to see how the blood vessels in their eyes are developing with the oxygen they have been on.

We love coming to visit the boys and take care of them for a few hours each day.  I guess one of the few positives of the whole NICU thing is that we get to ease into the whole parenthood thing.  The boys have also been getting regular visits from their grandparents and their aunts and uncles.  Here are some pics from the past few days:

 Aunt Alex
 Aunt Drew
 Grandma and Grandpa
 Grandma with Winston
 Grandpa with Winston
 A new great grandchild!
 Aunt Sydney
 William spooning
Winston just chilling with his pacifier

2 comments:

Sarah Wood said...

Holy Cow, they look great!!! You guys are awesome!

Richard and Emily said...

Thanks for the update! I am so glad everything is going well, what a blessing. I hope you and Alex and also doing good!! We think about you guys all the time - we need to make a visit!!