Evelyn the Acrobat

All the doctors have been telling us that the girls may be delayed slightly on their development track because they were preemies. Well Evelyn just proved them wrong! Jason was giving her some tummy time and she rolled over! Yes, our child with a corrected age of 16 days old just rolled from her tummy to her back! To be fair, she was laying on a wedge, so she wasn't completely horizontal, but we still think it's a big achievement. Now we'll just have to wait and see if she'll do it again anytime soon or can do it while laying flat on the floor.

Both girls are continuing to grow. Evelyn LOVES to eat. We think she would eat every hour if we let her. She's eating about 3 ounces every 3 to 4 hours. Her voracious appetite is paying off; she is now 7 lbs 3 oz and 20 in long. Jessica doesn't have quite the appetite that Evelyn does. Jessica is a little smaller at 6 lbs 9 oz and 19 inches.

Mommy had fun a few days ago taking pictures. Thanks to Ryan and Carey for the cute princess outfits!


Evelyn


Jessica


Jessica (L), Evelyn (R)

Quick Update

Sorry for the lack of posts this week. It's been a bit busy. I returned to work this week, so Mom had the girls by herself during the day. Things went well, although by the end of the week we were both tired.

The girls are continuing to grow. Thursday night we gave the girls a good bath, and then weighed them. Evelyn had passed the 6 pound mark and was up to 6 lbs and 1 oz. Jessica is right on her heels at 5 lbs 14.5 oz.

We passed another milestone this week too. No more preemie diapers! The girls are both using newborn diapers now. They are much more roomier for moving around, and well, for other things too...

Here's a video of the girls from last week. (I hope that it plays.) Evelyn is on the left in this video. This is from one afternoon just before their afternoon bottles. As you can tell they are both a bit hungry. Jessica lost her pacifier, and then tried to take Evelyn's. Evelyn was going to have none of that (notice her right hand). Jessica found a good compromise though...

Nothing Special

The only update we have right now is that the eye doctor appointment went well. Both girls' eyes are improving and we are not anticipating having any long term problems. We're just hanging out and doing all the regular baby stuff...eat, sleep, poop, repeat. We have cute pictures though....


Jessica likes to know where everyone is at all times. Touching Evelyn while they sleep is a must.

Sweet sisters.

Evelyn taking a quick nap before going to the eye doctor. Aren't her froggy feet cute?


Jessica napping before the eye doctor too. Doesn't she look just like a porcelain doll?