2 over 2

So Audrey has joined her brother in the 2lbs and over camp :)

Although Charlotte is several ounces behind at 1lb 11oz, she is the first one to be taken off of nutrition via her picc line; she is receiving and tolerating all that she needs thru her mouth. Yay! She's receiving milk that is fortified to have a few more calories per ounce and is slated to move up to 10.5cc per feeding. That said, she's going to get a blood transfusion tonight, so feeding will stop for about 12 hours. Assuming all goes as planned, the picc line might come out entirely within a couple of days. 

Audrey is just behind her sister in this area, receiving significantly less thru her picc line as her feeds are increasing. She's slated to move up to 11.5cc per feeding, and her picc line might be removed later this week as well. Removal of the picc lines gets me one step closer to being able to hold them!!

Thomas is slowly progressing in his feeds; he's slated to go up to 4.5c per feed. Please pray that he would tolerate his feeds and be able to increase volume as quickly as they allow and that his oxygen needs would decline. His PDA is still quite large (probably the largest of the three), so that's not helping matters with regard to his breathing and desaturations.

Overall, we're encouraged by weight gain, excited about the possibility of holding them, and hopeful for progress in a few key areas. Please pray that all of their PDAs would close on their own, and soon! And pray for all rashes to go away as well, especially for Charlotte. Thank you for joining us in lifting up these little ones!