FINALLY

We were finally able to hold Lathan for the first time Tuesday night (his 3 week birthday)! He was moved from a Hudson CPAP to the smaller one like Lauren & Logan have been on and his oxygen was turned down a little. We were only able to hold him for a few minutes before his monitors started alarming but we enjoyed every second of it. Since then, we have been able to hold him each day and he really seems to like it...YEA Lathan!!! He continues to improve each day and is growing like a champ. His head ultrasound today showed that his level 2 brain bleeds are smaller although not quite at level 1's...maybe next week!

Logan's ultrasound results weren't in by the time we left this evening so we will probably find out something tomorrow. Logan continues to struggle with his feedings although he is now the heaviest of the three babies weighing 3 1/2 lbs...that's over a pound heavier than he was at birth! His CPAP pressure was turned down today to a 6 so if all goes well he will be CPAP free within the next week! He was receiving blood transfusions earlier this week through an IV in his head which was finally removed this morning. Thank goodness...it looked terribly uncomfortable and couldn't have been much fun!

And as for Lauren...she is now CPAP free! This morning they decided to take her off and she has been breathing on her own ever since. They are going to monitor her closely but at the very most they would just have to add a small nasal tube instead of the invasive CPAP. So far though, she isn't acting like she needs any assistance and is showing off to her brothers! We were able to do Kangaroo Care with her today ("skin to skin" hold) and she did really well. Can't wait to see what she'll do next!

We've added some pictures to our shutterfly page...ENJOY!
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