Kings of the NICU

Crib for Kings

The boys wrote a little not for the nurses

Braylon hangin out in his new clothes more like swimming

Kaden snoozin after cuddlin with dad

All is good on the Howland front. The boys have been doing very well this week, and will hopefully continue their streak. We have had some good news over the past few days and the boys have been growing. The other night the doctor was saying that Braylon would be getting into a crib soon, and today he did. He is now King of the NICU. He also gained 2 more ounces tonight, which brings him to a grand total of 4lbs 6oz. He also has been able to try nipple feeding and bottle feeding; he sucked down 43mL tonight all by bottle and it was his 2nd in two days.
Kaden is not far behind, and he weighs 3lbs 6oz, as of last night. His nurse was taking care of another baby and didn’t make it back in time for us to weigh him. He is not in a crib yet but is working his way towards a crib. The boy has been tolerating his switching over from cannula to c-pap fairly well and I think they might extend his time soon. I’ll leave that one up to the doctors. The last few nights Ash and I have been holding him skin to skin. What makes these nights different is that he is taking to it a lot better. He usually fusses a lot and will move around to get comfy, but I think he really likes it and we will continue to do skin to skin with both boys.
I can’t believe that it has almost been 1 month since they were born. Ever week there is a change with them, and every time I leave and come back they look so big. Braylon is definitely the chunkster of the two and is starting to get all that baby fat. Kaden has been getting a little more every week and you can really notice it in his cheeks now. They have both been a blessing to our hearts and we will hopefully be getting to our real home soon.