29 March

Mom and Grandma Page spent the afternoon with the boys. Austin is still doing very well...just crusin' along with no major issues. He's up to 28ml of milk every three hours and is tolerating that very well. Doctors are still a little concerned about his anemia but not to the point where they feel the need to do a blood transfusion. Aiden is still on the ventilator and probably will be for another couple of days. He is doing better, but the doctors still want to see more progress before they take him off. The source of his infection still remains a mystery; he is on day 4 of his 7 days of antibiotics. He is progressing with his feedings and will be up to 12 ml of milk every three hours starting this evening. He is tolerating the feedings very well which is a positive sign. Both boys had their first eye exam today to look for signs of ROP (Retinopathy of Prematurity...read more about it here http://www.nei.nih.gov/health/rop/rop.asp). They boys were diagnosed at Stage II, which is not alarming and their eyes should develop normally. They will be examined every 2 weeks for the rest of the time they are in the NICU to look for signs of the more serious stages. Please continue to keep Aiden and Austin in your thoughts and prayers.