Great news today! First, this morning, Emma got to take her CPAP off. Quite a relief for all of us, especially her, as she'd already physically taken it off herself earlier.
This evening we got the news that Emma and Mia would graduate from the Neonatal ICU! They moved to the Infant Special Care Unit (ISCU). We were very surprised and happy this happened so soon. They're among more stable babies now, who are still growing like they are. The girls are in separate nursery rooms for now, but should be in the same room within a few days.
Emma has a small oxygen tube in her nose to give her a little boost. She constantly has her hands conveniently near her face and as soon as we look away, she rips it out. She's a strong little girl and does not like that tube in her nose!
Mia is also very strong despite being the smaller one. When she's not asleep, she's constantly stretching her arms, hands and legs and looking around with her eyes wide open. She is very alert!
Both girls are feeding through a tube in their nose, but are able to have milk from their mom. They are good eaters; just not quite ready for a bottle yet. That is the main difficulty with being born at this gestation. Most babies aren't ready for a normal feeding until they are 36 weeks' gestation. Emma likes her pacifier a lot; Mia doesn't seem to care about hers.
It's interesting to see their personalities already start to develop. We can't wait until they're in the same room and we can see them together. We can tell they miss each other! Mia heard Emma crying while in the NICU, and she started looking around for her sister. Very cute!
Photos:
1) Mom and Emma (CPAP free!)
2) Dad and his baby Mia
3) Baby Emma is free from her CPAP. Still has a small tube in her nose to give her a boost.
4) Mom and Dad congratulate Mia on her promotion to the ISCU
5) Grandma visits Mia in her new home, the nursery
6) Dad and Mia relax in the nursery
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