We've had a busy couple weeks since our last post. The girls were both discharged from the hospital after making it several days without any episodes. However, last week during their first week home together, they continued to have them, and both are now back in the hospital. We're trying a new mix and dose of medicine in hopes that will help them handle the reflux better. The dose of medicine they were sent home on may not have been sufficient to keep up with their rapid weight gain. We hope the increased dose will help them relax and handle the reflux better.
Aside from these little episodes they have, they are perfectly happy and healthy babies. They're gaining weight nicely - an ounce a day! Emma is up to 7 1/2 pounds and Mia weighs just over 7 pounds. Current interests include napping with grandparents, listening to the "ocean" on their sound machine, staring at lights and lifting their heads up to look around. They are becoming much more aware of their surroundings and respond to voices and faces.
We're thankful to have had a steady stream of family visiting and helping out since the girls first came home in mid-March. Grandma Jeannie, Auntie Courtney and Grandpa George all recently visited from California, and Grandma and Grandpa Lund returned to Seattle today.
We don't know how long we'll be at Children's this time, but we need to feel confident the girls can handle themselves without intervention before we go. We don't feel safe to have them home at this point as we aren't in any shape to stay awake 24/7. When the time comes, we'll be ready. The brief stints we've had with all of us at home have been so much fun, and we can't wait to get on with our (new) normal life.
Thanks for your calls and e-mails to check in on us. We're sorry we haven't been able to respond to them all. We appreciate you keeping us in your thoughts.
Stay tuned for more info. We'll post photos soon.
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