Updates on the Lynn Cuties

This week will be a BIG challenge for all three babies. Dr. Vincent has decided it's time to ween them off of their caffeine. This one still puzzles me. My whole pregnancy I was warned against caffeine and then they day they were born, they put them on CAFFEINE???? Anyways, we all know how hard a day without caffeine is. The caffeine is a respiratory stimulate. It helps them to remember to breathe so they don't have heart rate drops. In the NICU it's referred to as Brada Cardia or for short, Brady's.





The next big challenge is getting the boys out of the isolettes into an open air crib. Wow! now this means they have to maintain their own body temperatures. It doesn't sound like much but apparently it's a lot of work for them. So over a couple of days they will slowly lower the temperature in the isolettes. This will help the babies adjust and to figure out it's their turn to regulate their own body temperature.





They have been advanced to taking every other feeding by bottles. The boys are handling this very well and Mia has had to have a little help. However, she is still doing great.





All of these advancements burn lots O calories. Which makes it more difficult to gain weight.
Which is why I'm so excited to announce......
Little Miss Mia made it to the 4 lbs mark!!
Super Silas made it to the 5 lbs mark!!
Sweet baby Jagger is 4 lbs 9.1 oz!!

Thank you Lord for your gracious gifts!