Thursday Update!!

Hello all! Kristin e-mailed me today with the update, I will just copy and paste what she wrote below. Enjoy.~~~~~~~~~ Tom: has been the best and most consistent with digesting his feedings - 5cc's at each feeding. He is off the jet vent and doing really well. Will prob stay on the reg vent for a while, but will eventually get on cpap. The medication to close the duct from his heart to bypass his lungs (used in the womb when I'm pumping blood for him) seems to have worked after one round. This is what allowed him to come off the jet. I held Tom "kangaroo" style today - skin on skin. It was wonderful! Words can't describe. He did really well the rest of the day - the doc and nurses attribute it to my time with him this morning. Sam: doing very well on cpap. Pretty well on feedings - he's been "giving a lot back" (not digesting some or most of his food). I also held him kangaroo style this afternoon. His oxygen level kept dropping and we couldn't figure out why and tried just about everything. Then a nurse peeked under my shirt to find his feet - since his blood oxygen monitor was on one of his feet. He was laying on his foot and it had probably fallen asleep. :) after we figured that out, the rest of our time together was wonderful. Joey: up to 7cc's per feeding and doing pretty well digesting it all. He's holding his own on room air on cpap. Dad held him this morning. He is still having problems with apnea - he "forgets" to breathe. All 4 boys are on caffeine to help avoid that, but Joe still struggles with it every now and then. Henry: the nursing staff likes to call him Hank - and I think he likes that. He came off cpap today and is now on just a small nose piece. We finally got to see him without all that gear on his head. And just as we suspected, he is very handsome! Like Joey - though usually a litle better - he gives back some of his feedings. He's also on 7cc's per feeding. Dad also held held Hank this morning. I'm doing well - today is the first day I haven't relied on a wheelchair to get around. Much less pain. I go see Dr. Donald tomorrow morning to get my staples removed. I'm sure he'll be interested in my blood pressure too. Hopefully the meds he put me on for that are working. Tim is taking me out for a bit tonight to visit friends and to get me some fresh air. Thanks again to Jules for managing these updates. And to everyone for their continued prayers and support. I know we say that all the time, but we just can't seem to say it enough. Love Kris & Tim