"who knew that sleeping until 3am would seem like a vacation"

just a little quote from daddy, who helped the boys sleep for 5 hours in between feeds last night... he woke up with them at 3am and could have run a marathon he was so recharged!

8 pounders!

Today's weigh-in:
Caleb - 8 pounds, 4 ounces
Nolan - 8 pounds, 7 ounces

Caleb catching up with Nolan

(caleb getting chubby cheeks!)

(nolan cashed out)

(chubby boys: nolan-upper, caleb-lower)

We learned today at the doc office that Nolan now weighs 7 pounds 14 ounces and Caleb is just an ounce shy at 7 pounds 13 ounces! The boys are neck and neck.

First week at home

(Caleb)

(Mommy, Caleb - left, Nolan - right)


(Nolan)


(holding hands)


(Daddy, Caleb - left, Nolan - right)

At our doctor's visit last week, Caleb weighed 6 pounds, 13 ounces and Nolan weighed 7 pounds. We are certainly growing and happy to be home!

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Home at last!!

(back together again! Nolan - left, Caleb - right)


(take us home, daddy!)


(happy to be home!)


(Caleb - left, Nolan - right)

We are happy to announce that after three long weeks in the hospital, Nolan and Caleb are finally home with us!

We are very anxious to introduce everyone to the boys, but it may be a little while before we can do that. The boys have weaker immune systems being preterm. Since it is also the middle of the cold/flu season, doctor's orders are to limit their visitors, so please be patient.

Thanks so much for your support and emails! Wish us luck as we try to figure out how to manage two newborns at home!

N&C Update #3

(Caleb)


(Nolan)

The boys are continuing to progress. They are eating about 3/4 of their meals without the feeding tube now. Nolan is weighing in at 6 pounds now and Caleb is at 5 pounds 11 ounces. They are getting stronger each day and we are definitely anxious to bring them home. They both got baths this week, which they handled pretty well.

N&C Update #2

(Caleb)


(Nolan)

On Friday night, Caleb graduated to a bassinet too! They are both doing very well with their body temperature regulation, so that is great news. They are also both continuing to gain weight - Caleb is weighing in at 4 lbs 15 oz and Nolan has broken the 5 lb mark coming in at 5lbs 3 oz.

The next big milestone we need to meet is getting them to eat all 8 of their meals without the feeding tube. Yesterday, they were averaging 3-4 without the tube. They are starting to let us know when they are hungry, so that is a step in the right direction as well.

The docs are reluctant to give any estimates as to their discharge date since it is so hard to predict. We're probably a few weeks away...