Twins 5/28/09

We are finally at home and doing great. We got to come home from the hospital on daddy's birthday, May 21, 2009. Daddy says that he got the best birthday presents ever! My sister and I have been doing pretty good since we got home. I like to scare mommy and daddy every once in a while and make my monitor go off. I still have a brady every now and then but for the most part, I am doing great. Mommy and daddy took us to the doctor on Tuesday and he said that we look great. Kali weighed 7 1/2 pounds and I weigh 9 pounds. Can you believe how big we have gotten....well really me? Mommy calls me her little chunk. We have had a lot of visitors since we have been home. We really enjoy getting to see all of our friends and family. We are already so lucky to have such wonderful people in our lives. Mommy told me that in the next few days, she is going to update pictures of me and my sister. She has been pretty busy with us and has not had much time for the computer. We like to keep her up throughout the night. The doctor told mommy not to wake us up every 4 hours like they did in the hospital to let us eat when we want and how ever much we want. We are just so use to every 4 hours so that is pretty much when we are getting to eat. Some times through the night we give mommy a break and let her get an extra hour here and there. Well I am ready to go back to bed so I will talk to you soon.

Keaton

Twins 5/21/09

Well.......Keaton and Kali are now home! Keaton weighs 7lbs 13oz and Kali weighs 6lbs 14oz. Today is daddy's birthday and he has gotten the best gift he can ever ask for...two precious babies at home with their big sister. Kenna has been such a great big helper already. Aunt Cecyl picked Kenna up from daycare for us and they went around town and we ended up pulling in our drive way the same time as them so mommy went and got Kenna out of the car and took her over to see the babies and she immediately started laughing. She looked at both Keaton and Kali and followed them in the door. We put the babies on the floor still in their car seats and Kenna just sat down by them and started talking to them. She was calling them by their names. She did such a great job not getting them mixed up. Grammy and Pop came over to see the babies and Pop got Kali out of the car seat and Kenna followed him over to the couch and wanted to be a big helper. Kenna was putting their pacifiers in their mouths and she even got to hold and feed Kali. She is really wanting to be a big part of their lives. Mommy and daddy are so proud of her. I will update pictures tomorrow so check back to see them.

Twins 5/20/09

Keaton and Kali are both doing good. Keaton weighs 7lbs 12oz and Kali weighs 6lbs 12oz. They are both getting so big. They look like two totally different babies from when they were born. Well lets see, Keaton had another brady today so we have finally made the decision to bring him home with a monitor. This is all that is keeping him from coming home so we decided that we will monitor him from home instead of the hospital. Anytime Keaton quits breathing or drops his heartrate, the monitor will go off and it wont shut off until we manually turn it off. He will have to be on the monitor for a full monthy 24-7 and then we will meet with the pediatrician and go from there. If he stops having these bradys then maybe we can be done with the monitor and if he keeps having them it will probably be longer. Only time will tell. Kali is still scheduled to come home tomorrow. If she doesn't brady tonight, we should have our little ones home with us tomorrow. We are very excited. Kenna is finally going to meet her brother and sister. I don't know who is more excited....Kenna or mommy!!! Well, check back tomorrow for updates to see if one, both, or none is home with us.

Twins 5/18/09

Keaton and Kali are doing good. Keaton weighs 7lbs 6oz and Kali weighs 6lbs 8oz. Keaton had a brady today so his 7 day countdown will restart. Kali is still scheduled as of right now to come home Thursday. They are both now eating every 4 hours. This is a great thing for mommy and daddy when they come home. We can get an extra hour of sleep! Today Pop came up to the hospital to visit and he held Keaton and Kali today for the first time. He did a great job! He also got to feed Kali for the first time. He fed her like an old pro. He is really great with babies. There has not been any other changes other than that. Keep checking and maybe we will have a baby home Thursday!


Keaton


Kali


Pop holding Keaton for the 1st time


Pop holding Kali for the 1st time


Pop feeding Kali for the 1st time

Twins 5/14/09

Well......I was not able to come home today. I finally realized that I was going home without my brother and I got really sad. So, Keaton and I planned out that we were going to brady together so that would start our countdown back over together. We did a great job at faking the nurses out. They are just telling mommy that preemie babies do this and it is not uncommon to see this happen but really, we did it on purpose so we could stay together. Keaton owes me big time one day! Keaton weighs 7lbs 1oz and I weigh 6lbs 2oz. One day Keaton and I will be home with all of our family and we are just as excited as mommy, daddy, and Kenna. We just don't want to come home too soon so maybe next week we can make it happen. We will see. Well, I better get back to Keaton. He gets pretty moody if I am away from him too long. See you soon!

Kali

Twins 5/13/09

Keaton and Kali are doing great. Gaining a lot of weight. Keaton weighs 7lbs 0oz and Kali weighs 6lbs 0oz. They are doing so good with their weights. Keaton is doing really good and Kali is coming home tomorrow. They both are getting their eyes checked today and as long as everything is looking good, I will have Kali home tomorrow. Hopefully Keaton will be coming home shortly. He has done great today. I know he can do it! We had a talk again today about how he is going to do great and get home to be with all the family. Tonight is our last night of rest for a while so hopefully we have a great last night of peace and rest.

Twins 5/12/09

Keaton and Kali are both growing very much. Keaton weighs 6lbs 11oz and Kali weighs 5lbs 13oz. Keaton had two brady's over night so his countdown will restart. Kali is still scheduled to come home Thursday. Keaton had his car seat test today and he.....PASSED! Way to go Keaton. They are both doing really well and growing so much. They look like totally different babies. I can't wait to get them home!


Keaton passed his car seat test


Keaton wide awake


Kali sound asleep