Saturday, January 12, 2008

Partying in the NICU

Apparently Andrew and Olivia decided that they weren't quite ready to make it in this new world on their own, so they get to spend some time in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). They have the breathing thing down pat, but they still need some help eating. When you're born at 36 weeks, apparently eating is a lot of work. Currently they can only eat about half of their needed amount before tiring and falling asleep. To help them out, the nurses supplement their food intake through a feeding tube down the nose called a "gavage tube". They are eating more every day, so hopefully the tubes will be removed soon and they will be ready to go home.

1 comment:

Wayne said...

Hi cutie! Do you come here often?

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