Lilly and Davis' Story

Lilly Mae and Davis Anthony were born on Sunday, December 4th. They were born at 25 weeks and 5 days of gestation.

Lilly was born first at 9:56PM. She weighed 1 pound and 14 ounces and was 13.25 inches long. Her head was 24 cm in circumference (slightly smaller than a baseball).

Davis was born at 10:07PM... 11 minutes after his sister (something she'll never let him forget). He weighed 1 pound and 13 ounces. He was 13 inches long and had the same size head as his sister.

Both were taken to the NICU directly after delivery and are expected to be there until their original due date, March 12th (that's exactly 100 days in the NICU!)

Please keep these little ones in your thoughts and prayers and hopefully we will get to bring them home sooner!


Monday, December 26, 2011

Day 23 - 12/26/11

Day 23...

Lilly and Davis got their full measurements yesterday, but we forgot to ask about them... bad parents.

Lilly measured 14.2 inches long, so grew a little bit from last week. Her head also was larger, now at 25 cm (was 24 cm in previous weeks). She lost 10 grams today, but still weighs in at 2 pounds and 6 ounces.

Davis measured 14 inches long, growing 1/4 inch from last week. His head is also larger, now at 25.5 cm (1.5 cm larger than previous weeks). He gained an ounce today, now weighing 2 pounds and 4 ounces.

The big news... Davis went to a CPAP today (hopefully the 3rd time is a charm). He seems to be doing ok on it... we'll have to see how he handles it over time. They are going to consider putting Lilly on a CPAP tomorrow. First, she gets a chest x-ray tomorrow morning. Depending on the x-ray, she may need steroids first.We are hoping and praying she doesn't need steroids and can go straight to a CPAP... there can be some bad side effects with steroids.

Both kids are eating the same amount of food.
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  1. Lotus notesDecember 27, 2011 at 8:01 PM

    i am so happy they are stable..wish you all the very best for a happy new year and for the kids to come home to mommy and daddy soon. take care of yourselves and each other

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