almost over-- big news

A lot has happened in the past couple of weeks. I am sorry I have not been able to update you before now. I don't have a lot of time so this will have to be a quick update.


To start off, both the boys now weigh over 5 lb. They are getting to be so big!!

Over a week ago Nicolas started breathing all by his big boy self....yippy!!!!! Half the battle is now over. You can see his whole face now!! He is now taking his feedings by bottle and doing good so far.

Ethan is taking all of his feedings by bottle now, and he is breastfeeding some too.

Now the BIG NEWS... Ethan is coming home Wed. We will be staying at the hospital learning how to take care of him for the next 2 nights. We are very excited!!!! For those of you I told that he was going to have to have surgery, he doesn't have to have that now.


Below are some new pictures of both the boys!!

Ethan's many faces

Baby Ethan 5lb. 2oz."Fore score and 11 weeks ago...."

"I lost it... help!"

"it's safe back in my mouth now"

"What were they thinking?"

Nicolas' many faces

Nicolas Smiles for cameraNicolas naps

"I wonder what I have to do to go home?"

think... think... think...

"Oh... I know..... give them the pouty lips!"

"Pleeeeezzzzzz can I go home???"

Cute Clothes and Baby Bottles

The boys were 2 months old on Monday. They are growing up so fast!!! Ethan is breathing all by himself now!!! Nicolas isn't quite there yet, but he is off the C-PAP and getting assistance via nasal cannula, the last step before doing it all on his own!!!

Ethan had a BIG milestone last week.... He ate from a bottle for the first time!! :) He got the concept right away. He only took 3ML the first time, but then a couple times later he took his whole feeding by bottle... all 30 ML (1 oz.) They are going to work him up to taking all his feeds by bottle (8 times a day/every 3 hours) then he can come home!!! It looks as if he will come home first... but Nicolas will be right behind him. Ethan still gets pretty tuckered out with his feedings. He's not used to working for his food yet.

They are both weighing 4 lb 11oz--- they have both doubled their birth weight!! :) They can now were baby clothes... they look so cute!!! I can't belive how fast they are growing up!!

Ethan graduated out of his isolette and into an open crib last night the nurse told me. I didn't get to see him in his big boy bed yet. I stayed home yesterday and did a lot of sorting and washing of their clothes. I am determined this week to get a dresser to put all of them in. I am going up to see them in a bit.

Below are 2 more posts with more new pictures.

Nicolas' bath and first outfit

"Hello" Nicolas

Nicolas' first outfit

Giving Nicolas a bath - he didn't mind it too much

Giving Nicolas a bath


Nicolas and Ethan holding hands while daddy hold them
AWWW.......

Ethan's first outfit and bath

Ethan's first outfit

Daddy giving Ethan a bath

Ethan likes his bath!!

Ethan is now tired from his bath

Ethan is napping on Daddy after his bath

7 weeks

Tomorrow the boys will be 7 weeks old. They are both doing really well. They are both weiging about 3lb. 9 oz. At birth Ethan was 14 inches long and is now 16.25 inches; Nicolas was at 14.5 inches and is now 17.5 inches. They are growing SO fast now!!!!

They are both up to 10ML an hour on their feedings. They both still have feeding tubes but they are getting closer to being able to feed from a bottle, maybe in a couple weeks. That is the next big thing I am waiting for... to feed them myself!!!

Neither of them are on any oxygen anymore but they are getting pressure pushed in through nasal cannula (Ethan) and C-PAP (Nicolas). The pressure makes it so their muscles don't have to work so hard to open their lungs with each breath.

Below I have some very cute pictures for you to enjoy!! They are getting cuter by the day. I will be posting some video again soon but I am having difficulty uploading it at this time.

Ethan is very inquisitive of his surroundings. He opens his eyes a lot.

Ethan

Nicolas likes to nap a lot. He is a good snuggler.