Thursday, December 27, 2012

5 months!!




I feel horrible that I haven’t been able to update my blog in sometime now!! It has been absolutely crazy with all the holidays and being crazy busy at work. The boys are doing great and growing so fast!! I can’t believe they are 5 months now (as of December 17th). They are continuing to grow rapidly and are already eating us out of the house.
Thanksgiving was super exciting because the boys got to help spread the word that they are going to be BIG COUSINS!! We are so excited that Ronnie’s twin brother and wife (Russell and Morgan) are expecting their first child on July 3rd. We are all anxious to hear if we are expecting a niece or nephew!
We started the boys on Rice Cereal and Oatmeal. Yes, I have to do both. Westyn loves the Oatmeal and Wesley likes (or is debating on it) the rice. They started drinking more and more at night and Dr. Meyer had told me to watch their tongue movements and if they pay attention to us eating and then we could try on cereal so once they started gulping down the formula at night and wanting 8-9 ounces I decided it was worth a shot to try out the cereal. So Westyn was first and he did really good and is continuing to eat eat eat. Wesley on the other hand, he is still not too sure about it all. He definitely does not like the oatmeal, but prefers the rice. So we shall see how it continues to go.  Daddy even helps feed and Westyn thoroughly enjoys it as you can tell in the pictures. J
The boys are continuing to receive their monthly synergies (shots) for the RSV preventatives. Wesley was not a happy camper at his last appt about 2 weeks ago. He was pretty upset with the nurse and mommy. Westyn took it pretty well. He just cried for a minute until he realized his paci was in his mouth and he got settled.  At that appt their weights were Westyn: 14lbs 4ozs and Wesley 13lbs 3ozs. Yes, we have two chunky monkeys!
Their personalities are starting to really blossom. Westyn smiles all the time and LOVES attention. He loves to play patty cake and be sung to. Wesley is more of our quiet baby. He does like the attention, but normally is more content just on his own. They both love their floor gym and are hitting at the objects that hang down and look at the lights that flash. Their mobiles in their cribs are also a huge favorite when we lay them down at night to go to bed. They have both found their hands and fingers. Wesley likes to suck on his outside of his hand and Westyn likes to stick his fingers in his mouth. They both are focusing really well and will follow you and notice when you leave the room.
Christmas kept us super busy. It felt like we were on the go all weekend long, but it’s always nice to be around family. We did have to take the boys in to the doctor on Monday, Christmas Eve, because they were both congested and like I told Dr. Meyer I am probably overreacting, but with them being preemies I wanted to be safe. She said they just had a cold and to keep doing what we were doing and it just has to run its course. So we are trying to keep them bundled up and inside as much as possible. So on Monday their weights were 14lbs 11oz and Wesley 13lbs 8ozs.
The boys will head back to the doctor in January for their 6-month check up, which I can’t believe 6-months already!! They aren’t going to be too excited because they will be receiving their monthly shots along with the RSV preventative. Daddy has been told that he is required to be at this appointment because I have a feeling we are going to have two upset little boys.








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