Update

Hi All,

Well, we thought we had the reflux under control but the girls threw us for a bit of a loop.  Both did not really have any positive effect from the first medication so we had to start them on another.  Apparently it's almost a sure thing for premature babies to have reflux.  It's too bad because we were just getting everybody eating enough that they would start sleeping more and as soon as we thought we were on the way the reflux thing came back with a vengence. 

It's hard to see the little ones feel bad and you can tell that they aren't comfortable because they push the bottle away and don't sleep well.  So, last week we didn't get much sleep.  We had some great help though on Thursday night last week and last night so we were able to catch up on much needed rest.  I think over the course of about 72 hours last week we had only about 10 hours between us. 

Meanwhile, Sullivan has become our little eater.  He took well to his reflux medication and has been eating like a champ.  This is great news because he was really in a lot of discomfort for a while.  This means he can sleep more which is great, except the girls aren't sleeping like him due to their reflux, so it throws the whole schedule off kilter. 

The best news is that despite all this they are all really gaining weight and are the picture of health otherwise.  Right now they basically look like 5 week olds since their due date was August 26th. 

When they aren't fussing with reflux they love to hang out in their bouncy seats or in a swing and sometimes they "play" together on their play mat, which consists of waving their arms and kicking their legs around until they get overwhelmed and need to be picked up again.

Yukon is quite taken with the babies and has adjusted well.  He tries to sneak in a few licks now and again, especially after they take a bath.  He just can't resist the smell of baby shampoo.  Poor guy, it must take all of his self control to just not pin them to the ground and lick them all over.  The kiddos don't seem to notice him just yet as they only have eyes for their mommy and daddy right now.

More later.  Take care!

Dan