Monday, January 22, 2007

Photo Shoot

We had a couple of hours of awake time from the boys...so we took some photos!! Now they are taking a quick nap before they eat again. (Henry is wearing stripes, Owen in blue truck outfit)
I stood on the scale today with Henry and according to MY scale, he's 7 pounds! Can't be too accurate, but exciting. And of course that meant I had to see what I weighed....not a pretty picture. I thought everyone said with twins you lose the weight with no problem! WHAT!?



Monday, January 15, 2007

We finally came home...

It turns out that Todd's "flu" was actually viral meningitis! Goodness! We spent Thurs-Mon at my Dad's house and let Todd recover at home. His parents cleaned the whole house and made it very nice to come home to. Todd's fever hasn't returned since last night, so I am hoping that it will stay gone, especially since we came home today! The boys have missed their Daddy and I've missed him, too!! I can't wait until I relax a little so we can all kiss him!

Remember, if you have a stiff neck and fever, go to the doctor ASAP! I wish we had. Thank goodness it was just the viral kind.

And wash your hands!!!

Wednesday, January 10, 2007

Of all the things to happen...

Todd has the flu!! Seriously. The coughing, aching, fever of 102 flu. The babies and I immediately moved to the living room and I've been sleeping on the couch....again! I thought the bed rest adventure was over! No, it's not that bad being on the couch, it's just bad panicking and worrying that my preemie boys will get the flu. That would be absolutely horrific. A lot of people thing that the boys aren't preemies once they get to their due date or get to a certain weight...but the fact is, they are preemies forever, and their immune systems are not as strong. So a bug like the flu would be a nightmare. An adult comes down with the cold, and the preemies get a BAD respiratory disease that can be fatal. Some people think we are being anal, but it is very serious. At any rate, it's been 4 days since Todd started showing symptoms, so hopefully we won't get it. I am taking Tamiflu, and even though it probably won't make a difference, it gives me some hope!
Another sad thing is that we sent the dogs to a friends house until the chaos ends. It is so sad to not have them around. I know Todd is missing the only family member that would snuggle with him, too. It's sad, but hopefully they can come back this weekend when Todd is feeling better. I'll tell ya what, if his fever comes back tonight, I am paging the doctor. 4 days of fever is unacceptable!
OK - off to my 6 weeks postpartum appointment. Hopefully both boys won't wake up while I'm gone or mother-in-law may panic. I have already said that calling Todd down to help, even with a mask and gloves - is NOT an option!
Fingers crossed for no disease spreading!!!

Thursday, January 04, 2007

A week of firsts!

We have had a busy week! We went on our first walk, had our first baths, and made our first pitcher of formula! :) Here's Dad and Jamison getting to know Henry!

Bathtub woes

I took an epsom salt bath. It was a humiliating experience. But it actually did help my symptoms. Unfortunately, shoving my fat ass into a m...