It's a Boy!

Now that I have your attention, I'm not pregnant. I think I've told most of you that Brad and Ceylese are expecting again in January. They found out today that they're having a boy.

Also, as promised, here are some new pictures. Kaitlyn is on the left and Nicole is on the right in all of these. Hmmm...does mommy always put them down that way? Not on purpose. Actually, in the one photo with daddy, he has Nicole on the left and Kaitlyn on the right.

Holy Cow!!! (Literally???)

It's been three weeks, and the babies just had their one month checkup. Guess how much they weigh? You'll never guess...

Kaitlyn was born at 4lb 9oz and weighed an even 5lb at 10 days old. She's now 1 month and 3 days old and weighs 7lb 6oz. WOW!!!

Nicole was born at 5lb 12oz and weighed an even 6lb at 10 days old. At 1 month and 3 days old, she now weighs 8lb and 5oz. WOW AGAIN!!!

Or should we say...Holy Cow! :-) The doctors say this is great weight gain. They have both almost gained a full 3lbs since birth in just a month. Yippie. They're 10th percentile and 40th percentile for Kaitlyn and Nicole, respectively.

Pictures tomorrow...I promise.

1 Month Old

Today the girls are one month old. Yippie!!!

Let's see, they have a dr appt on Wed of this week. I'll make sure to tell everyone how much they weigh after that appt. Maybe Kaitlyn will finally be on the chart. Not sure though. Obviously she's gained weight, but she's probably still pretty small for the average one month old.

As for the sleeping, they're doing great. Not sure if it's because we moved them into their nursery and out of our room on Sunday night or if it's just because they're getting older. Maybe a combination of both...but...on Monday and Tuesday night as I reported, they slept for 5 1/2 hours. Then, on Wed, it was 5 hours 15 minutes, still very respectable. Are you ready for it? On Thursday, we got a record 7 1/2 hours!!!! Friday night, we relapsed a bit and went back to 4 1/2 hours. I was partially prepared for that because Nicole didn't eat as much as normal in her bedtime feeding, and then on top of that, she had a pretty big spit up. Probably not enough in her belly to carry her through. However, last night (Saturday), we went back to 7 hours!!!! YEAH!!! Go Girls! Let's hope this trend continues and these aren't freak experiences.

I'll put some pictures up in a day or two. I just need to upload them from the camera.

Repeat Performance

We did get that 5 1/2 hours again last night. Not so sure about tonight though. They both spit up after their 10pm feeding tonight, so their bellies will be a bit emptier than previous nights. Don't know what made them both spit up??? Strange. Oh well, and it's not like they spit up half their bottle, so there's still hope. However, it may mean that we don't get 5 1/2 hours. We'll see....

Stay tuned!

Finally an Update

Sorry...it's been a while. I guess you could say I've been busy, to say the least.

Well, I have definitely learned how to get out and about with the girls. We've had several outings already, including those already mentioned in earlier posts, a shopping trip, a birthday party for cousin Mackenzie and a baby shower for some friends.

I guess the best thing to update is that the girls made it 5 1/2 hours last night. That's right. They had their last feeding at 10 which put them in bed by about 10:30, and they didn't make a peep until about 3:30 in the morning. (You count time by the time you start feeding...not the time you stop, so 10 to 3:30 is great!!!!!) That definitely helped with mommy's sleep. :-)

Grandma Patek has been visiting for several days now and will head off on Thursday only to welcome Grandma Pittman back to the scene. Yes, I've had a lot of help, all of which I'm grateful for. There was a Friday night, all day Saturday and Sunday morning in there where it was just me and Mike though and we managed. I don't know that I could do a full weekday alone though. I suppose I better figure it out...the day time stuff wouldn't be a problem. It would be a weekday middle of the night feeding that would take it all out of me. I'd be half asleep and tired and trying to feed two. No thanks...not yet...which is why I'd love to keep these babies on track to sleep a lot in the night. I'll let you know how tonight goes or if last night was a one time thing.

Latest Pictures

Here are some more photos. They include their first semi-outing with mommy and daddy to the neighborhood pool on Saturday. Of course they didn't go in, but they enjoyed napping while daddy took a 15 minute swim. (Yes, it was a very short visit to the pool.) Then, on Monday night, Great Grandma Blackhall celebrated her 81st birthday, and we all went out to celebrate with her. This was our first BIG official outing. Meal time hit just as our food was served, so that was interesting. My mom, Mike and I all took turns feeding a baby and then trying to eat our own meals. They were the hit of the restaurant though. I can't tell you how many people stopped to peek and comment about them. And I was probably asked how old they were about 100 times. We loved the attention...don't all new mothers love to oogle over their babies. :-) Oh, and notice in the photo, mommy is wearing JEANS!!! Oh yes, pre-maternity jeans. Now, I wasn't tiny to begin with, so I'd like to abandon those jeans in favor of some even smaller one day soon, but for now, I can wear jeans. Yippie!

above: Katilyn on left, Nicole on right (I really like this picture...I may use it for their birth announcements, which I REALLY need to order soon!!!!)

below: Nicole on left, Kaitlyn on right

Pictures

Here are some more photos of our girls. :-) Enjoy!!!

below: Nicole on top, Kaitlyn on bottom...both sporting their "Two CUTE" onesies that mommy bought. :-)

below: Kaitlyn in her boppy. Then, Nicole in hers.

below: The Family. Daddy with Nicole and Mommy with Kaitlyn. Look at Mommy's finger...is that her long lost engagement ring!!!!!!!!!!!!! I THINK SO!!!!!!!!

above: Katilyn on left, Nicole on right.

Oh Yeah - Three Times

Here they are:

1. Kaitlyn weighs 5lbs even!!!! Yeah Kaitlyn. She's "legal" to ride in her 5lb+ car seat now. That was a 7oz gain since Wed when the doctor saw her last.
2. Nicole weighs 6lbs even!!!! Yeah Nicole. That was a 9oz gain since Wed. The doctor said these weight gains were beyond her expectations for both of them and it was fantastic. Keep it up.
3. Now, one for me...I wore non-maternity pants and matching shirt today!!! Granted, it's not like I fit into my jeans. I picked a pair of pants that were a flowing type summer pant, but nonetheless, they had a zipper and a button, and I wore them!!!! Yeah me! And my wedding rings, which I can't even remember the last time I wore (I mean it's been months) are coming closer to fitting. I can get them over my knuckles. I don't know that I'll be able to wear both at once any time soon (women, you know that the thicker the ring, the harder to get on), but to just get one on or the other would be great.

I'll have more pictures soon. I haven't taken as many lately, so I'll need to step it up. I'll get them though. :-)