One Week Old!

The twins turned one week old today, and are continuing to show improvement every day. Evan's jaundice has just about gone away. They have him on a "bili blanket" now, which is just a little light which goes right inside his blanket. The great thing about this is that he doesn't have to wear the mask anymore. He's also back up to his original birth weight (of 3 lbs. 8 oz.) so hopefully we'll see him start to put on some weight.

Naomi is also showing lots of progress. She's still got jaundice and is under the bili-lights but it's been steadily decreasing so that won't be for much longer. On a positive note, her spells of apnea are pretty much cleared up, which has allowed them to increase her formula consumption. In fact, she's now passed Evan and is getting 30 mL a time!

Hopefully in the next few days Naomi's jaundice will clear up. Once that happens the doctor indicated they could be co-bed, so they'll be able to sleep next to each once again. We're also ready for Erin to try nursing them directly; our first attempt will be tomorrow so we're a little nervous and very excited about that.

I'll continue to report on our progress, thank you to everyone who has called and e-mailed, it has all been very overwhelming and we're very grateful.