Thursday, March 10, 2011

A+ All Around

   The girls had their TWO MONTH check up yesterday and they all received an A+. Now I'm almost positive that everyone gets an A+... my students would love this guy! Ha! In all seriousness, the girls are all doing very well. We were excited to see how much they weighed - I think we got a little spoiled in the NICU with the daily weight tracking! Ryann now weights 7 lbs 7 oz; Brynley weights 6 lbs 10 oz; and Hadley weights 6 lbs 8 oz - they're getting so big! While they are still under the growth chart, they're all following the normal growth curve and the doctor actually thinks they'll be on it (for weight) by their next appointment! If the adjust for their gestational age - Bryn and Hadley are in the 25th percentile and Ryann's in the 50th percentile. They all hit the growth chart (barely) in head size - and here I am still calling them peanut heads! Each of the girls received their first set of vaccines as well - while I can't say that any of them enjoyed the shots, Hadley and Brynley certainly did better than Ryann who cried real tears and took a little bit to calm down! We were prepared for the worst, but the girls did better than we expected! Sure - the rest of the day was a little off, but that's to be expected. Now... on to getting them sleeping for longer periods at a time (YAWN).
   Since I last posted, we had some more company come and visit the girls. Aunt Gail, Gene, and Uncle John all made the trip down! It sure was nice having some extra hands around - and Gene and John got a bunch of little odds and ends fixed for us (thank you again!). They even installed a new bathroom countertop for us - and the girls are loving it (it's where they take their baths).
   No other real news to report. The days and weeks are flying by which is both wonderful (love to see them grow) and sad (they're changing so quickly). Gama is helping us capture the moments by taking lots of pictures... however, I also need to find time to do something with all those pictures - photobooks here I come. Tehya is starting to accept that the girls aren't going anywhere and gives them a nose or kiss every morning, as does Bena. The girls eyes get so big watching the dogs - it's so fun to see. They're really starting to be much more aware of everything - and Ryann's even beginning to track objects and voices. Some pictures from the past week or so are below, but if you want to see them all - and there's a lot - you'll have to visit the website. Happy March to you all! Spring is definitely in the air down here... daffodils are blooming and trees are budding!
Aunt Gail and Gene with the girls... they're already pros!
Uncle John with his great nieces - Hadley (pink) was a bit squirmy
Napping on the front couch for a change of scenery
Hadley, Bynley, & Ryann... definitely not in the mood
Bena with her buddy Brynley (blue)
Ryann - such a happy sleeper
Family pictures - 2 of the 3 were awake, not bad!
I can already hear them saying - Not now mom!
And this would be why we had to paint Bryn's toes blue... starting to look way too much alike!
Bena gave some attention to Hadley
Ready to cheer on those Tigers!

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