Today was another checkup - Addyson weighs 7 pounds 13 ounces and Braden weighs 13 pounds 10 ounces. They are both continuing right at their normal gain per day so that is good! No changes to our meds or routine.

Let's see - what have we been up to? Sometimes it's hard to remember what we did yesterday - other than feed babies and try to get some sleep! It's been a while since I posted but here's some of the things we've been doing.

Last week both kids had routine audiology checkups since they were preemie. We got to go back to Wesley and both of them can hear so no more scheduled hearing checkups. Yeah! While we were there we got to see some of our favorite daytime NICU nurses and show how big we're getting! We also went to see the high risk office where we went weekly and eventually daily for sonograms. We caught both our sonogram techs - Michelle and Tara - and got to take a picture of them with the kids. They had taken so many pictures of Addyson and Braden - we thought it was only fair to take a picture of them. And we saw Dr. O'Hara also.

It was also a big day because it was the kids' first trip to Famous Dave's - our favorite barbeque spot in Wichita. After their last round of shots our pediatrician said we could start easing into taking the kids out in public. So we're slowly doing that - we are still paranoid of germs but are trying to do our best to be brave . . and smart all at the same time! It is still a ton of work to get two babies and their bottles and everything else we have to get to go anywhere for a few hours so our outings will still be limited just for that reason. Plus Ryan is busy with summer farming things and it's just not too much fun for me to try to get them many places! But slowly we're re-entering the world outisde our house and dr. offices!

Ryan and I have gone out a few times and left the kids . . . which by the way was much tougher than I ever thought it would be! But it has been good for us to get out. And we've been able to manage to find some time for ourselves at home as we're getting more adjusted to the kids sleeping and eating schedules! Who knew an hour on the back porch by ourselves watching a sunset while both kids slept in the evening would be such a treasure!

Addyson and Braden are cooing a lot these days - Addyson some times sounds like she's singing. Addyson rolls from her back to her sides so you never know how you'll find her! Braden is starting to reach for things above him - it's fun to watch him learn and realize he can grab and make things move! They are both getting so much stronger. Braden still loves to be held and Addyson loves for you to talk to her. She is also starting to smile more. Both kids started to laugh last week - and within seconds of each other which was fun!

That's it for now - just some some pics for your viewing enjoyment!