Update: 4 months old!!!!!!!!!!!!

I can't believe our babies are going to be 4 months old tomorrow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Crazy how quickly they grow up! We took the kiddos in for their 4 month well visit and they got their shots yesterday. They have made amazing progress in weight! Drum roll please... Cohen weighed in at 13 lbs. 14 oz and is in the 31percentile! Meagan weighed in at 12 lbs and is 20th percentile! This is huge compared to their last doc visit we were only at the 1 and 3 percentiles. Meagan's reflux has peeked but with her weight gain we were able to double her dose which should help majorly. Cohen's little hernia looks better and is correcting on it's own. We have been cleared to start introducing solids starting with rice cereal, which we attempted last night with Cohen. Baby steps. It will take some time for him to get the hang of it. He didn't like that is wasn't a constant flow like his bottle. Meagan's reflux was raging so we only tried one spoon. I could barely get her to drink her bottle, let alone introduce something new, so we weren't successful. We'll give it another go today. They are cooing and giggling and melting our hearts on a daily basis! Meagan is a little rollie poley and is trying hard to roll over. Cohen's smile lights up the room! His little neck roll is so ticklish and so are Meagan's armpits. They got to wear their little bathing suits and went swimming in a kiddie pool for the first time last weekend at Lake Livingston. Meagan even wore a tiny lifejacket and went on her first boat ride! I am looking forward to seeing how else they will amaze us this month!

I had a great (and stressful) first 2 weeks back. After a battle with the shingles last week, I finally feel like we're establishing a routine. It was tough leaving them and going back to work. I know they are in good hands so it makes it bearable to get back to doing what I love. We're taking it one day at a time and working out all the kinks along the way.

I just want to thank everyone for all the meals, diapers, gifts, prayers and love that was poured out before and after our miracles were born. I haven't gotten a chance to give a blanket thank you. We are so blessed and appreciate everything so much! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!

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Check out our new cribs!

We have been moved to the the level 2 B nursery and we are in open cribs!!!! No more changing diapers through little holes! They have done great maintaining their temperature and are even elevated/propped up on one side. We'll be testing out those car seats soon we hope! They are all bottle/breast fed, no more tube feedings! (Unless they get lazy and don't eat then they push the rest of their bottle through the tube.) Their vitamins are also pushed through the tube since those don't taste very good. Momma has been very busy going back and forth for one breastfeeding per shift. Cohen is a breastfeeding machine! Meagan... well she does good once she gets going, but she sleeps (we're trying to teach her it's dinner time and not just a pacifier, lol!) I have been dealing with some clogged ducts= ouch! Hot showers and warm compresses is what I've read to try to help, along with lots of pumping and feeding. On a brighter note, Cohen has now christened both mommy and daddy and has quite the aim! I need to find one of those pee pee tee pees! He still has that diaper rash. It isn't any worse, but is only a little better, so we're continuing with the prescription ointment. Both babies have gained weight too! Cohen is 4lbs. 10oz., Meagan is 4lbs. 2oz. They just gotta keep gaining! We aren't sure when they will be coming home but Mommy and Daddy are anxious to have the family home all together. Thank you all so much for your continued thoughts and prayers for our little ones! <3 

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 Check out our new cribs!

 Wide eyed boys! Sleepy girl!

 Take me out the ball game! Burrito baby! 

 Buddy checking out these new little clothes. Baylee... not so interested. 

2 Weeks Old!

I can't believe our babies are 2 weeks old today!! They have come so far in those two weeks!When I called last night to check on them their weights were: Cohen 4lbs. 6oz, Meagan 3lbs. 15oz. They now get 6 out of 8 bottle feedings, that's only 2 feedings on the tube per day (one per shift!) Breastfeeding is going better and better each time. They both know exactly what to do! My milk supply is doing pretty good too, in fact I was told I could freeze the next couple of days! Both of their umbilical chords fell off, and they have cute little belly buttons now! Another positive event was I got to drive today, it's been so long, I'm glad I didn't forget, lol! The morning shift nurse thinks they will be coming home soon! She was very impressed with their progress and told us to make sure we have the car seats ready, they may ask us to bring them up and start getting them used to sitting in the upright position. :) Don't want to get too excited yet but this is definitely a step in the right direction. This evening, Cohen weighed 4lbs.8oz and Meagan weighed 3lbs. 14oz. She lost a little.  Both babies got some vitamins, Meagan didn't care for them and spit them all up! :( I need her to eat, keep it down and gain some weight! Our favorite nurses aren't there tonight...both babies did not enjoy their bath and cried quite a bit, hoping our babies get some good rest tonight. Here's some pics from the last few days. Thanks for your thoughts and prayers for our little ones. <3

 Look at me holding it all by myself!  I love my hairbows, just like Mommy!

 Mommy and Daddy love us so much!

 I'm all wrapped up like a burrito! Meagan making bubbles!

Thanks for your help Aunt Cheyenne! 

A blessing in disguise...

Well this being a mom stuff just keeps getting better the more I get to interact and do with my sweet little ones! Last night was an amazing experience. I got to breastfeed both babies (not at the same time yet) and I can't explain the feeling of closeness I felt with each one of them. Today I got to breastfeed them both tandem style (both at the same time!) Really neat experience! I guess one "good" thing about them being in the NICU is that I get "training" lol! I am so thankful that they have showed us how to check their temperature and hold their little arm down, how to bottle feed and hold them with your finger under their little chin to help them get a better grip, how to put a clean diaper under the old one before you change it, (this has saved some linens a few times already let me tell ya!), how to make sure they get a good latch, how to swaddle them up like a burrito... all of this in small doses but still I love not feeling clueless and these nurses have really helped ease me into motherhood.

Health Update

We are gaining weight! Yesterday Meagan was 3lbs, 13oz and Cohen was 4lbs. 4oz! Today Meagan was still at 3.13 and Cohen went down to 4.3. Still good though. They are up to 3 bottle feeds and one breastfeed per day. Cohen's little bottom looks a lot better. 

We meet again! And Our First Family of 4 Picture! 

Sweet Sleeping Meagan! 

(She does this a lot)

Daddy Time!