Meeting Family

My mom's aunt and uncle, Moppy and Jack, stopped by on their way from San Antonio to Canton today. They brought all kinds of goodies for all three kids. We enjoyed a good visit and they got to meet Lucy and Reid. Moppy and Jack visited when Hampton was about the same age. Moppy was kept saying that our house seemed much bigger than she remembered...then she realized the hardwoods made things seem much more open. We replaced our nasty carpet with hardwood floors just before Hampton became mobile. I was reminded of what a blessing this home has been and how thankful I am to have been able to make it our own. The Lord has blessed us greatly and often I take those blessings for granted.
Lately the babies have been pretty fussy in the evenings...I think it must be gas, because Mylicon usually calms them down. We tried some Hylands homeopathic tablets last night and they did not work at all. After an amazing dinner of chicken and dumplings (thanks Ginger) Hampton and Ben went to Cameron's basketball game. I was a touch anxious about having 2 fussy babies all by myself, but thought it would be easier than two fussy babies and an energetic toddler :). After feeding the babies I put Lucy on her Boppy...she has been SO happy. Reid isn't usually as content on his Boppy, but Lucy seems to like it. She rested and made those sweet cooing noises. They have both started "talking" in the last few days. I love baby noises!!! I snuggled Reid until he started nodding off and then put him to bed. Lucy played and has just closed her precious little eyes. I thought she was too cute and couldn't resist pictures. Enjoy my sweet girl in her pretty pink ;)

1 Month Stats

Lucy:

7 pounds 7 ounces -10th percentile

20 inches long - 10th percentile

Reid:

8 pounds 1 ounce - 10th -15th percentile

20 3/4 inches long - 10th percentile

Our babies are now the size of an average newborn...yipee! The doctor was amazed that both babies had gained over 2 pounds. They like to see the babies return to their birth weight by 2 weeks of age...they both did plus an ounce or 2. They like to see babies gain 1 pound above their birth weight by the time they are 1 month old...Lucy and Reid blew that out of the water. All this focus on their feeding is working. I praise you LORD for my healthy babies, all 3 of them.

4 weeks

I can't believe Lucy and Reid are 4 weeks old today and I have only posted 2 times since they were born! We are doing really well adjusting to our new life and the twins are doing great. We have had a few days alone, but have had tons of help over the past 4 weeks. For the most part, the babies sleep and eat. We often laugh at Lucy because she grunts all the time. She seems to have a little but of a tummy problem...lots of gas and trouble going to the bathroom. They are both starting to nurse well, but we still "top them off" with a bottle. They usually eat between 3 and 4 ounces. Hampton loves "his babies" and tells everyone they are his buddies. Last week he told Ms Pat, his MDO teacher, that he had a buddy night with Reid and Daddy...Ben took Reid in to put Hampton to bed and say their prayers. He is such a proud big brother and loves giving kisses. He often refers to Lucy as "Wucy Wou" or "Wucy Girl". I'm sure by now you can tell that my thoughts are pretty scattered, so I'll just get to the pictures.

Sweet Lucy Girl

"Reider Rabbit"

Best Buddies

Such a proud and helpful big brother!

A look at life with 2 little ones...

Keep those germs away!

Happy Valentine's Day

A progression of photos of the kids...

I have a hard time taking pictures of Reid where his eyes don't look like a deer in headlights.

Happy V Day from our home full of LOVE to yours...

What In the World

On more than one occasion over the last several days, Hampton has said...

"I take Wucy and put her in da potty and fush it and her go bye bye and den we onwy have one baby."

It's always sweet Lucy who gets flushed...poor thing.

2 Week Stats

My mom is here helping now, so she picked Hampton up from MDO while I took the twins to the doctor. The babies are growing and "perfectly healthy." Lucy was 18.75 inches long and weighed 5lb 9oz. Reid was 19.25 inches long and weighed 5lb 14oz. They are both above their birth weight YIPEE!!! and they are both between the 3rd and 5th percentile for height and weight. We have little babies. Some how, I didn't get any pictures today...busy, busy, busy :)