One of our goals once we settled back at home was to start a blog and fill it with pictures and stories about our daily adventures. So far we've survived four weeks as a family of four and it has gone by very fast. Obviously since this is our first post we haven't done a very good job of keeping everyone as updated as we had hoped. On the upside, the need to learn quickly has left us feeling a little less "green" in our parenting capabilities which we hope will afford us more opportunity to update this site on a regular basis. As an added word of warning, we are new at blogging so if this site is a little muddled at first we apologize.
To bring everyone up to speed on the past four weeks...
Mason is doing well, growing bigger everyday. He weighed an even six pounds at our last doctor visit (12/24) and is measuring 1/2 inch longer - bringing him to 19 1/2 inches long. He has developed the ability to fall asleep within nanoseconds of finishing a bottle and recently, to our joy, has begun waking up with very little patience for our obvious sluggish response to his apparently immediate need for nourishment. We are aware that babies response tim
es from mouth open, drooling, eye twitching deep sleep to wide awake and starving can catch one unprepared, however, we still found ourselves surprised and a little jealous of the sheer speed at which he can make this transformation. If we could do this being late for work would be a thing of the past. And...to our astonishment he seems to be even faster between about midnight and 4am. Whohoo! Otherwise, he is doing well. Preemie clothes are finally starting to fit a little tight which has opened up a new wardrobe for him to pee on and it seems to be one of his favorite things to do during diaper changes. He is growing more and more curious about his surroundings. Once he's finished his meal he wants to look around and check things out for about 10 minutes before he's out again.
Avery is doing well weighing in at 4lbs 13oz at our last visit (12/24). Unlike her brother, she is very patient when it comes to meal time. She will wake up, look around, read the paper, and have a cup of coffee without saying a word. She will usually spend the better part of the first 10 minutes that she's been awake stretching, groaning, and looking around like she's never seen this place before. Preemie clothes are still fitting her well but at the rate she's growing we don't suspect she will fit in them long.
Per doctor's orders the babies aren't allowed out in public until their first set of shots, however, we are allowed to visit family on a limited basis. We had our first family outing just after Christmas to Nana and Papaw's house in the Woodlands and all survived without any scarring memories. In fact, it went so well that we got out again to spend New Year's Eve in Katy at Uncle Tom and Aunt Molly's house with the entire Spears/Lowers gang together (a rare treat).
All in all everything is going well. We go back to the doctor Jan. 27th for their first round of shots so pray for us, we hear that visit will be loads of fun for everyone. Updates (shorter we promise) to come.
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