We're Here to Pump, You Up

The past couple of days have been pretty quiet. The girls looked wonderful this evening. Cadie is getting seventeen ml's of milk and she weighs two pounds, thirteen ounces. Maddie is getting fourteen ml's and is now a two pounder! We're starting to see a little more fullness in her cheeks. She is also responding really well to the steroids. They were able to drop her bpm (breaths per minute) rate and her oxygen percentage has been as low as 21% (room air). There still isn't an order for Cadie to receive steroids, so she may get by without them. We talked with Cadie's nurse about Kangaroo Care. We were surprised to hear that she thinks Cadie might be ready as soon as this week. Because they respond so well, they like to start Kangaroo Care as early as possible. We will have to see what the policy is of the girls' new neonatologist. Dr. K has gone to Hillcrest Medical Center for the summer, so we have a new doctor, Dr. Lawson. I'm a little nervous about them getting a new doctor. What if he has a completely different way of doing things? None of that matters, though, as long as the girls are getting the best possible care.