Crazy!

Life at our house is crazy these days! Addyson and Braden are a lot of fun but so much work! They eat every 3-4 hours and if I am feeding them both on my own the entire process takes between 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Lately we've been closer to the 1 1/2 instead of the 2 hours so I get a few extra minutes for laundry or napping! If Ryan is around we each take a baby and it speeds up my process by about 30-45 minutes so that is nice! Braden is still on oxygen when he eats and they both still have monitors. Addyson's monitor has never gone off - Braden's goes off for apnea about once every other day. But by the time you can get to him he is breathing and doing fine so they're not true apneas that require any intervention so it's really nothing to worry about. They are getting to be a nuisance to lug around when moving about the house and they beep a lot because of loose leads which means you get to unwrap and undress the baby and wiggle things until it stops so that is getting old. We are looking forward to the day that we are wireless!

We had our weekly checkup at the pediatrician on Tuesday and Braden weighed 7 pounds 4 ounces! He gained 11 ounches in 8 days - he is growing like a weed and starting to feel heavy!!! Addyson weighed 4 pounds 10 ounces. She gained 4 ounces in 8 days or 1/2 ounce a day. The doctor would like to see her gain more like an ounce a day. She spits up quite a bit so we got some medicine to give her to see if that will help with the spitting and help her weight gain. They have also been getting some MCT oil mixed in with their milk to give them extra calories and we doubled the amount that Addyson is getting of that in hopes she'll grow faster!

We are realizing how fast we can go through diapers and wipes and how good we are at making burp rags, blankets, and clothes dirty!

Although we have some work to do on eating, Addyson and Braden are really pretty good sleepers. At night they go 4 hours at a time without much fussing at all. And during the day they're pretty easy to get along with. They are more patient than I ever thought they could be while the other kid is eating. We have our moments where there are 2 babies screaming but they are few - they really are great babies!

So although life is crazy busy and during the 3 a.m. feedings we are feeling exhausted, we still are really enjoying the kids and getting to know them better and better. Addyson has the most beautiful big blue eyes. She eats when she wants and she won't open her mouth if she's not ready no matter what you try! And then will give you the funniest smile when you're the most frustrated with her. Braden loves to sit in the boppy while he waits for his sister to finish eating. He just hangs out looking at the world and giving the biggest smiles. He is so noisy whether he's eating, burping, or farting - he's all boy!! And they both love to be held and will cuddle up to you. We are so blessed to have them. If you're looking for things to pray for - you can pray that Ryan and I would have patience - with the kids and with each other, this becomes more difficult the more tired we get! The biggest challenge continues to be to teach them to eat better and consistently gain weight; we're on the right track but just have a long way still to go!