A Fresh Start

Alright, we are back and more diligent. The natives seems to be getting restless for more information. We apologize again for the lag.

First, I will give an update on the boys weights. They are now 5 weeks old. Gestationally, they would only be 38 weeks, 4 days. Randi just got back from the ICN and updated me that Wyatt is now 4 pounds, 2 ounces. He is definitely big enough to checkout of the Intensive Care Hilton. We just need to get his blood sugars regulated for a sustained period of time. Parks weighs 6 pounds, 14 ounces. He gained a pound in only 12 days. Very impressive!! So, Wyatt is closing the gap, but it was a very large gap to begin with.

We are trying to keep Parks on a 3 hour feeding schedule day and night since this is what Wyatt is going to be on when he comes home. Although we could probably stretch out Parks's feeds a little at night, Wyatt will not be able to do this with his blood sugar problems. We will be required to wake him every 3 hours to eat. We are starting to find a "groove" with night feedings to where I stay awake for the midnight feed. Randi gets the 3 am and also the 6 am feed which is when I am getting up and ready for work. Parks has also been doing pretty well at sleeping in between feeds, although with some grunting noises that wake Randi up. At this point, I do not feel that we are getting any more quantity or quality of sleep; I feel that we are just getting used to being sleep deprived...and I love sleep.

Most of my family came down for a couple days this week and left my mother to stay with us to help out. Randi really appreciates having someone else around during the days. Hopefully, I will convince Randi to pen a post about Wyatt's situation. She has taken more of the point on this while I stay at home with Parks during the evenings.