3 Week Check up for the twins

Phoebe & Piper cute and tiny!











Gabi & Kennedy, Bath time fun!



Today was an extremely busy day!! Hank took Gabi and Kennedy to their last day of Summer Time Fun. They have been having such a blast going to "school" this summer. I certainly hope they are not too bored the rest of the summer while we have no planned activities for the next 3 weeks. Then Piper & Phoebe had their 3 week Check-up. It was AWESOME!! The girls are doing so well that they told us we didn't need to come back until they were 2 months old. Piper weighs 5 lb 6 oz. and Phoebe weighs 5b. 1 oz. They made it onto the growth chart, that is a BIG accomplishment for preemies! Wahoo!!

When we picked the kids up from Summer Time Fun there was an Ice Cream Social that was out of this world! Okay, there was Ice Cream, but the highlights were the Bounce Houses and Carnival Style games that were there for the kids to play. They had such a Blast and were pretty well exhausted when we left!!!

Michele & Rick, Izzi and Lexi were also here visiting before they leave for Knoxville. Since last night Gabi & Izzi have been fighting over the Mermaid toy, so we went to Walmart and bought Izzi a new mermaid of her own. Of course, after Gabi so graciously gave the gift to Izzi, she traded with her and proceeded to show her how it works by taking over and brushing her mermaid's hair for an hour with the special mermaid comb.

Then Gail, Kloe and Jackson came over with dinner from the children's Ministries. Our dinner was wonderful, but the visit with the Brill's was most enjoyable. The kids had a great time playing together and Gail loved holding the babies.

We managed to sneak the Jewell crew out by putting Gabi & Kennedy in the tub while they packed up and headed out to the car. Farewell Jewell's!!

Twins WIsh list

Hank says I never remember what we need unless I make a list and that I should create a "wish list" on our website of things we need for the girls. So here goes:
- A Bottle Scrubber
- Milk Storage Bags
- Dreft
- Pampers Swaddler Diapers- Preemie Size(they are still drowning in Newborn size)

Its Pool Time!!

More pool time photos here.

So far so good.....

Gabi the world's smallest stunt woman!

Kennedy's all about the skateboard.

Daddy with 2 of his girls.

2 weeks old! Lots of love around here!

Gabi with her sisters!!

Sarah & her 3 sleeping girls! See the babies...they are tiny.

2 weeks old!

Kennedy with his skateboard!

Gabi as Tinkerbell!

finally blogging..

So we have been getting some flack about not updating our site...We are home and trying to find the rhythm of our new life with 6. We are still at the stage where we have some help on most days, so we have only had a glance of the complete reality of our situation.

Piper and Phoebe are doing well and seem to be thriving and getting bigger. They are still eating every 3 hours and sleeping in between their feedings. It is really adorable to see them together and they definitely get fussy when one is left alone in the bassinet. My parents are King & Queen of holding and feeding them. I think my Mom's favorite phrase is, "Give me a baby".

Gabi loves to show off her sisters to people, saying, "These are my new baby sisters". Kennedy loves to help feed them bottles, saying, "Want to help you"(in his deep man voice). Their other favorite past time is climbing up the side of the changing table and holding on to watch the girls get their diapers changed...ooohhh sounds fun right?? Kids are weird!!

Hank and I are doing well, we think...not sure how we are supposed to feel besides tired....of course, we are very Happy to have the girls home and out of my belly!

Gabi & Kennedy so glad to have us home!!

Momma & Twins

Photos from the first 24 hours

Here are some fabulous photos from the twins first 24 hours!

Here are photos from the first week in the Special Care Nursery!

We are home with the girls!!!!

Piper & Phoebe



















We are so excited & exhausted to announce that we are home with Piper & Phoebe!! The girls were discharged from the special care nursery yesterday. They have been maintaining their temp and gained a bit of weight, Piper weighs 4lb 6 oz and Phoebe weighs 4lb 4oz. We will have a check-up with the pediatrician tomorrow. We will keep you updated!!

We may be coming home soon....

Even Phoebe is smiling!!

Guess what??? The pediatrician has given us permission to let the girls stay in our room for the next 24 hours! If they do well, we should be coming home soon...possibly tomorrow! We will keep you posted. 

Double Time....

They still sleep in the same little crib and often sleep nose to nose.

Baby's first ipod a.k.a. first Hearing test!

It has been 24 hours since the girls have been taken out of the Isolette "Condo" and they are now keeping their temps above the required number!! Wahoo!! Piper and Phoebe also had their hearing screening today and passed with 100%in each ear! The test is really neat they hook the up with "baby's first ipod"  as you can see in the pic the kids didn't think it was as cute as we did. They still sleep in the small little crib and often sleep nose to nose.  "Oh, they are just sooooo cute"!

 Today I began nursing both babies at the same time which helped to make feedings a bit quicker. Our trips to feed the babies include; nursing, bottle feeding, diaper changing, swaddling, and pumping. We do this every 2-3 hours and usually takes about an hour and a half to finish everything.  Which leaves us a very short rest period in between. 

 I have quite a few adorable photos to post. I am not really able to post "gallery " pics yet, but I will let you know when I have those up but for now here are a few on the main page. 

Stats: Piper & Phoebe both weigh just over 4lbs. Most importantly they both gained from last nights measurements. I am looking forward to what the Pediatrician says in the morning..hopefully we will be going home by Tuesday. 

My Kennedy helper..

My Helper Kennedy! 

Girls move into an Open Crib!!!!

We are so excited tonight because the girls have progress into an open crib!! YEAH!!! We are now praying that the girls will able to keep their temps on their own throughout the night. The pediatrician will be back in the morning to check on them and make decisions about what our next step will be. Thank you all for your wonderful thoughts and prayers!!  WE appreciate everyone who has called stopped by, and sent email messages and comments here on our site!!

Check out the Size of Piper's leg compared to my index finger!

Sandra & I with the girls..

Condo living...girls moved to a private room.

 

Just keeping an eye on progress

No big progress on the babies except to say that they are not doing any worse and all of their continued tests look good. Piper has gained 40 grams and Phoebe has stayed the same. They haven't given us an exact weight that they must be in order to go home, just that they must be able to keep their temperature on their own. Presently, the girls are living in the condo at about 30 degrees Celsius.  My milk has finally come in so hopefully I can feed them enough to get some weight on  those bones which would help them maintain their temp. Here are a few pictures we took today. You can see Phoebe's size in comparison to an ordinary red pen.

CONDO life is HOT!!!!!

The pediatrician has brought wonderful news so far. The girls are keeping their temps with the help of their condo so in another day or so they will try moving them out into an open crib to see how they do.

The girls are weighing just over 4 pounds each and are still losing weight, but it seems to be slowing and the pediatrician is not too concerned. Plus, my new found breast milk is going to be a huge help!! Yeah!! I was celebrating by myself at 4 in the morning when my milk started really coming in. This means that the babies should no longer need formula if I can keep feeding and pumping. The Pediatrician will be back to check the girls again tomorrow and hopefully she will be able to give us an idea of when they may be able to come home.

We would be happy to have visitors if you would like to come by!! 

Love to all!!

Family of 6..Ahhh Sawyer Cuteness

The Sawyer 6........Can you believe it???

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