School's Out For Summer!

What a busy week! Wrapping up the last week of school and the girls have kept me busy! Here is an update on each of the girls as we had 4 month check ups for Alyx and Luci on Wednesday. Alyx is now 9 lbs 2 oz. She is 22 in. long. Luci weighs 9 lbs 3 oz. and is 22.75 in. long. Both girls did not gain enough weight this month so their pediatrician wants us to add some solids in their diet. So...oatmeal it is. Girls did okay and were hilarious to watch eat their first meal by spoon. Their doctor thinks the solids will add extra calories and help with their spitting up so much  of their bottle during feedings. On a great note the girls are meeting and surpassing all their age milestones for a 4 month old. They can roll over from front to back and back to front! They are grasping things and even holding into them. They also started to notice and giggle with each other and us! They will coo at us and almost coo at us like they are having a real conversation. It is so neat to see! I have been trying to teach them to say "mama" but we are not quite there yet. 😉

Dorothy has been doing wonderful as well. She is completely off cpap and they are lowering her high flow levels too. Her oxygen levels are now in the 30% range instead of 40%. Her weight is up to 8 lbs 7 oz. She also is cooing and will talk to you. She has also started learning to drink by bottle. This will be a long process for her learning to drink from a bottle, but she will get there. She is doing really well these days! We have also discovered she loves oldies! Especially the beach boys! We listen to it every night. We are ready for her to be home more than ever, and maybe our prayers will be granted this month!