We're on our Weigh!

Cadence and Madeline both looked comfy and cozy when we visited this afternoon. Maddie was swaddled and bundled, happy in her little cocoon. It's been so nice keeping them off the bilirubin light because it has allowed them to be swaddled all the time. They were both weighed last night. Maddie was one pound, fifteen ounces, just one ounce shy of two pounds! Cadie was two pounds, thirteen ounces, just three ounces shy of three pounds. They are both growing so much. We were able to get a peek at Cadie's legs while she was getting her diaper changed, and, as odd as it sounds, her little thighs looked chunky! They have increased their feedings again. Maddie now gets nine ml's every three hours and Cadie gets eleven ml's. It seems such a long way from one ml when they first started. They are both still digesting the milk without any problems, so they should continue to get more and more. Maddie had been struggling with her ventilator settings, but showed improvement after the nurse discovered her tube had been jarred then replaced it with a new one. Ever since, her oxygen requirements have been slowly going down. She showed us how impressive her sucking reflex is while she enjoyed her pacifier. I held it in her mouth for her for a while, and there were a couple of times she sucked so hard, she pulled it right out of my hand!