Third Week

Jim and Kira

Kira on left (eyes open) and Alana on right with Gma

Kira and Gma

Alana reaching out to Jim and Kira sleeping

Kira on left and Alana on right for the rest of the pictures

Time sure flies - the twins have been home over two weeks. As you can imagine we are up a lot in the night. They have improved at eating and they now take 1/2 hr. to 3/4 hr. to eat instead of an entire hour. Kira has been having some problems sleeping though mainly due to spit up and gas. We spoke to the doctor about it and it is normal and there is not a lot they can do to help her. She will eventually grow out of it and until then the doctor's advice was to let her scream it out at night until she falls asleep. I wish the doctor was here last night to listen to her scream for almost 3 hours straight without stopping. My Mom, Jim and I left her alone but we were all awake listening to the "night sounds".

Both girls gained weight and Friday Kira weighted 5lbs. 4 oz and Alana weighted 4lbs 10 oz. They both also received their Hep B shot and both screamed for that. The doctor said they looked great so we do not have to go back for another month.

We had our first "photo shoot" yesterday. Jim took a bunch of pictures for me and we will attempt again today. It is hard to keep their eyes open without them screaming.

My Mom was staying for two weeks but realized how much help we still need so she is staying for another week. A big thank you to everyone who has been bringing food - it is so helpful!!! My Mom and I barely have time to keep up with the dishes and laundry on top of feeding the girls in the day.

Enjoy the pictures.