April 30, 2010

My apologies for the delay in postings. Thursday was a busy day and today I was in MD with the babies most of the day. To all those who haven't actually seen Will and Tenley and have only seen them via pictures....wow....they look absolutely adorable. Mommy is a bit tired - with pumping and "source" feeding taking the majority of her 24 hours. Uncle J brought mommy and daddy a bunch of food which they obviously enjoyed, seeing as half of one of the meals is nicely resting in their bellies as we speak ;) We're just glad mommy is finally eating something she likes!

Tenley did really well again with her "source" feedings...her feeding tube was out most of the day until mommy had to leave for the night. She makes the cutest little noises (and I don't just mean the snorting noises she makes because of her nose congestion). She fusses most of the day, generally just wanting 100% of someones attention. Uncle J was more than happy to oblige...she melted right into his big hands and stayed calm for almost two hours! Aunt Rachel got to change a lot of her poo diapers - she's really talented at messing up several diapers during one changing session. We started applying the butt paste today so hopefully the diaper rash will soon be something in the past. She's definitely smaller than her brother, but don't let her size fool you...she has quite the grip!

Will is just such a little sweetie - as long as you aren't trying to change his diaper or take his temperature. He was awake for a majority of our visit today which was quite a treat. Usually he sleeps during the day and is awake later in the evening. He loves to sway from side to side while in your arms. Be careful though, he only poos once a day so when he does....wow...it's pretty impressive. Imagine a cup-size portion of pea soup... He had two really good back-to-back "source" feeds today but he was tired for his third so he got tube feed. The 50CCs all at once seems to be too much for him so they are going to feed him that amount over a 30 minute duration now to get him use to that amount of food.

All in all, great visit. I have a lot of pics to post, but here are just a few for now...

Grandma Lewis and Tenley
Will
Two Cuties