5 Pounds!

Well folks...we officially have a 5 Pounder on our hands! YES, Lane's weight tonight is 5 pounds 1 ounce. She is getting so big that she is about to outgrow her preemie clothes. We are so ready to put that girl in some newborn clothes! Lane is continuing to nurse two times a day as long as she is awake during feeding times. For those of you that know me well, you know that I am a BIG planner, so I am having to learn to be flexible! I am told that I need to master that anyways before we go home:) When Lane is not nursing she is getting 42 cc. of milk through her feeding tube. It is hard to imagine that she started out getting only 1/2 cc. when she was born! She is still in her isolette, but it is no longer "climate controlled". She has maintained her temperature this past week, so are anticipating she will be back in an open crib again soon.

Sloan is continuing to amaze us everyday as well! He is still a little smaller than his sister, but he is slowly catching her. He had a big weight gain tonight and is now 4 pounds, 7 ounces. He looks just as chunky at Lane does, but he is a couple of inches shorter. I am sure everyone is real suprised to know that we do not have very long kiddos:) Sloan is also nursing two times a day, and actually does better than Lane does. He is such a little snuggler that I truly enjoy our special time together! When Sloan is not nursing he gets 37 cc. of milk. His feedings will go up tomorrow since he had such a good weight gain tonight. Sloan still gets breathing treatments and therapy every 12 hours to strengthen his lungs. We can tell they are both working as he is getting stronger and stronger each day.

We thank GOD each day for the "baby steps"...HE has been good to us!