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. 

Monitor

Sully is off his Monitor as of last Thursday.  Yeah! 

Becky goes back to work on Wednesday and we are kind of freaking out about that.  How does one commute 45 minutes each way after sleeping 3 hours per night?  Probably need to move asap.

Doctor appt tomorrow.  Can't wait to see how much the kids weigh.  We need to address some things with Kylee and Kaitlyn.  We still can't figure out whey they are fussing so much in the middle of the night.  Seems like we now have the reflux and gas under as much control as we are going to get it.  Hmmm, milk allergy?

More smiles and some tiny giggles lately out of the kids.  That has been great.  They have been working us over pretty good the last week or so though.  Last night was so crazy Becky and I just had to laugh or we would be crying along with the kiddos.  I tried to get the video camera out to capture the craziness and as soon as I had it out of the bag, they all fell asleep on cue.

Funny Number Estimates: 

Total diaper changes =1,700 + times since July 28
Total bottle feedings = 1,800 + times since July 28

Dreams of consistent sleep are dancing in our heads!

xo
Dan