Jan 29, 2011

One would think that staying at home all day you would have a few minutes to update your blog...needless to say, the blog has not been at the top of priority list the past few weeks.
Everything has been going pretty well here in babyland.  We are still getting lots of assistance from family which is helping to keep me sane (and somewhat rested).  Some nights are longer than others as Braden still seems to have his days and nights confused.  He really does not like being in the bed!  In an attempt to stabilize the babies schedule, I am trying to let him "cry it out" some at night.  This is truly torture!  I know he is fine as he is always fed and clean when he is put to bed, but it is awful to hear him scream, not cry, scream while lying in the crib.  Amazingly, Kate and Brooks sleep right through his screaming fits and eventually he wears himself down and drifts off to sleep.
All of the babies are eating well at this time and Kate's belly issues are much better.  She is still on the (expensive!) Alimentum formula, but I am planning on trying her on breastmilk again in a couple weeks to see if her system has matured enough to allow her to tolerate it.  Hopefully she will do well with the breastmilk and we can begin to supplement all 3 of them with a less expensive formula.
Brooks' appt with surgeon last week went great! The surgeon could not find the hernia, so we believe it may have closed on its own.  No surgery for now and we will check back in 6 months!  His only problem at this time is with spitting up.  He seems to have a mild-mod case of reflux which is being treated with prevacid.  I hate giving the little guy meds, but I hate even worse seeing him (appear) to be in pain after eating. 
We had our first visit from home nurse with Nurses for Newborns on Thursday this week.  Chris is very nice and will be following babies growth on a regular basis to ensure they are growing and developing as they should.  Their current weights: Kate 7lbs 10oz, Braden 6lbs 15oz and Brooks 5lbs 6oz!  I could not be happier at how well they are all growing!

January 14,2011

As you can see from the lack of updates, things have been pretty busy around the Morris home.  "Busy" these days consists of feeding, changing diapers and changing clothes due to spit up/ wet.  Right now, the babies are on a 3 hour schedule, meaning they eat every 3 hours.  By the time all 3 have been changed and finished eating, it feels like it is time to start the cycle all over again. 
We are trying to work out their sleep patterns now.  Brooks and Kate do pretty well with sleeping at night, but Braden is another story.  He has had his days and nights mixed up since he came home from hospital and we are having a rough time transitioning him.  The lack of sleep has been rough on all of us, but thankfully I have had help from my mom and mother in law.  I am starting to feel more comfortable with all 3 of them on my own, but I can not imagine not having them around to help in the beginning. 
It is so nice having the babies home and not having to make a hospital run daily to go see one of them.  Those weeks when we were caring for one baby at home and visiting the others in the hospital(s) were physically and emotionally draining.  I still worry about their health and am probably a little more paranoid about some things than others, but I know this will get better with time.
I can not believe they will be 2 months old tomorrow (which is actually their original due date).  It has been a crazy, but overall wonderful 2 months!  These new pics were taken by Travis' friend Michael Nobles who has recently began doing photography on the side.  I think the pics turned out great and am excited to be his "practice family"!

Happy New Years x 3!!!

I couldnt have asked for a better New Years present yesterday when the MD called and told me "today is the day".  Even after hearing the wonderful news that they were planning to send Kate home, I was still skeptical about her discharge until we were actually walking out of the hospital with her.  I am so relieved to have all 3 of my babies at home and so glad that Travis and I no longer have to make the daily hospital runs to visit them. 
Again, I want to thank everyone who has prayed for us over the past few months.  Hopefully, all of the health issues arre behind us now and we can enjoy our sweet babies at home.  I have no doubt I will be extremely sleep deprived over the next year, but it will all be so worth it!  (I am already getting used to having only about 4 hours of sleep a night).  Thankfully, I have a wonderful support system.  Without them, I am sure I would be Crazy!