Yesterday Addyson and Braden turned 6 weeks old. That would make them 36 weeks had they not been born yet. April 14 was our "expected" due date even though May 12 was the actual due date. So it was a date we had been thinking of and expecting the babies to be born around then. Crazy how much has already happened by now! So kind of a big milestone! They have been in the hospital for 43 days now - wow, seems like an especially long time when you say it that way.
But they continue to grow and work on their eating skills. Both of them have been taking 4 or 5 full feedings on their own for the last couple of days - and they've taken some of their other feedings partially too. So we see improvement there.
They asked us to bring our car seats in so they can do a test soon to make sure that Addyson and Braden can sit in them for a period of time and keep their breathing and oxygen up. That proves that they're ready to sit in a car seat when they go home! So it's a tiny step and definitely doesn't mean they're super close to going home but it shows they're getting closer!
36 weeks was also a number that was thrown out that they might possibly go home, and also that they could be able to eat by. So neither of those happened magically yesterday but they are making improvements!!
So glad to hear 4 or 5 feedings on their own a day. I remember when Tyler was in the NICU and they said for him to go home he had to do all 8 feedings. You are over half way there. I can't believe how they've grown. 6 weeks is definitely a milestone.
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