M and M days 2 through 4

Here is a look back at days 2 through 4 in the hospital with M and M!!! This seems like just yesterday, but at the same time so long ago. What precious moments and memories!!! Oh how I love you girls xoxoxoxoxoxo

Fun Fact Fridays

It has been WEEKS since I last did a fun fact Friday, but now that we have a new computer I have been updating A LOT more finally. Plus I had yet another back procedure today so the girls were with my mom for the day and now daddy is on duty so I have some free time while I lay in bed to recover from this one. So onto the good stuff...

I've decided that instead of the girls being M and M that we will be changing it to P and P...why you may ask well our girls are seriously professional Poopers and Pukers. Makayla poops like its her job and Makenzie is not so bad herself...the girls are not shy about it and can blow out a diaper like its their business! They can clear a room with the stink and noises...its quite funny to hear, but not so fun to clean up. And poor Makenzie pukes like it is her job and Makayla lately has been a little worse herself which does not help with her Laryngomalacia I feel so bad for them, but we have had them at the Dr and made many calls to the nurses and doctors and they continue to tell me that as long as they are gaining weight that it is fine. The Dr told me some babies just do that and it could be that part of the bottom flap going to the stomach could be floppy and she will grow out of it. But I still hate so much for them...its not just spit up...its like full on projectile or tablespoons coming back up and I have no idea how they are getting any nutrients at all. We did just switch the reflux meds again this week when we were at Duke because of Makayla's Laryngomalacia and they told us to try it for Makenzie as well to see if it helps. So I am praying it does make a difference or that they will quickly grow out of this. I also had to cut dairy out of my diet because of the blood in the stool and it may also help with the vomitting...praying this all helps and fast!

We (or should I say Carl because I can't go up the stairs tonight b/c of the back procedure) also put the girls upstairs in their cribs tonight for the first time!!! This is BIG I mean HUGE for us!!! Wish us luck...especially Carl as he will be on duty all night!!! We shall see how long this lasts ;)

So there is your fun facts for the week...I promise to try and keep up with it better from now on...just try and cut me a little slack...its not like I have twin babies ;)

PS...please pray for me to heal quickly from my back procedure today and that this one and the next one in two weeks will actually help (oh and the 2nd shoulder injection from last week too to work and not have to have surgery) so I can be the best mom I can be and be done with all the pain (for a while at least)!!! Thank you all!!!

Here are some pictures of the girls playing over the last couple weeks. As you can see a few things they LOVE these days:

• Mr Giraffe (thats what daddy calls it at least...no matter what you call it they love when it talks to them and Makayla has to have it up against her face to sleep)
• Swinging (the earlier videos clear show this)
• Their play mat (this is where they spend a lot of time together playing and talking. Makenzie loves to talk to all the animals hanging, but especially the lights...she LOVES the lights flashing to the music. Makayla loves to talk and stare at the giraffe...she can stare and talk to him for 20 minutes sometimes and it is adorable...wish I knew what they were talking about!)
• Watching t.v. (it's not the best habit but it mesmerizes them and hey if it keeps two babies from screaming I'm all for it!)
• Makayla LOVES her paci and Makenzie could care less about it
• Holding hands or touching each other (of course sometimes they are not so nice about it although I know they don't mean it yet that is)

Videos of the girls swinging

A couple cute videos of the girls in the swing and Mamaroo...this is where they spend a lot of time since they are getting too big for me to carry both when I'm here alone. They love to swing as you can see from how happy Makenzie is and how content Makayla is. So thankful to my parents for the swing and my precious friend Katie for the awesome Mamaroo...I don't know what I would do without these things especially for naps...THANK YOU!!!

June 28, 2011

In honor of the girls being 3 months old I am going to slowly share the photos from these first few months. We finally got a new computer for me to upload all of the pictures onto, and I have finally found some time to go through the hundreds of pictures that were taken those first few days and made a video of pictures of day 1 (yes we took that many pictures...does this surprise anyone?!). So here are the pictures from their birthday, June 28, 2011. Part of the day its just Makayla in the pictures because Makenzie had to be taken away after I held her to monitor her breathing and spend time in the special care nursery...so it looks like a family of three for some of the day, but later that evening we were finally able to be together as our sweet family of four! Enjoy...and trust me there are many more to come ;)

12 weeks old

Wow has time flown...it's so hard to believe that 12 weeks have already gone by with you sweet angels!!! You have already grown and changed so much! Its amazing to see all that you learn and how much you change from one day to the next. Your personalities since day 1 have been completely different and unique and I love each of you so much. Each day I say how I love this stage and I don't want you to grow and change anymore and then we wake up the next day and I feel the same way all over again.

Makayla Faith my wild little one weighed in at 9lb 14oz this week

Makenzie Grace my sweet little one weighed in at 9lb 6oz this week

Love you my precious M and M's!!! Happy 12 weeks old!

Even when you sweet girls are sick you still put the biggest smile on my face!!! XOXO

11 Weeks and 6 days

Last Friday I had to call the girls pediatrician for an issue with their poopy diapers and the color being green...I will spare you the details, but they wanted me to bring the girls in first thing Monday morning. Then on Sunday Makayla seemed a little bit congested and Makenzie was sneezing and had a bit of a cough occasionally (I thought it was most likely related to her reflux) so I mentioned something to Carl to remind me to say something to the Dr. They also were both a lot more sleepy than usual yesterday which I just figured was a growth spurt because there was no fever or anything else different. So this morning we took them in and long story short they both have an ear infection :( They are only 11 weeks and 6 days old and already have an ear infection...and how did I not know this?! I felt like a horrible mommy for not knowing, but the Dr reassured us that the symptoms they had could also mean a lot of normal things so we should not feel bad at all. Its tough though to not feel bad as new parents. When we were leaving the office I said to Carl that God made their poop green so that we would take them in and get them on the meds they need to get well quickly. As far as the green poop...Makayla tested positive for blood in her stool which most likely means a food allergy. They both tested positive for this when they were around 6 weeks old, but then it cleared up. Now if it does not clear up within a few days we will assume it is a food allergy and I will change my diet as they still only eat breast milk. I will start by eliminating all dairy from my diet which is 90% of what I eat. So please say some prayers for all of us and especially the girls to get well!!!

Despite them being sick I was able to get some cute pictures of the short playtime they did have today. Can you believe how much they have grown?! Look at those adorable pants with the built in little ballet shoes...too stinkin cute!!! Tomorrow they will be 12 weeks old...where did the time go?!?!  

Thursday Morning View

This was my morning view yesterday...have you ever seen such a beautiful view?! Who needs ocean view when you can wake up to this instead?! I love you my beautiful little angels!!!

PS I would love to know what secrets you are sharing already!!!

Look at these sweet little girls! 10 weeks old today and moved up to size 1 diapers too! Double digits in weeks and moving out of newborn diapers all in 1 day is almost too much for this momma to handle. Thankfully the size 1 is still a little too big, but we are out of newborns and have an abundance of size 1’s (thanks to our awesome family and friends) so I don’t feel as bad about it. You girls are still growing way too fast though!!! I love you my precious M & M’s