Update

Greetings!

It has been a long time since we've had a chance to write.  Just wanted to do a quick update.  Of course the little ones are keeping us very busy.  Not much time in the day or night to do anything.  They are a full time job for 3 people and there is only two of us.  We are thankful that we've had great help thus far from family and friends. 

Just got the weights on the kiddos yesterday and they are as follows:
Sully - 20 lbs 8 oz
Katie - 18 lbs 6 oz
Kylee - 15 lbs 6 oz

They are getting very big.  The girls love solid food and have been eating like champs.  Sully tolerates it okay but would rather have the bottle most of the time.  They have had cereal, sweet potatos, squash and now on to carrots! 

No reflux medication any longer, which is great, they seem to be tolerating that okay.  They just need their monthly shots throughout this first year to boost their immune systems.  So far we've been able to shield them from any infections etc.

It's been hard to go anyplace with them yet because we need to be so careful about exposure to viruses and such.  Plus it is winter in WI so not much strolling around the neighborhood.  Becky and I were able to go away for a night and went to Kohler for some R&R.  We appreciated it immensely as we were able to get good sleep for a night.  Which brings up the whole sleep thing.  The girls are still waking up every night several times from 2AM to 5 AM and are usually ready to go by 5 AM for sure.  So we are still going on fumes for the time being.  We anticipate them adjusting soon.  Please God! 

They are really getting fun though.  Lots of laughing and giggles, smiles, some rolling, no crawling or sitting up just yet.  That will come shortly though.  Sully needs a helmet to correct some flatness in his head from torticollis.  So it's on to that soon. 

Sully Dec 2009                                                       Katie & Kylee Dec 2009

Happy Thanksgiving!

Hi All,

We have lots to be thankful for this year over on Stowell Avenue.  The kiddos are growing like weeds and making some big changes this month. 

Sullivan is now over 16 pounds, Kaitlyn is about 14.5 lbs and Kylee is about 11.5 lbs.  You can see in the picture above (Kylee, Sully, Katie) that they are getting quite chubby and cute.  So far they are all showing their different personalities.  Kylee has been very strong and outgoing, Sullivan was a little bashful until we figured out that he is more of a rough housing boy and likes to be tickled and such, Kaitlyn has been very patient and quick with a smile. 

They are all starting to try to babble a bit, especially the girls.  They try desperately to immitate sounds but just can't get their little mouths to do it well just yet, so it's mostly coos and gurgles and then smiles. 

Sully surprised us two nights ago by going the entire night without waking up!  He went from 7:30 PM to 5:30 AM, we were so proud!  The girls only woke up once for a bottle at 1:30 but other than that they went the whole night.

So last night we thought for sure they were going to throw us for a loop but suprise...the girls went from 8PM to 4AM and Sully went all night again!

We hope this is a nice turn of events for a while becuase the 1-3 hours of sleep a night was not working long term for us. 

The girls also saw the GI specialist at Childrens a few weeks ago but he just kept them on their current reflux medication and said "oh they probably just have collic so you should just read the Happy Baby book"... that's nice!  Regardless they seem to be making strides on their own. 

Sully and Kaitlyn both have torticollis so we will have PT for them but also do it three times per day at home ourselves.  Kylee is just fine and doesn't have much need for PT.

Well, thanks for listening and being with us during our hardest times, for that we are very thankful. 


xo
Dan and Becky

Trifecta

Sullivan, Katie and Kylee hanging out together.

Sisters hanging out

Kaitlyn and Kylee hanging out on the couch today.  They were laughing and giggling and trying to talk nd then  froze right when the camera went off.

Halloween

Kylee (Lady Bug), Kaitlyn (Pumpkin) and Sullivan (Badger)

Halloween lasted about 20 minutes until the kiddos fell asleep in their costumes.  They were so cute though. 

Triple Feed

Becky doing a triple feed, notice the foot placement!

Back to Work

Becky went back to work this morning for the first time since going on bed rest in March.  It was a sad night last night and this morning for her.  She will miss the babies so much. 

The Doctor said yesterday that they are doing excellent.  Kylee now weighs 9lbs 11 oz, Kaitlyn 12lbs 1oz, Sullivan 12lbs 4 oz.  The girls are still having a tough time with their reflux and will need to go see a specialist at Childrens Hospital to see if there is anything more we can do for them.  We are just happy they are gaining weight despite the reflux problem.