Christmas review

We had such a great holiday. I love spending time with family and friends. Saturday we went to my brother's house to do our family Christmas. It was so fun with all the kiddos opening presents and getting excited about their gifts. It was a bit chaotic with wrapping paper flying about. The twins got a beautiful picture frame from Aunt Michelle, Uncle Chris and Jordan. They also got several cute outfits from Aunt Tasha. Christmas morning we opened gifts at our house. We slept inn until about 9. I guess when there are no young kids in the house you don't have to wake up at the crack of dawn. Ashley loved all of her presents, even the clothes I picked out. Which is a total shock. Normally I buy her something and we have to return it because she doesn't like it. I guess I have suddenly got style!!!
We decided that Wednesday we would drive to LA to surprise Aaron's family. We fed the babies at 10 am then hit the road. 1:30 was feeding time again so we stopped for gas, potty breaks and baby feeding time. They did so well. No crying at all. Aaron's mom was so shocked to see us. Of course she was excited but she had no idea at all we would pack up and come to LA. We have enjoyed our visit so far. We went and visited Aaron's Aunt and Uncle and today we are going to visit Patrick and Amy.
I hope you and your family had a wonderful Christmas.

Love, Staci

Almost 17 lbs of babies

Preston weighs 9 lbs 5 oz and Lily weighs 7 lbs 15 oz. Wow the difference is amazing. He is a total eater and she is a snacker. She will eat a few oz then stop and burp and wait a few minutes before she is ready to eat again. Preston sucks down his bottle in record time then wants more. It's so funny to see the difference in the 2. They are so alike in some areas and so different in others.
I hope everyone has a Merry Christmas.

Staci

Has another week gone by

SO another week has come and gone. Wow and Christmas will be here soon. I am done shopping but have not wrapped a single thing. I start to but then a baby cries or I run out of tape. I will get it done before Christmas for sure. So nothing new to report except the babies are growing like weeds. I swear from day to day they change so much. I will upload the latest pics and video tomorrow when I have more time. Right now both babies are fed, clean and sleeping so I am off to bed while they sleep. They have been doing well at night and sleeping for at least 4 hours.
Take care- Staci

6 weeks

The babies are 6 weeks old today. Time has gone by so fast. They are getting so big too. Preston weighs 8 lbs 3 oz!!!! Lily weighs 7 lbs 2 oz!!!! I am amazed how big they are getting. Aaron went back to work on Monday so I have been doing it alone during the day. It's not too bad the babies wake up about 7 to eat and be changed then they stay awake until 9 or so and go back to sleep for a few hours.

I was able to go to the mall yesterday when Aaron got home from work. I got most of our Christmas shopping done. I have been online and making lists so I knew exactly what I needed to buy.

Aunt Tasha came by yesterday to bring the babies some onsies she made. They are so cute. They love playing dress up. hehe

The babies are still happy and healthy. We have not been taking them anywhere. We are so afraid they will get sick again. It's hard to believe they could get sick since it's 80 degrees outside. Sheesh it's supposed to be winter!!!!!

I have put lots more pics on the web album also. Including the babies first bath. : )

Love~ Staci

Lily pie is home

Lily came home happy and healthy yesterday. We are trying to get back to a somewhat normal routine. They have gone back to eating every 3 hours? I have no idea why this sudden change. They are eating about 4 to 4 1/2 oz each feeding. Maybe it's a growth spurt, who knows. I am just happy they are eating and doing well.
Mama Jean went back to Louisiana this morning. She was such a huge help. I don't think we would have made it without her. Aaron's family has been so awesome. My family has been too. I can't thank everyone enough for the help. We had people staying at the hospital just so we could get showers and a meal. Speaking of meals thank you for them. It has been so wonderful not having to worry about what's for dinner.
I have taken more pics and will put them on later. I have to go pick up Ashley's medicine. She has an ear infection. I took her to the dr. and we have all received flu shots and the babies got the RSV shot before they left the hospital. Hopefully this is the end of our germs.

Staci

Preston is home

Preston came home on Friday. The Dr said they could tell that the Pneumonia wasn't bacterial because the blood culture came back clear. When they do a blood culture they grow it for 48 hours and then check it to be sure there is no bacteria. Lily is still on oxygen and may be home by Tuesday. They have dropped her oxygen down but she isn't ready to come off completely yet. She is still getting her Albuteral and Pulmacort treatments and they seem to be helping break the mucus up in her lungs. I will be so happy when they are both home and we can settle back into our routine. Well at least the routine we were starting to get used to before all this happened.
Aaron has taken the week off and we have cancelled our Christmas plans. We are staying home and making sure these babies stay well.
Take care and I will update with any new information.

Staci