Catching Up

I told myself that once I had children I would update my blog more, so that everyone knew how they were doing and could see daily updates. However, no one told me that I would be so busy that I would barely have time to eat in a day! I must say things are seeming to get a lot easier these days, although the kiddos always seem to find a way to change a routine as soon as one is started, but I can't complain. Things are going really good and the babes are growing like weeds. Of course since they were preemies all I wanted while they were in the hospital and when they first came home is for them to gain weight. It was the only real measurement I had to tell me that they were heading in the right direction. Now that they are home and getting big so fast, all I want is for them to slow down. It's true that time really does seem to speed up when you have kids. I kept thinking that I would eventually sit down and get a moment to write a few different blog posts on things we have done, etc in the time since the babes came home. But, I am now realizing that this is not going to happen, so instead I'm going to do one blog post that covers the past two months and catches everyone up. Let's see...

Jackson is growing like crazy. He is well over 12 lbs! Catching up already to a typical 4 month old. Yes, that's right, the babes will be 4 months. Crazy, I know! Reagan is growing at her own pace and continues to be our fiesty little girl. She is over 9 lbs now and right before Thanksgiving she got the official "all clear" to come off her oxygen. Wahoo! We had actually taken her off of it a few weeks before that, but it was nice to hear her doctor say that everything sounded good with her lungs. She is still on medicine for reflux, but it is getting better.

 

 

 

 

 

 

We celebrated the baby's first holidays. We had some friends over for a nice quiet Halloween and just enjoyed passing out candy and hanging out with the kiddos. It was a week night and at this point we were still not getting a lot of sleep, so our Halloween night ended pretty early, but we enjoyed it. For Thanksgiving, my dad's side of the family visited. They drove in from California and all the way from Nebraska to see the babes. It was a great time to have everyone together and the babies loved all of the attention they received. They were hardly ever put down!We ventured out on our first official outing as a family to the Phoenix Zoo's annual Zoo Lights. It was fun to walk around and get in the holiday spirit with everyone and the babies did great! It is so special to see all of the love that surrounds these little ones. They are truly blessed.

 

 

The newest thing that the babies are doing is something that I will cherish forever. They are finally starting to recognize who we are and smile like they are happy to see us. It is the best thing in the entire world!

I think that about sums up what has been going on in our lives since Jackson and Reagan came home. We have just been adjusting and trying to soak in every moment, because they are going so fast. Now that I have caught up, I will try and update a little more often. Don't hold me to it though! ;)