Growing, Growing, Growing!!

I was quite surprised on Wednesday when Louisa weighed 9 lbs!! Reid weighed 12 lbs 6 oz, so they both gained 1 lb 5 oz in about a month. The doctor thought they both looked great...they both showed off their smiles for her :) She is a little concerned that they haven't had as much catch up growth as they like premies to have. Their growth is steady, but on the growth chart the are following along parellel to the growth curve. They would like for them to be getting closer to the curve. No plan of action yet, just to keep them both on the polycose (it adds calories). Last week we switched Reid from Zantac to Prevacid for his reflux and it has made a HUGE difference in him. We are hopeful that as he feels better he will begin to eat a little more. Unfortunately, the pink eye is still lingering : (

Pink Eye!!

I don't think pink eye could ever be fun, but especially not with 5 month old twins! Yes, BOTH babies contracted pink eye! They caught it last Wednesday (it started showing on Thursday) and we have been fighting it with drops since then. So far, Craig and I have managed to avoid catching it(as well as my parents who were here this weekend). Reid has only kept it in one eye, as of tonight, Louisa now has it in both eyes. It is SOOOOOOO frustrating, not to mention it's just sad to look at their pitiful little eyes all red and gunky! We're praying that it will clear up quickly and that we can keep from passing it through the family again.

Tomorrow we take the babies for their 5 month check -up :) We are hopeful that they have both put on a good bit of weight...stay tuned!

Happy 5 Month Birthday, Babies!!

5 months already!! We can't believe it either! Reid and Louisa are growing up so fast! They both love to giggle and are REALLY enjoying their play mat...they like to talk to the bugs that hang from the arches. It gets a little loud when they are on separate mats because they like to talk back and forth...it sounds like they are having a competition to see who can be the loudest. They really are so much fun right now as they are figuring out new things they can do. They go back to the doctor next Wednesday so we can see how big they are. You can see how big they are getting from the pictures above...I don't think they'll be able to fit in the swing together very much longer!

Out and About...at last!!!

A few weeks ago our doctors FINALLY said it’s okay for Reid and Louisa to get out and about…YEAH!!! Sooooooooo...here’s a little about what we’ve been up to.

The week of March 3rd, Craig was sick all week so he mostly stayed upstairs so that he didn’t get the babies (or me) sick. It made for a long week for all of us…Craig because he was sick and it was hard for him to stay away from Reid & Louisa for that long and it was long for me because I didn’t have Craig to help me with the babies which is a lot to do! That weekend Craig had to work all weekend, so I packed up the babies and went to Fort Mill to get some help with the babies and to visit my Mom & Dad (aka Grammy and Poppy), and my sister her family (Aunt “Tina”, Uncle Steve, Alex, Abigail and Benjamin). The babies did great…they slept almost the whole way there. Everyone had a great time. It was great for Reid and Louisa to finally be around their cousins. Abigail was especially interested in the babies as one of her favorite things right now is taking care of her baby dolls. Benjamin was a great helper and kept bringing us blankets to cover up the babies. I think Alex also enjoyed getting to see his cousins…he got to hold both Reid and Louisa. This was the first time that I had been out of the house since October when I got put on bed rest so it was great for me to get out and visit my family.



The weekend of March 15th we stayed home but on Saturday we had several visitors. Papa, Grammie, Aunt Lorraine and Uncle Mike came up from Saint Mary’s and Aunt Jamie came from Missouri. Grammie and Papa were able to see Reid and Louisa when they were in the NICU, but this was the first time that they were able to hold them. Reid and Louisa were of course on their best behavior and showed off their precious smiles to everyone!

Easter weekend we were back in Fort Mill…this was our first family trip with the 4 of us. This was also the first time that my whole family had been together since October…of course our group has increased by 3 since then. The adults are now outnumbered…there are 8 adults and 9 children (ages 6 and under!). It was a bit loud at times, but so much fun to see all of the cousins together. This was the first time Malissa and Brad & their crew were able to hold Reid and Louisa and it was also the first time that Craig was able to see/hold Ava. Emma Catherine, Matthew and Andrew all seemed excited to see “Weed and A-weesa!” Our first Easter with Reid and Louisa was also their first time going to church…what a special day! Grammy and Poppy (my mom & dad) were happy to have all 17 of us together at church…we managed to get a really good picture of all of us!


The next weekend we were at home but we did venture out on Saturday for a ride over to Craig’s parents house…another first for Reid & Louisa. They had some special friends visiting from Saint Mary’s – Jeff & Rosa Lee. We love for people to finally be able to meet Reid & Louisa!
This past weekend was FINALLY our first Sunday back at our church!! YEAH!! It was great to finally see all of our friends and introduce them to Reid & Louisa. We are proud parents and were so glad to finally be able to show them off! I think we may have slightly distracted the class (sorry, David!) because it was during the middle of Reid & Louisa’s awake time. Louisa wanted to smile and squeal the whole time and Reid wasn’t very happy because he wasn’t getting his normal play time. We’re going to have to figure out a way to be a little less distracting in class if we are going to be welcome there! It is exciting to us that Reid and Louisa already have so many “friends” around the same age as them because so many of our friends have had babies lately. It will be fun to see them all together as they get bigger.