Tuesday Update: Getting BIG

As you can tell, it is getting har do decide which pictures to put on the blog.
There are so many good ones to choose from these days! Over the past few days,
Addie has had a little cold. On Monday, when she woke up from a nap, she was making real raspy noises and was having a hard time breathing. It almost sounded like she was snorting.
Right away, I called the doctor. Well, when one goes, the other goes too. Therefore, we packed up Addie and Alex and headed to the doctor. The doctor says:
1) Addelynn has a bad cold. She is very congested and her nasal cavity is blocked making it hard for her to breathe. Therefore, we are giving her nasal drops on the hour in order to make way for her to breathe.
2) Alexander has the start of a cold. Imagine That!!!
3) After the doctor visit, we headed to the hospital for lab work. The doctor wanted an update on Addelynn's blood count and also wanted both Addie and Alex tested for RSV. If you have not heard, RSV is a horriable virus that is critical to preemies and small infants. We are praying that they both just have colds and not RSV. Please keep your fingers crosse. We should know the results on Tuesday sometime. Going there is always an adventure. The outpatient lab was closed. Therefore, we had to go to addmitting and then to the main lab. At this point, the twins were already 2 hours past their feeding schedule. Oh no! So, daddy warmed the bottles while mommy took both kids to the lab. What a chore! Ha Ha Ha
* After the lab work was completed, we fed both kids at the hospital. Of course, everyone wants to look and see them. I felt so silly as everyone kept saying "Oh, you have two boys". I said, no and explained that both of them were in blue sleepers as they were not expecting going out of the house. But, when the doctor said to bring them in, I did not have time to change their clothes. Whew! Feeing two babies at the hospital can be very time consuming! All said and done, we left home at 2pm and did not get home until after 7pm. WOW!
Ok, for the fun part..... How much do you think that Addelynn and Alexander weigh now? They will be 9 weeks old tomorrow!
Alexander is adding around 2 ounces a day and weighed in at: 9 pounds 2 ounces
Addelynn has added lots of weight since her last visit. She weighed in at: 6 pounds 10 ounces

Are we getting big, or what? On Sunday, Addie and Alex got all dressed up!
The twins have so many nice clothes, but there is no way that they will get to wear all of them!
They are growing so fast! So, we play dress up when mommy and daddy have some extra energy. We never realize how much time and energy it would take to dress them up!

Are we supposed to be on mommy and daddy's bed??????????????

Alex and Addie pose for the picture. Here you can see just how much bigger Alex is.
At times, I was worried that he would topple over on his little sister.




On Sunday we had some visitors. Big Great Cousin Kami was able to see


Alex and Addie for the first time. She even was able to hold little Addlie. How exciting!


Kami is in kindergarten and is proud to have little twins as great cousins...

Daddy enjoys holding Alex and Addie.

What trouble can we get into next? Who do you think that we look like?
Please post your thoughts in the comment section.. It is so much fun to hear what
people think!

Awww. Brother and sister pose for the camera!

Time for Addie and Alex to Hibernate

Happy Saturday! Today, mommy and daddy dressed us up in our new cub outfits!
Thank goodness it is a chilly day as these outfits are really warm... Of course, we could not get our picture taken without Bradyn being involved. Enjoy!


Can you tell who this is?
Addie is wide awake! Is she cute or what?


Here is Bradyn on Watch Dog Duty!!!!!!!!!! Bradyn is very
protective of the twins.

Alex could not even stay awake for the pictures!

From Our Heart To Yours

I am sure that you are getting better at telling who is who... I guess that we can share this time. Alex is on the left and Addie on the right! Thanks to our friend Kimmie in Baltimore for making us such a cute card!

Assortment of February Pictures

Enjoy this picture assortment from February!!!



Here's Addie sitting on the couch like a big girl.

Awwwww. I love my sister!

Big Boy Alex in his new dinosaur outfit!!!!!!!!!!! Am I handsome, or what????

Did I trick you yet? Who is this?

One more try, who is this?

Valentines Day Photos: Alex and Addie's First Valentines Day

Happy First Valentines Day to Addie and Alex!!!!!!!
Valentines Day was very busy for all of us. We had Addie's ultrasound appointment this morning. Then, we stopped by the NICU to visit Joanne. She was our primary nurse when the twins were in the NICU. She was so surprised at how much they have grown in just a few weeks. We hope that you enjoy the pictures below! I did not get a picture of the back of the outfits, but they had little velour wings. They were too cute!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Yes, they were hard to tell apart at times dressed alike. Can you tell them apart?Please comment in the comment section and let us know who is who..... We will post the answers later on!!!!!!!!!!!!! Good Luck!


Daddy was glad to be in town for the twins first Valentines Day!
Here they are all bundled up ready to go. Obviously, Addie is in the pink and Alex in the blue.
This picture was too easy!

We are too cute! Mommy and Daddy had to be super quick taking this picture.
Addie actually was able to sit up longer than Alex today.

Can you tell here who is who??????????????????

Who is this? In the comment section write "Photo 1" and your guess!

Who is this? In the photo section, write "Photo 2" and your guess.

Lots of Catching Up

Sorry for the delay in the postings! Again, we have found ourselves to be so busy..
Therefore, I will try and take some time and catch everyone up with pictures and updates.
Both Addelynn and Alexander are doing fantastic! This week, they have really become more alert! It is so fun to watch their facial expressions. They are both on a wonderful schedule. We are even starting to get more rest at night, knock on wood! Enjoy!


Here is Alex getting ready to go out to the doctor....

Addie is awake and ready to roll. We took her to the hospital on Valentines Day to have a hip ultrasound. Her ultrasound that she had while in the NICU showed that she needed to be re-evaluated. But, everything looks great now! No more hip ultrasounds!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Come on, enough pictures..... I swear going out and about is such a big event. We must have taken 50 pictures before even leaving the house..

Alex is really starting to fill out his carseat.

This morning, I was able to remove one of Addie's blankets used to support her in the carseat. This shows us how much she has grown in just two weeks time. What do you think?

7 Weeks Old Today

Can you believe it? Alex and Addie are 7 weeks old today. It is so hard to believe that tomorrow is their original due date. Once tomorrow arrives, Alex will have been home 3 weeks and Addie 2 weeks. It is so hard to believe! Time goes by so fast......
Right now, we are on an every four hour feeding schedule, which is very nice. Once Addie's blood count increases, I htink that they will be able to go longer at night. Right now, there are times that we are having to wake them to eat...

On Wednesday, Alex switched to a big boy bottle.....
Until now, we were still using bottles that he used while in the NICU.
But, when he started sucking so hard that he was flatening the nipple, I knew that it
was time to move forward. We have a few different types of bottles here at home ready to try. However, I am very pleased with how he did with the 4oz. Avent bottle. The other plus is that they are super easy to clean. Way to go Alex! As of right now, he is normally taking 4 ounces every 4 hours. He is also getting better at giving us burps!

Tonight, Addie and Alex were in the pack n play. When mommy and grandma looked in on the twins, here is what we saw. Yes, Addie has a green pacifier, but Alex decided that he wanted some of it too............. The video below is live! How funny.......
I find it so cute that no matter how far apart you lay these two, they find a way to basically be right next to eachother.......

Enjoy this video of Alex and Addie..............................