Day 17 - Gaining weight...

Finally both boys have gained weight over the last three days! Levi is now up to 5 pounds 14 ounces, and I didn't get the conversion on Micah yet. (They weigh them in grams.) He is about 4 and a half pounds, though. Micah has also taken three consecutive feedings by mouth, so we are 2 for 4 of the "Big Four" for him to come home! They are joking that Micah will come home, and Levi will still be there when he is over 7 pounds, just kicking back and letting everyone wait on him. Hey, having women attend to your every need all day, why try to change anything!?!? He's definitely a man. He refuses to take more than 10 - 15 ml by mouth, and even that is only every third feeding. In all seriousness, he is having digestive issues since they are fortifying the breast milk they give him. This gives him a rash, gas and poopy troubles... with lots of spit-up for good measure, so he really isn't feeling all that well anyway. We are assuming this is the reason for his lack of interest in eating, since they have checked him for more serious issues and nothing else appears to be wrong. Poor little guy. Both boys have their incubators open full-time now, although they are thinking they may have to close Levi up again if he doesn't start feeling better soon. This would be frustrating to go backward again, but babies set their own pace whether we like it or not.

So, we are hoping they continue to make progress. It's nice after so many of days of just breaking even. Let's hope it keeps up!