Charlton: Today was a big day for Charlton because they put him on regular C.P.A.P. Up until this point he was on C.P.A.P with Nasal Intermittent Ventilation (NIV). He seems to be tolerating the change and is on 21% oxygen, which is room air. He did have one major desaturation, but this was during his eye exam which is very typical. Both CJ and Savannah had their first of many eye exams today. This is to give the doctors a baseline to see if they develop a condition call ROP (Retinopathy of Prematurity). This condition could cause blindness.

They also increased his feedings to 6.5 mls. continuously. In addition, they added MCT (Medium Change Triglycerides)to his diet 4x a day to build up his calorie intake. He is gaining weight very slowly which has us and the doctors concerned. However, I am happy to say he finally hit his 2 lb. milestone.

Savannah: She is having a difficult time with her saturations and had 4 episodes today where they dropped drastically, two requiring her to be bagged. We are praying for her little lungs to get stronger and for her brain to tell her to breathe.

They have increased her feedings to 20 mls every 3 hours. They told us this is the max. for her feedings with no more increases.