Growing Like Weeds!!

Yesterday, we took another trip to the peditrician's office, to check the boys weight and then maybe have shots. I could tell the boys were getting bigger, but I was shocked to find out that both Thomas and Michael were over nine pounds. Thomas weighed 9 lb 5 oz and Michael weighted 9 lb 1 oz. They both put on about 2 pounds in 3 weeks. The doctor was very pleased with their weight gain. Since they put on a good amount of weight, he went ahead and gave the boys their first round of immunizations. Both Thomas and Michael did a good job, they cried of course during the shots, but as soon as they were in mom's or grandma's arms they quieted down quickly. Neither boy has had an adverse reaction to the shots, they were a little crabby yesterday but that was to be expected. As for Michael and his monitor, we are getting all the information that has been recorded on the monitor downloaded and analyzed. When our doctor gets the results of the download, he will then make a decision about wether or not Michael can come off the monitor. We are hoping and praying that he will let us take Michael off th monitor.

For the past week and a half we have enjoyed the company of Grandma Dillner. She is spoiling both mom and dad and the twins. David has enjoyed many of his favorite foods that his mom makes. I have also enjoyed them. Thomas and Michael have also enjoyed meeting their grandma. They will be sad when she has to leave.

Last week, Thomas and Michael learned a little bit about the history of our great country. David took Friday off of work, and we went on an outing to Mount Vernon, the home of George Washington. We all had a wonderful day, learning about our first president. The boys were great, the slept most of the day. They enjoyed being close to mom and dad in our baby carriers. David also has taken off tomorrow and Friday, so who knows what other adventures the boys will go on before Grandma goes home on Saturday.

Better Late than Never

As promised I have added more pictures to the website. I am sorry that they were not uploaded in the week timeline that I had mentioned, but what can I say, I am a busy person. Enjoy!

Busy, Busy, Busy

The Dillner twins have been busy this past week. The continue to grow like weeds! Getting bigger every day.

On Thursday we took a trip to visit all of our friends in the NICU. They were all so happy to see the boys. They couldn't get over how big they are getting.

On Saturday the boys got their first tour of a Civil War Battlefield. We loaded the boys up in our baby carries, such a blessing, and walked around Kernstown Battlefield and enjoyed listening to a volunteer explain the battle. The boys won't remember much as they both slept soundly.

Thomas and Michael are anxiously waitng for Grandma Dillner's arrival this afternoon. They are excited to meet their grandma. David is excited to have his mom make him some of his favorite foods. I am excited to have some company during the day. Grandma Dillner will be out here for almost 2 weeks.

Perfect Timing!

It never fails, at the end of a busy day, when I am looking forward to falling into bed, and as I am getting ready for bed. What do I hear? Yes the cry of a hungry baby. Which usually then leads to the cry of another hungry baby. At first I was upset by this because I just wanted to go to bed. Then it started happening on a regularly. I finally came to grips with it, when I realized that it was probably better for me to feed the boys as I am going to bed, instead of sleeping for a short while and then being woke up.

The Dillner family went on a shopping outing this weekend. David and I took the boys to Kohls, Target, Subway and Borders. They enjoyed this outing very much, probably because they were getting new clothes. We found cute Halloween and Thanksgiving outfits for the boys. We bought they boys outfits with room to grow. So for the time being they get to swim in their clothes.

Hopefully I will get to post new pictures sometime this week.

Getting Bigger

Both boys are doing great, says the doctor. He is really pleased with their weight gain, around an ounce a day, he would be happy with half an ounce a day. I guess the boys are overachievers! Thomas weighs 7 lb 6 oz and is 20 in long. Michael weighs 7 lb even and is also 20 in long. We opted to not have their shots today. The doctor wanted to wait a little bit longer, so they can get a bigger. We go back again in 3 weeks, then we will have shots and a discussion about taking Michael off the monitor. We will see how things go between now and then. Hopefully he continues not to have many alarms.

Ernesto

This weekend, Thomas and Michael survived their first tropical storm. Tropical Storm, then Tropical Depression Ernesto was forcasted to drop anywhere from 5 - 10 inches of rain in our area. This prompted schools to be closed due to fear of flooding. If Ernesto did what forecasters were calling for, it could have been an interesting weekend. Instead of pounding us with rain and lots of wind, we received probably about 2 inches of rain, but it was a steady rain and a little wind. The kind of rain we needed. We were lucky, some parts of Virginia did get up to 10 inches of rain and had strong winds. Although it was kind of weak, Thomas and Michael can say that they have been through a tropical storm.

The Dillner family is enjoying a relaxing Labor Day weekend. We had some friends over for dinner on Saturday night and otherwise we have been pretty lazy. David is glad that he does not have to work today, so he can spend more time with Thomas and Michael. Tomorrow the boys go back to the peditrician. We will post a full update of the doctor's report, including weight and length, tomorrow.