Let's hope it stays that way all night and they don't get fussy.
Their check-up went great and the doctor is very pleased with their progress. They are superstars in the weight gain department. Christopher is now 8.07 lbs and Kendall is a whopping 7.15 lbs. They are both exactly the same height now at 20 1/2 inches. Developmentally, they are right on track. They are both smiling, cooing and holding their heads up for a few seconds at a time. Since they were born 8 weeks early, they will probably do some things a little later like crawling and walking but so far, they are doing really well. I'm still concerned about Kendall's long term prognosis from the meningitis and he said we would be seeing some signs now if she was going to have problems. The fact that she is holding her head up and smiling is a great sign that she'll develop normally. Phew!
So, our reward for the weight gain (besides having healthy kids) is that we get to move off the scheduled feedings. We were still waking them up every 4 hours to eat and now they can eat on demand.
Maybe, just maybe, we'll be able to get more than 3 hours of sleep at a time?
Of course just when we get the babies healthy, mommy and daddy get sick. DH got some funky rash on Thanksgiving morning that wouldn't go away. Turns out he had an allergic reaction to something and he's on steroids for the next week.
I have a raging sinus infection that started Sunday. It came out of nowhere so I'm really hoping it was caused by allergies and not a virus because I was kissing all over the babies. I felt fine Saturday when I went to bed and woke up Sunday morning with a scratchy throat that slowly turned into super duper, congested snot nose. The doctor gave me a Z-pack yesterday so I should be feeling better by tomorrow.
On the brightside, the doctor's office had the H1N1 vaccines so we both got the shot. Better safe than sorry.
I tried to get creative with my photography skills and held a few photo shoots. Yeah, I know. Don't quit my day job.
"Where's the turkey"?
"Who turned out the lights"?
Apparently, I like to take photos when Kendall is sleeping?
3 comments:
They are cute!!! I love the pink sweater jumper! So glad to see that Kendell is doing well after all she's been though. I hope you feel better soon!
THey are super precious!!
SO glad to hear the doc visit went well. Im dreading that first appt with shots!! Its great they are on track for development. Youre doing great, Suzanne!
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