One Step Back...

Well the Munchkin finished only 14oz yesterday, but I think that was good for him. I never really payed attention to how much he was eating I was always just trying to get him to eat. So that is a little less than 2 boxes and ALOT less than the 4 boxes the doctor wants us to be at. But, I could tell yesterday that he was stuffed, so yeah for that. However, 2 times today he threw up everything. I think we are pushing him too hard, he can't just jump from nothing to everything. The morning incident occurred because he had already eaten a good 5oz and then he was given his appetite stimulant-our fault. At dinner he was eating and drinking lemonade and eating more and drinking more and no burping. Well when the burp came so did everything else. Um our fault again! Okay so tomorrow we will try again and we won't push him so hard. He was doing better when he was at his own pace.

Shenanigans!

This is how dinner goes at our house when my husband is home-happiness and shenanigans. When it is just me I don't sit, everyone cries and it is a disaster area when we are all done. Here is a video from a night when my Husband is home. The Bulldozer is on the left and the Munchkin is on the right. When I start singing The Wheels on the Bus, you can see how the Munchkin doesn't really use his left hand, he sure is cute though and he is making HUGE strides in this area. Enjoy!

No Feeding Tube!

We had our doctors appointment to find out if the Munchkin will have to have a feeding tube. He gained a pound!! The doctor still wanted to put in a feeding tube though. My amazing husband talked her out of it for now. He is so awesome. He brought up the point that before he was on the new formula, he was only gaining 1 gram per day and last month he gained 12 grams per day. He has started to "army" crawl so putting a feeding tube in would definitely discontinue that for a while. She agreed to see how he does the next two months. She wants him to be gaining 24 grams per day and drinking 4 boxes of his 8oz. formula per day. Whew, that is a lot but he can do it! He drank only 1 box so far today so we will see how he does.

Miracle babies!

I was just at a blog http://sophiesmommy.blogspot.com and her baby was born weighing 14 ounces and is now almost a year old. Another blog http://aidenandnathaniel.blogspot.com/ these twins were born weighing similar to our babies at 1lb 14oz and 2lbs 2oz. They are now 7 months old. Visit these blogs if you get a chance, these babies are flourishing!!

Everlasting God

This song I would sing to my Munchkin while I was giving him breathing treatments. He would scream because he hated them so I would have to stand in the kitchen, cradle him, bounce, sway and sing this song to him to make him stop crying. We haven't had to give breathing treatments in a while and the BPD (Broncho Pulmonary Dysplasia) clinic says that his lungs sound perfect. We keep the albuterol on hand for when he is sick though, sometimes it is necessary. For a while when I would hear this song at church or on the radio, I would tear up. The words are so meaningful for me and my Munchkin. He is weak, but he has the Lord's strength, so he can accomplish anything!

NICU Memory

I just watched a video on someone else's blog that they recorded in the NICU. It is the Dad trying to keep the pacifier in the babys' mouth. The part that got me was the beeping in the background. I remember the first night that both babies were home together. We put them both in the same bassinet, they were so tiny. We were so worried that they were going to wake up every five minutes because it was so quiet compared to the NICU. Sooo, we turned on the light in our bathroom, we had music going and the vibration from the bassinet. They were so cute in there together. They just wanted to be close, it was really sweet. Just thought I would share a sweet memory.

A New Blog

I have really been thinking about how I don't really "Fit" with any other moms. How could anyone possibly understand what goes on at my house everyday? I am starting this blog to hopefully connect with other moms who are struggling with the same things. I am also going to have to revisit my memory bank for some of the things we experienced during the pregnancy, birth and NICU stay for our twins. Things that I have pushed aside while emarking on the day to day adventure with the kids.