4 weeks old!

Happy 4 weeks! The girls are 4 weeks old today! We are so grateful for their precious little lives. We can't believe how fast 4 weeks has gone by. We are also so grateful for the little baby steps forward they have made. Yesterday we got good news that the doctor was able to get 3 1/2 ml of spinal fluid out of Ashlyn. They did a follow up head ultrasound this morning and it showed no change with her ventricles. We were hoping that they had decreased in size, but are glad they have not gotten bigger. This means the spinal taps they are doing are working. We are hoping that they will continue to work and she won't have to have more invasive procedures on her brain to get the fluid out. Rachel has been restarted on the breast milk feeds. They are going to feed her a small amount continuously versus giving her 1 ml boluses every 3 hours. Also with Rachel, they tried to put in a new PICC line, but they were unsuccessful so she will have it surgically put in tomorrow. She needs this PICC line for the TPN. Haley is still on the oscillator vent. The doctor suspects she has pneumonia. She was already on one antibiotic. They started her on another. We are faithful she will be make it through this challenge. We are so amazed everyday how strong and resilient they are. Even with all the challenges they are facing, they continue to fight. Before we know it we will be celebrating their one year birthday. What a glorious day that will be.