Mallory and Kelby: Mallory's First Bottle Feeding!

The girls were born on November 16th, 2007, 16 weeks early. Mallory Kate – 1 lb 8 oz, Evan Reese – 1 lb 1 oz, and Kelby Grace – 1 lb 5 oz. Upon their delivery, Mallory and Kelby were transferred to St. David’s South and were doing fairly well considering the circumstances. Our little Evan Reese was a fighter, but she had a lot of problems and she was with us for about 5 hours. We love you Evan and we miss you everyday, but we know we’ll see you again one day. Mallory and Kelby both went through a lot in their 105 day stay in the hospital, from heart surgeries, to brain bleeds, to infections. Many prayers were answered and we thank God everyday for everything He has done for them. Today they are perfectly healthy and growing bigger and stronger everyday. We started this blog to keep everybody updated on their progress. You can scroll down to the bottom of the page for a slideshow from the NICU days.

Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Mallory's First Bottle Feeding!

Well, Mallory had her first bottle feeding at 12:30 today and she did SO good!! She took the whole bottle and didn't drop her oxygen once. She had to stop every once in a while to take a breather, but it looks like she's going to get it down soon. The therapist that came in to help with it said she was "Rockin it!!" We're so proud of her! Kelby will be right behind her. They are going to keep Mallory on one bottle feeding a day for a couple of days and then they will start to increase the bottle feedings. One step closer to coming home... Kelby is still doing great as well, not sure yet when they will start the bottle feedings for her, but probably pretty soon. Her oxygen levels still drop a little when she's moved around and messed with, but overall she's doing great. Mallory is now 4 lb 5.5 oz and Kelby is 3 lb 9 oz.

1 comments:

Anonymous said...: Congratulations Guys. Both girls look great. They take after their Mother.

We love you guys,

John; January 23, 2008 at 7:56 PM