Tyler finally got to hold his little girl for about 2 hours tonight. The look on his face was all it took to truely know how happy he was to have her in his arms! They made quite the team taking a nap together!
We were hoping to be able to hold Deacon as well, but they moved his PICC line from his arm to his leg. This is an arterial line that is used for measuring blood pressure and for drawing blood. It is also used to keep an eye on his levels of crucial substances like O2, CO2, and calcium. They typically only like to have one event a day occur as the babies use a lot of calories with movements. They want them to try and save as many calories as possible so they continue to grow.
They also started Deacon back on my breast milk this morning (via feeding tube). When they checked his stomach tonight, he had no residual of milk so he seems to be digesting it all. He weighed in at 1 lb 9 oz tonight. His gas levels continue to be good.
PS - An added note from Grandma K...to Tami and Tyler's credit, the nurses said they seem to be handling things extremely well. They said it is not unusual for couples to have issues with the nurses and care and they have to continually change around the nursing staff to accommodate the couple. Also, grandparents sometimes give them a lot of problems (can you imagine that). So it is nice to know that they have been able to stay on incredibly stable footing and devotion to each other and the babies with all they have been through and also know that the grandparents have not caused trouble yet :-).
Also, there are now two other Johnson babies in the NICU (two families, each with one baby), so it is more difficult when a technician comes in and wants to do something on "Johnson Baby Baby"! Lots of double checking going on!
One little princess
Dad and Avi's first bonding session!
