Three Months Old...

Well the time is most definitely flying by. The boys are growing so fast that it seems like I have just blinked my eyes and their three month birthday is here and now gone. My time is very consumed with the boys. Westyn is starting to want to stay up more during the day, but he is really good when he is up. Normally he just lays on his play mat or swings in his swing and looks around. Wesley on the other hand loves his sleep. He will normally take his bottle and then about 30 minutes after is fast asleep. They are both starting to squiggle around. We have wedges in their cribs to help keep them elevated, but they are starting to really move around in their cribs. Wesley will normally start up and down how I place him and then when I go to get him out he has managed to get out of his swaddle and sideways in the crib.

 

I am not sure if I had put on here the final results from ECI development, but they came out to evaluate the boys with the therapist this time and they said the boys look great and they don't see anything we should be concerned about. This means that the boys didn't qualify, which is a good thing!! They will keep up with us every couple of months to make sure we have no concerns. So we were blessed with these results.

The boys also had a very special day last Saturday. They were baptized at Grace and we are so thankful for the family and close friends that were there that day to help us celebrate this. The boys still can't take too much passing around from person to person so it's mostly just look and see. They were a little whinny that afternoon, but got back into their normal routine quickly.

 

I took the boys this week to spend some time with their babysitter, Mrs. Vierus, while I went to get my hair done for the wedding. The boys seemed to take to her very good from what she said. I trust her completely and so I have no problems leaving them with her (even though I do miss them while I am not around them). I really think we are so blessed to have her watching the boys because she has been around our family for a long time and I know she is awesome with kiddos and will spoil the boys tremendously!! I am so grateful that she is starting to keep the boys here and there for me so I can get some things done before I have to go back to work on November 5th (which I am dreading). I could really be a stay at home mom!! lol, but the bills come first.. and we our goal is to build our house next year so I am keeping that all in mind and will be heading back to work.

We finally got word from health insurance that they boys were approved for the RSV preventative vaccine. So we went this past Wednesday and got the first go round of it. They both did really good. Just a short cry/whimper and then once I gave them their pacifiers they were good to go. We had to stick around the doctor's office for 30 minutes so the nurses could make sure there wasn't any reactions, which there wasn't, so they sent us home. They will continue to get a shot a month until March possibly April. This just helps them fight off the cold/flu since their immune systems are still weak. So we are very thankful they were approved for this especially before Melvin's wedding tomorrow so we can take them with us.

At the doctors office they had to weigh the boys to see what amount of vaccination they needed. I was thinking oh they are probably around 9 pounds at this point, but boy was I WRONG!! lol - when they nurse said their weights I had to have her repeat it thinking I misheard her.
Westyn - a big 10lbs 8 oz
Wesley  a big 9lbs 12 oz
So we have some growing boys that is for sure. I had just opened two boxes of size newborn diapers that go up to 10lbs the other day to fill up my drawer with so I am hoping I can get use out of them before they get to small and have to move to size 1's.

The boys have also moved up in some of their clothes to 0-3 months. They were in newborns in everything, but now have started to outgrow certain things. I am so excited to get them all dressed up for my brothers wedding tomorrow, and are so happy to be able to share this special day with them. I will have to post some pics on the next post.

I believe that is mostly what has been going on. I am sure I will submit the post and think of other things, but those were the most recent updates.

As always, we want to continue to pray for the boys and hope they continue to grow as well as they have been and that we make it through the cold/flu season without any sickness.

My Due Date - We are now Term!

I can't believe that today is my actual due date and the boys are already 11 weeks old. Boy how things can definitely be out of ones control. I was so determined to make it as long as possibly with the plans, but God had other plans for us. The last couple of weeks have been great. The boys are doing wonderful and we are adjusting to their every need. I really am so blessed with the schedule they are on. I know I have said this before, but it really has been so nice. They are sleeping for about 3 1/2 hours after each feed and feeding normally every 4 hours.. give and take. They are doing really well at night. They surprised me Tuesday of this week and went from 7:30p-1:30a.. which was so nice. I was hoping that would stick, but last night they only went from 7:30p-12:30a.. which isn't bad, I am definitely not complaining.

Westyn is our active child I guess you would say. He likes to fight his sleep after his 7:30p feed so normally he wont go to sleep till around 9p or so and then I normally have to wake him up once Wesley wakes up for their feed at 12:30a.

I have gotten pretty good I would say at mastering the multi-tasking of feeding them together. The downside is that we are no longer trying to nurse. It just became impossible for me to do it since Westyn wasn't truly latching and Wesley showed no interest. I am still pumping so they are still receiving my milk. Which I figured is the most important thing. I am planning on continuing to do it this way until they are atleast 4 months, but hoping I can make it till they are 6 months and then we will switch them over to strictly formula.
 
 

 

Wesley and his first shots bandaid

 

 Westyn and his first shots bandaid

 

 

Holding hands

 

We had two ladies come out from ECI that is a group that looks at the development of children from birth to age 3. They were really positive about how the boys look and don't think that they will be a candidate in needing to receive any therapy or developmental assistance. The main reason for their visit last week was to inform us of the program and then they are coming back out next week to actually evaluate the boys. If they don't qualify at this point then they will come back out in a couple of months once the boys are developing more and check to see if they are on track.

Shannon came out to do their newborn pictures which was quite the adventure. Let's just say the boys didn't want to corperate. So she had to come out a second time and luckily she was able to snap a couple of pictures so I am excited to see how they turn out! I am hoping as they get older it will be a little easier. Right now you just want them to sleep for the pictures, but they must know what is going on and they decide they just wanted to stay awake.

My sister in law came over to visit last week and brought Jack with her.. It was so crazy to see how much bigger he is then the boys. He is weighing about 14lbs which is about twice the size of the boys and he is just a month older. I was so excited to finally get them together and take their picture. Grandpa came over and couldn't resist getting a picture together with all 3 of them.

I am unsure of their weights at this point, I will try to jump on a scale (which I dread) and see if I can manage to get a rough estimate. I have a feeling they have to be reaching 8lbs, but we wont have a for sure measurement again until we go for their 4 month check up in November.

We have a busy couple of weeks coming up. They boys are getting Baptized and then my little brother Melvin is getting married. I am so excited for all the upcoming events. It will be such a blessing to have them finally baptized and share that with close family and friends.. and then the next week my little brother is getting married, which we are all so happy for him and
can't wait to help him celebrate his special day.

The boys with their future running buddy - Bradley

Until next time - keep the prayers coming!!