A lot going on

Both of our babies are doing well. Katelyn is making progress on her eating. She has progressed to the point where Amy is feeding her every time she is hungry for a period of twelve hours. She then jumps in the car and runs up to see Brandon. She has done this twice now and she is going to do it again tomorrow. She has been doing well at this in general but still has been slightly under the target amount of feed. Once she has done well enough at these 12 hour periods the next step is a 24 hour period. This means she is getting close to coming home.

During these twelve-hour periods they have also begun to give Katelyn a bottle at some of the feedings. I was able to bottle-feed her tonight. One of the nurses helped us learn how to bottle-feed her. I know this sounds easy but they have some very specific methods that hey want us to use and many of the nurses don’t know how to do it right. Of course, I’m now an expert. She didn’t eat a full-feeding when for my bottle feed but I’m sure it was because she was awake for several hours before the feed and got tired. It’s not because I’m not great at it.
Brandon is scheduled for surgery on Monday! This is great news. It should go well. His recovery period can vary quite a bit but once he has fully recovered there is a good chance they will transfer him back to Utah Valley. This could be as early as a week from now but will most likely be a little longer.