July 30, 2009

It has been a while since we have updated our site. I am happy to say that both girls are at home and are doing exceptionally well, given their history. Adelyn is in the floor on her favorite play mat sleeping with her "chewy" ( which is just my clean t-shirt that she has latched onto and uses it to chew on) I hear Caroline in her bed coo'ing and giggling at herself in the crib mirror.

We have had a very busy week, Like most weeks Tuesday -Friday are filled with appointments and visitors. (Monday is a personal day for the girls and I, tho, sometimes we end up having to go somewhere anyway.)Tuesday we celebrated the girls 7/4 month mark, Tim and i spent 2 hours making butternut squash baby food, Caroline had already gone to bed for the night, but addie was up and ready to test taste it and LOVED IT. Wednesday we went to Greenville for a NICU followup and OT consult. Both girls were being looked at for Failure to thrive, but with the progress from last week to this week it isn't as severe as they had thought. Adelyn weighed in at 8lbs 10 Oz, and Cara is 9 lbs even. which is good news. We did find out that the girls are technicly 3 months 11 days old- we will just celebrate being 4 months again :) Scheduled for a follow up, talked about what to work on with them, talked about their Physical therapy and did a feeding evaluation and off we went to Clinton to get photos of the girls. After trying to accomidate two fussy, hungry, and constipated little girls, we did get a handful of great photos that I cannot wait to show off.

Both girls are doing well developmentally, Adelyn is starting to smile at familier faces, and will make happy sounds at Tim and I. It usually takes her a little bit to warm up to a new face and by then they are cooing back at our little ham Caroline. She loves the spotlight and is an allaround happy baby. Both girls are pushing up on their arms to bring their heads up, and they are both starting to scoot well.

Both Girls will get Physical therapy twice a month, Occupational Therapy twice month, and the Early Interventionist comes out twice a month to our home. Both the OT and EI come to us once a week and the OT is in Greenville.

Other then showing off photos, i do not have anything else to report on Addie and Cara.

Braxton has been away this summer with his dad in Virgina. I know he is haveing a blast having his dad all to himself, but we sure do miss him around here. In the middle of August my baby will start K3 and we are just thrilled for him. We know that he is going to love that time in school, and making new friends. We are waiting patently for his uniforms to arrive and cant wait to take him school shoes shopping and to get supplies. this is going to be a fun and adventurous new chapter in braxtons life. I cannot wait to watch him experience this new journey.

Daddy Addie bonding time :)

Braxton loved holding his addie, he told her to hurry up so they can play.

My Beautiful babies.

Adelyn is doing so wonderfully. She is on 1 liter of O2 thru a nasal cannula. She is looking very cute in her preemie clothes. She has been tolerating feeds and weening from the oxygen very well.

Cara is now 3 lbs 1 oz ( Addie is also) and is on nasal cannula. she has been doing very well and does even better when shes snuggled up to sister Addie.

Braxton playing in Daddy Tims shoes :)

Cara off the C-pap

My Favorite part of Valentines day! Holding my Adelyn for the very first time. She did so well! AND put her on c-pap 2 days later:)

just wanted to let everyone know that addie is up to 2lbs 15oz and cara is 2lbs 8oz both girls are getting 5 cc of milk an hour. both girls are getting better everyday and they are growing and getting closer to the weight that they need to be to have the surgey to reconnect there intestines. they have to be 4lbs 4 oz to have the surgey.