My Growing Little Ones...

So to pick up where this post left off...(you can read it if you missed out...click here) I know most of you are just looking for the current pics...but now you can see how they have grown along the way...since most of you haven't met them yet. Per doctors orders they can't go to church yet or be exposed to others due to their increased risk of RSV. Since they had severe respiratory distress and they were preemies...the result for them getting RSV would be hospitalization or even death. It shows up as a cold in an adult but can be deadly for their little lungs & can have life lasting effects. ...thus we aren't willing to risk it!!!

10/10/08 - 10 days old

We took them to their first doctors appointment...

Kyle: weighed 6 lbs & measured 19 1/4 inches (15th percentile),

and his head measured 14 inches (28th percentile)

Kody: weighed 5 lbs 1 oz (1st percentile) & measured 18 1/2 inches (4th percentile),

and his head measured 13 1/2 inches (12th percentile)

...and we scheduled their circumcision for 10/16/08 :(

10/11/08

10/12/08

They had their first baths from mommy & daddy...

10/13/08

10/14/08

10/15/08 - 2 weeks old

10/16/08

We took the boys in for their procedures...

Kyle: weighed 6 lbs 13 ozs (7th percentile) & measured 20 1/2 inches (40th percentile),
and his head measured 14 inches (19th percentile)

Kody: weighed 5 lbs 9 ozs (1st percentile) & measured 19 1/2 inches (11th percentile), and his head measured 13 inches (2nd percentile)

Daddy went in with Kyle because there was no way mommy could handle her little guys hurting or being scared and crying! Kyle did amazing! He didn't even cry. The doctor and the nurses still talk about how well he did and what a tough little guy he was!

Mommy stayed with Kody in the room. Kody fell asleep in mommy's arms. The nurse came to get him and when he woke up he was no longer in mommy's arms & was strapped to a table...so needless to say he was traumatized! Poor little guy cried for most of it and would wake up crying every few minutes for the next day or so...it broke mommy's heart!!!

10/15/08-10/21/08

On 10/17 we went on our first walk together. Kevin had to head back to CA to work on 10/21 so his mom Karen came to help me out with the boys.

(these are pics from 10/15/08-10/21/08)

10/21/08

During sun time for their Jaundice, Kody almost rolled over...a tiny tap from Grandma Townsend & we was completely over! We had to do sun time 3-4 times a day. Two of those times Kody pulled his own hair and started crying...it was cute & sad at the same time!

10/22/08 - 3 weeks old

(I love this picture!...Kody hiding Kyle's face & stiking out his tounge! priceless!!!)

(here you can see Kyle's face)

10/22/08-10/28/08

The boys got to try out the bouncer for the first time. Kody was so little he had to have a little head rest to help hold his head up. They also got to try out one of the swings for the first time, and they tried it out together...Kevin's mom stayed till 10/25/08 helping out...the pic below of her & Kody napping cracks me up!The pic of Kevin with the boys was 8am after getting home at midnight from working in CA...poor guy looks tired!

(these are pics from 10/22/08-10/28/08)

10/29/08 - 4 weeks old

10/29/08-11/4/08

(these are pics from 10/29/08-10/31/08)

Kyle loves the swing from Grandma Scigliano! The boys sleep in such cute different ways! Love when they touch each other! And their little Halloween out fits from the "Neighborhood Ghost" that Boo'ed us and from Grandma Scigliano. Great Grandma Todd came out to stay with me while Kevin was in CA. She would come on Tuesday & leave on Thursday, staying the night to help me feed the little ones, keep me fed and wash the never ending bottles!

Halloween Costumes...

We knew the boys weren't going out anywhere, but we wanted to take pics of them in some type of costume...so Kev's mom ran around town trying to find something they would fit it...I think they turned out pretty cute! Thanks Grandma Townsend! :)

11/2/08

Grandpa Townsend & Uncle Shawn flew out on 11/1/08 to see the boys. It was Grandpa's first time meeting the boys & Uncle Shawn's second time. It was a fun filled weekend!

11/3/08

We took the boys to their 1 month check up...

Kyle: weighed 8 lbs 12 ozs (20th percentile) & measured 21 inches (26th percentile),

and his head measured 14 3/4 inches (31st percentile)

Kody: weighed 7 lbs 12 ozs (7th percentile) & measured 20 1/2 inches (12th percentile),

and his head measured 14 1/4 inches (12th percentile)

We never knew for sure if the boys were smiling or not, so...Kyle officially smiled with a BIG smile at daddy when daddy was talking to Tigger! So cute!

(these are pics from 11/3/08-11/4/08)

The boys watched Finding Nemo very intently! It was pretty cute! They loved watching the fishes on the big screen! Kyle continues to have sun time without Kody. And clever daddy set up the swing and the bouncer so the swing would hit the bouncer & therefore bounce it...Kyle loves the swing & Kody loves the bouncer...

...next post will cover more...it will have 5 weeks old till hopefully 15 weeks old...