Close to Home!!

The boys are really doing good!!  They are doing so good that we might be able to go home soon!!!!  Yay!!!!!!!!!!!  After the move to the other side the boys have been making tremendous strides.  Brayson  hit the 6lb mark with his weight.  Emerson now weighs 5lbs 9oz, Brayson is 6lbs 4oz and Cooper 5lbs 6oz.  On Thursday Brayson got his cannula removed.  He is on room air and is doing good.  Jill and I were very nervous at first but he has been doing a fantastic job.  Yesterday Emerson got his cannula removed and is doing fantastic as well.  So Cooper was the only one with a cannula on but yesterday they moved his high flow cannula from three to two.  Which was really good news!  Well this morning when Jill and I went to the NICU our doctor was there with the boys.  It was then that we found our little Cooper had taking the big step and gotten off  his cannula.  Yes he skipped the regular cannula step and went straight to room air.  Jill and I have been up to check on him several times today and he is doing good.  So now that all boys are off of their cannulas the next step is to not have any heart rate drops.  They have to go one week without any heart rate drops.  Brayson and Cooper have been on some caffeine since birth to help stimulate their lungs well for them to go home they have to have their caffeine levels drop and then not have any heart rate drops for 7 days.  Emerson on the other hand has not had any caffeine and can go home as soon as he can start taking a bottle a little more consistent.  He can take the bottle good, but he just gets a little tired sometimes.  The doctor told us today that Brayson would not be receiving any caffeine tomorrow morning so his levels should drop.  Even if his caffeine levels drop he still has to go a week without a heart rate drop. 

Here are some pictures of the boys.

Brayson

Cooper

Brayson

Brayson

Emerson

Thanks for the prayers and keep them coming.

Jill and Amon