Clara and Wilson both went up in their feedings; Clara is now at 15cc of milk every three hours and Wilson is holding steady at 16cc/3 hours. Wilson is eating so much they cannot give him any more food until they remove his IV. The doctors want to take out the IV by the end of the week (for both kids), but must wait to see whether they tolerate these bigger "portions" of food. Anything could happen - the docs and nurses wanted to remove Wilson's IV last week until he had trouble and had to stop his feedings - but we hope this week the kids eat like it's going out of style. In other good news, both Clara and Wilson produced good stools today. Clara is still having some problems, but the medical staff agrees that her belly doesn't look distended and her bowels sound good, so we just focus on the positive. Today she pooped, and that's a good thing.
Chris also got to hold Clara today and that went very well except when Clara dropped her heart rate. There is no doubt this little girl will keep us on our toes. Tomorrow it is Wilson's turn to be held and we're hoping he doesn't feel the need to copy his sister's behavior. The nurses told us today that, at some point, Chris will be able to hold both of them at the same time. At least one of them needs to have a lot less stuff (the IV line, etc) attached to them and Chris probably needs to sharpen her post-pregnancy coordination skills.
While the kids were eating and sleeping, Chris spent most of the day dealing with insurance companies and doctors' offices. Morgan was at work in an all-day mediation, which fortunately involved parties other than Chris and the insurance companies. We are both exhausted and will save our rant on the ridiculousness of the health care system for another blog. In the meantime, thank you for the continued prayers, love and support.
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