Today was a good day, the babies look a little stronger every time we see them. Raechel was able to make a couple trips into the NICU today to meet and touch her brand new babies. Everyone is progressing according to plan and both Henry and Jameson have managed to stay off any assisted breathing, though their respiratory rate can fluctuate. They had their first tummy time, which the nurse said can help with breathing and digestion. Jameson was a little fussy at first, but they let me touch him for the first time and that helped calm him down. In general they’re pretty active moving their arms and legs around; they’ve already gotten a reputation with the nurses for being very feisty. They’ve started introducing a little bit of milk+formula to their systems to get their digestive tracts moving. The staff continues to monitor them very closely and keep us updated. Raechel continues to heal and get stronger as well, doing some walks down the hallway and ramping up to solid foods.
Kathy brought in some good old ND inspiration for the babies today you can see in the attached photo. Thank you, it’s perfect!!! Can’t have enough positive prayers and thoughts. And thanks for all the flowers, balloons, etc. that everyone has sent! Makes the hospital room much more cheery.
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| Cruisin to the NICU |
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| Baby Henry, 2 days old |
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| Baby Jameson, 2 days old |
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| Rae touching Jameson |
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| Notre Dame decor for the incubators |
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