Thursday, August 12, 2010

Busy week - visitor and visits.

Auntie Diz (Elisabeth) came all the way from Michigan to help out this week! She has had her hands full snuggling the little "nuggets" (what she likes to call the boys) and helping Noah with the night shift.

Below are some more pictures.


"Three boys in their swings"


"Anders's first ride in the swing" and "Double Cuddles with Aaron & Asher"


"Aaron acting like dad"

The boys are making some progress this week - their new medicine must be working as they seem to be crying less and spending more of their awake time playing. Anders is quite the trouble maker, he is the only one that actually holds the medicine and spits it out. It doesn't taste very good, but the other boys don't seem to care that much. Leave it to Anders to do the opposite of what people want, why change now - right?

Below is a video mom took to help remind Aaron and Asher how "active" they were these first few months.



The boys had their 4 month pediatrician visit today. It was a long visit as we were able to bring all three in at one time for their check-up and vaccinations. Believe it or not, we had quite the system going so it was not as bad as one would think. The nurse worked on one while mom got another dressed and back in their car seat, while dad held the next one.

Aaron weighed in at 11lbs 14oz, Asher 10lbs 7oz, and Anders was 7lb 4oz.

The boys are right on schedule with their development - Aaron and Asher are finally on the growth chart for normal full term babies, but little Anders still has a lot of ground to make up.

Aaron and Asher are just starting to smile when you talk to them, its so cute - we will work on getting of video of them soon. Anders is becoming more aware and alert, he is growing so much and eating more & more each day - there are no doubts he will catch up sooner rather than later.

Friday, August 6, 2010

So technically it's still Thursday if I haven't gone to bed yet right?

We went to a photographer on Wednesday morning to get the first round of baby pictures of all the boys. The boys were not excited to get their pictures taken and cried for about 95% of the time. It was also super hot in the room, which didn't help but it was cute to see the little guys break out into a sweat. When it was all said and done, the experience was VERY stressful but the pictures are AMAZING. The photographer did such a great job and was extremely patient with all the baby crying chaos. Check out some initial pictures she posted on her blog - more to come in the next couple of weeks!

http://katiewelshphotography.com/blog/

Other news, the pediatrician moved the boys to Prilosec to help aid their acid reflux. It seems that we might be seeing an improvement as they seem to be a little easier to put to sleep after feedings. Mom and dad only hope it continues to get better and constantly wonder, wish and dream that they will one day sleep through the night.

Anders has finally joined the other two boys in resolving their premature eyes. He also has an appointment next week to re-evaluate his respiratory status to see if he can be removed from the oxygen. Otherwise, no major appointments scheduled for this month and his laundry list of outstanding issues continues to get shorter day by day!

This week the boys had their first visit from the Edina School District to provide early development and education. They qualify to receive this benefit due to their extreme prematurity, so they will coninually receive assistance such as physical therapy throughout their development to keep them from falling behind. After their initial evaluation it seems Anders is the only one that is slightly behind schedule but that was to be expected. The other two boys are moving right along :)

I'll try to post more this weekend, as right now my brain is mush and Anders is waking up for his next feeding!