Long time no blog

Sorry it has been a while since i have updated everyone. The boys caught their first cold of the season when the cold front came through week before last and i was only averaging 4-5 hours of sleep a night. Needless to say, sleep was more important. From breathing treatments, to meds, to the ever so fun "hose the nose" it has been a busy two weeks. They did get approved for another round of RSV shots and they will get them to atleast december. After that, depends on our medical coverage since they are $2400 a month per baby. You always wonder, why so expensive, they are suppose to help them, do they really need that much money! Anyway, enough of the soap box - here's the good stuff...






Riley did get his glasses and does not like wearing them very much. You can tell he needs them but wearing them is a different story but we are working on it daily. Riley weighs 17 lb 5 oz now and is slowing gaining weight. We have been trying to introduce new foods but for him it is a no go. We all know it takes time for them to learn to like something new but any change in Riley's daily eating routing throws him for a loop and he is moody the remainder of the day. He is beginning to pull up on everything and standing on his own but still loses his balance and wham-o that is if i don't catch him first and show him how to get down. He loves to crawl everywhere and his new favorite toy is his leapfrog Musical Table. Here is Riley sporting his new glasses:










Riley on his John Deere.





Carter has been doing very well. Before the cold, I had him fully weaned off of O2 for about 2 weeks then the cold hit and i had to put him back on but we are making progress. He has become such a happy baby and back to the Carter I remember before all the medical issues with the reflux, NG tube and Gbutton. We have made some progress with Carter. Just the other day, he actually let me massage his gums with my finger. Now this is a major hurdle. I can't remember the last time he has let me do this not without gaging. We did it all with no gaging no nothing. So i thought, well if he will let me do this why not try something else. I actually got him to take 5 swallows of pedialyte from the honey bear bottle with not gaging. We wanted to throw a party we were so excited. This is such a major milestone for him and hope we continue on this path. Carter weighs 18 lb 13 oz and not gaining as much weight as i would like but we have been battling, gbutton infections, colds and weaning on O2 which all burn calories so we wait a little longer to see what he does once all of this clears up. Here is a picture of Carter on his new John Deere.






For those of you who don't know October 9, 2007 was their original due date. I think back to this day and always wish i could have been able to carry them longer but it was not possible. So to Carter, Riley and our angel Lanny - Happy Original Birthday!

Before the cold front hit, I took the boys out in their wagon and wheeled them around the driveway and here is pic of them in the wagon.