It's been a week since the hospital made some changes with their rules around the NICU since they noticed that their infection rate went up. Some of them are: you have to "really/actually" wash your hands before entering NICU (some parents, visitors and even nurses didn't bother doing it before), no more stuffed toys, no more colored blankets and linens, and only parents, grandparents and siblings of the babies can visit. These are some of the restrictions for now until everything goes back to normal.
We were told that our babies are doing so well and maybe they can transfer them next week to LEVEL 2 of NICU where "not so critical babies" are. So we are still being trained to do some of the stuff that nurses usually do. And here's daddy changing Josh's poopy diaper. Before, he used to pretend his cellphone was ringing just to get away from doing it! But not anymore!!
Since Joshua is doing so well with his breathing, the next step was to get him on Nasal prongs. His cycle is 6 hours on CPAP and 4 hours on prongs...
And of course, our little "Miss Attitude" loves her soother so much!
From Joscel's birth weight of 660 gms, she is now 1065 gms. And Joshua, from 620 gms, he is now 966 gms. Even if we are at the hospital to visit them everyday, it's amazing to see them growing!
Today, their eye surgeon came to check on their eyes and praise God, she said that they have no ROP (Retinopathy of Prematurity which is a disease of the eye). Hopefully, they won't get it in the future because of their continuous oxygen intake.
And before heading home, we go to their pods to pray for them, say "nyt-nyt" and check to see what they're doing....
4 comments:
Just checking blogs before I head to bed tonight (Wed). I got your message, Cey, when I got home but it was too late to call you back. I also left a message on Joseph's cell phone earlier this evening saying I was still planning to take you tomorrow. I'll give you a call in the morning but I'm planning to be there around 10ish.
Hi Joseph and Cey. The updated photos are great. Their weight gains are awesome as well as weaning off the vents too. You can tell that prayers are working as they are getting stronger each day. Continue to keep you all in my prayers. Take care
So happy to find a new post. It is exciting to see that the babies are stable and growing. I am a cuddler at the PLC in the NICU and if they make their way over there as babies from the Foothills usually do I will hopefully get to help with them. In the meantime they are in my prayers...Rosalie
I am so excited to hear how well Josh and Joscel are doing!!! It thrills my heart to hear that they may soon be moved into level two of NICU!
Praise the Lord.
Amy
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