Official Weigh In.......
Today the babies had a pediatrician appointment for their synagis and 2nd flu shot. Adam weighed in at a whopping 14 pds and Lily is closing the gap at 12.75 !!
As I had mentioned in a previous post, the babies get very upset when they receive their shots but calm down right away as soon as we pick them up and cuddle them...they are so brave!
The reflux has been much better for both babies for which we are very thankful. Our prayers were answered again! Lily is responding nicely to the Prevacid and Enfamil AR formula with added rice cereal to thicken. She is still on Zantac, but we were able to discontinue Adam's zantac and now he only takes Prilosec along with his Similac Isomil which is soy based.
Unfortunetely we had to put Lily back on oxygen on Thanksgiving day as the neonatologist was not happy with oxygen levels of 93-94% when sleeping. She wants both babies at 95% at all times, so she suggested that we restart Lily's oxygen only during sleep time. She is not very pleased at having the cannula up her nose again as she pushes it away from her nose constantly.
Yesterday Lily's physical therapist gave Adam the once over to check the stiffness that he has been exhibiting when we try to put him into a sitting position. She said that he looked great and perhaps he is feeling a bit unsteady when we try to sit him down and he reacts by stiffening his body. She was happy with his standing as he stands on flat feet and not on his toes.
She is also pleased with Lily's progress although Lily still struggles with upper body control and doesn't lift her head up very far when on her belly. This is due to her vision issue as well as reflux. But she is making slow and steady progress.
On Friday Lily and Adam both have eye exams, so Dr. Gil will be able to tell us more about Lily's iris issue. We have noticed that Lily doesn't have very much vision in her left eye as she scans and scans while trying to focus when her right eye is patched. She also cries.
Look for another update on Friday!
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