New Pictures

I've started to discover the joys of dressing babies in cute outfits, so here are a few new pictures of them in the outfit that my Aunt Patti sent.

Kate


Maya


And here's Kate in her carseat looking a little annoyed

Happy Thanksgiving

We had a very nice Thanksgiving. My parents and brother came over to our house and then we all went over to my uncle and aunt's house for dinner. We all got dressed up, including the girls.

Here are a few pictures of the girls in their fancy outfits that their Grammy.

Kate in her special outfit (note the socks that look like little shoes)


Kate and Maya


Uncle Jason and Grandma with the girls

Spit up scare

This morning, the girls were snoozing in their baskets and I was answering emails on my computer when I looked over and saw that Maya's face was covered with spit up and she didn't seem to be breathing. I picked her up and held her head slightly down and rubbed her back and she eventually cleared out her nose and started breathing and crying again. When she started crying it was a very soft cry as she didn't have much air to cry with. This was obviously kind of terrifying - especially since I wonder what would have happened if I hadn't noticed that she was choking. I called the pediatrician and she said that she's never heard of an infant choking to death on spit up, but we could try to put her to sleep on her side so it's easier her to clear her airway if she does spit up in her sleep again.

Here's a picture from Saturday of Granddad (aka Grumps) feeding both babies at the same time. I'd say that's an advanced grandparent move if I ever saw one.


And, here's where the babies hung out this morning while I got dressed. I always said I wouldn't have the babies in our bed as it seems to be a hard habit to break later. However, I decided it's okay to bring them in in the mornings for a little bit - yeah, I know, it's a slippery slope.

One month old

This time last month, I was lying in a hospital bed with inflatable leg stockings on and just starting to be able to feel my toes and holding the only thing I had from the girls - two cards with their birth weights and measurements on it. The girls were in the Level 3 NICU being evaluated and I had only seen them for a brief moment in the OR before they were whisked away. I didn't see them until 14 hours later when an angelic nurse named Susie helped me into a wheel chair and rolled me down to the NICU catheter, IV and all. Thinking about the whole thing still makes me very sad. I know it doesn't really matter how the girls got here, it only matters that they are home with us now and we're all healthy and happy. Somehow, though, I still feel kind of cheated out of the whole birth experience. I don't think I'll ever be able to watch "The Baby Story" on TLC again as it just reminds me of what I missed out on...

In happier news, I took the girls out this morning solo for the first time. It was very exciting to go to the tire store, a quilting store, and a furniture store. The girls do attract a lot of attention - the bright pink car seats and the double long stroller doesn't help. They did awesome - they slept through the whole thing, even when I was struggling with figuring out the stroller on my own.

I forgot to post weights last week - as of Thursday last week, Maya weighed 6lb6oz and Kate weighed 6lb. They are gaining about an ounce a day - so, if all goes okay, Maya should be at 7lb by the end of the week. They are now in newborn diapers instead of premie diapers and are fitting into their little newborn outfits much better. It's so nice to pick them up and actually feel their weight - when they were first born they were so light that when we picked them up, it didn't feel like there was anything inside the bundle of blankets and clothes.

Over the river, through the woods...

We spent the night at Grandmom and Granddad's house last night. It was very nice to get out of the house and have someone else do the 6 AM feeding!

Here's the whole family doing baby care. Rosie is standing by in case we need an extra paw...


Here's one of me with both babies.

Twins holding twins

Our friends, twin sisters, Shea and Ariah, holding the twins...