Today Grandma Krause and I had a nice visit with the babies.

Charlton: Although his saturations levels are still fluctuating he had a decent day. His feedings are going well and we are hoping he has hit his 2 lb. milestone. Unfortunately we will have to wait until tomorrow AM to find out since he will not be weighed until 1 am or so.

Savannah: She also fluctuates with her saturations day to day. Today she dropped so low while I was there that they actually had to bag her. (very nerve racking)

On a better note she is continuing to fill out and looks great. She is now at 2 lbs. 5 ounces.

Today was an exciting day for me because I finally got up enough courage to change Savannah's and Charlton's diaper. I also had the chance to take their temps. It was not nearly as difficult as I thought it was going to be.

Both babies are doing well and everything is else is status quo (a good thing).

Charlton: Today has been a very good day for him. The doctors have lowered his C.P.A.P settings, which is a good thing. He still hasn't gained much weight, only 10 grams last night. However, he is now up to 6ml continuously so he should start packing on the weight soon.

Savannah: She also had a decent day. She continues to fluctuate on her settings, but for the most part is doing well. They have also increased her feedings to 10 mls every 3 hours. She weighed in last night at 2 lbs. 2 ounces. However, she is also retaining a lot of water so it would probably be safe to say she is at her 2 lb. milestone.

Today Chuck and I had a nice visit with the babies. Both Savannah and Charlton seemed to have a good day. Chuck had the chance to hold Charlton while the nurses where changing the bedding in his Isolette. Chuck also changed Charlton's diaper and checked Savannah's temperature. I also had the chance to check Charlton's temperature.

Everything else is status quo (a good thing)

Charlton: His saturation levels are still all over the place. However, the doctors assured us that this is to be expected with the smaller babies since they were not suppose to be out in the world yet. He is doing well with his feedings, but is still burning a lot of calories by working so hard to breathe. He is also strictly on milk and is no longer getting TPN (Total Parenteral Nutrition).

Savannah: She also continues to be all over the place with her saturations, but is not as bad as Charlton. He keeps the doctors on their toes more. She is also doing well with her feedings and is up to 10 mls every three hours. She is also on TPN and gets some extra sodium. We did hear today that they are going to hold off on her Cardiac Echo until she is off her antibiotics. She has been on antibiotics since her surgery due to a very serious infection. The fear that the doctors had was that the infection would attack her major organs. They checked her kidneys a week or so ago and they looked ok. They don't anticipate it attacking the heart, but will still need to check, which is why they are doing the Cardiac Echo.

Savannah has also hit her 2 lb. milestone, however, some of the weight is due to her water retention from the sodium.