3 Weeks Old

The Tiny Four are moving along quite well. Earlier this week, Hunter, Tucker, and Madyson received some medication to help with their heart murmurs (very common in preemies). Their pediatrician feels very positive about the results of recent tests that were done after the treatments. All four are in the Continuing Care Nursery at Antelope Valley Hospital. They continue to eat more and more, and keep growing and growing. Tucker Boston, almost 4 pounds, got to drink from a bottle for the first time yesterday. He did a great job for his first shot at it. They will continue to give him bottles every few feedings and increase the frequency as time goes on. The other three will start on bottles once they gain a little more weight.

All four are on oxygen through nasal canulas right now. Madyson doesn't like hers too much- she keeps pulling it out, and was even sucking on it yesterday. She is very persistant. The babies are allowed to be held as long as it is not right after they eat. They have to have time to digest their food. They love to be held and talked to. Yesterday, Hudson would open his eyes and smile whenever Auntie Cathy talked to him. But sometimes he gets so excited that he forgets to breathe, so the nurses have to keep a close eye on him.

We still don't know when the babies will be able to come home. The doctors would like them to be around 4 and 1/2 pounds. Tucker and Madyson are getting pretty close, but there is still no way to know a definate date.