Four Weeks Old!

Four weeks down. The boys have been doing very well over the last week. Braylon was gum tied to Ashley today, getting his first full nipple feeding. He also drank three full feedings from a bottle last night and drank ½ a bottle for me today.Last night he weighed 4lbs 6 oz and tonight he weighed 4lbs 6.9oz. The doctor called us this morning and said that both boys have been doing fantastic. He also said that Braylon will probably be leaving the NICU a few weeks before brother Kaden; which is good and bad news, good being that he will be out, and bad being that we will have to work something out with him and us to be able to see his brother. Once any of them leave the NICU they are not able to go back in. Hopefully his brother will catch up to him and they will leave together.
Kaden has been kicking butt on the cannula. He seems to be tolerating it a lot better this go around. Our nurse today said “they are doing fabulous”, and she kept saying the word fabulous over and over throughout the day. It was good because she is a nurse that we both really like. She usually gets the boys a couple times every week and she really notices that they are changing and likes to get them to move forward and make their way out of the NICU. Kaden has been trying his hardest to catch his brother and is gaining weight. He weighs 3lbs 9oz, and is really pushing to try to get some of that fresh squeezed momma milk; so is able to get his own crib, start nippling, and catch up to his brother. Other than that the boys are doing as well as they can be, and all we can do now is wait and hope for more “fabulous” days ahead.

Braylon 4 weeks old with his bear


Kaden 4 weeks old with his bear


Daddy bottle feeding Braylon



Daddy and Mommy kissing Kaden