6 Weeks

Well Mercy,

Here we already are. 6 whole weeks has gone by since that one day, that has forever made my life better than it already was. The day my sweet girls were born.
It amazes me how fast time goes by.


Molly


Molly is such a ham. She has attitude when she wants to get her point across, and she is sweet as can be when life is going her way. She is a bed hog! Just like her momma, she loves to be sprawled out when she is sleeping.No matter where she is sleeping, my arms, her bassinet, her bouncy, she always has her little arms stretched way above her head. :)




She is still very alert, and attentive. She is still the bigger one. She was 5lbs 7oz when we were at the doctor this week. I can not believe how fast she is growing! She is already out of preemie diapers and has out grown several of her preemie outfits.
As great as it is, too watch my miracle grow right before my eyes, I will admit a big piece of me is sad at how fast this happens. One day I was taking a pregnancy test, the next day I was giving birth, and today my babies are on their way to 2 months old. I have found myself in tears many times this past week thinking about how fast everything has happened.
Molly's visit with the neurosergeon this past Wednesday went okay.
He said that her spinal leak has not gotten worse but it also hasnt gotten better. She does have fluid on the brain as a result of this leak. He said it is not a severe amount of fluid, but it isnt a mild amount either. As long as it does not get worse, she will not need surgery to correct this problem. So please continue to pray that if God chooses to not heal her, that He would atleast allow her to remain stable. My girls have been through so much already, and the thought of one of them possibly needing a knife to their brain....well I can not tell you how fearful that makes me. So, I am going to continue to go on good faith, and assume that God has this one just like He has had everything else, and that her spinal fluid leak will continue to remain stable.
After the visit to the neuro, we went and saw her peditrician because she now has the same Upper Resp. Infect that my sweet Em has. :(
The acid reflux is still an issue. She doesnt choke as much as she use to, but now she just projectiles when she vomits. :(
Molly came home from the NICU eating just at an ounce every 3 hours and now she is up to 3 ounces!

All in all my sweet little girl is getting big way too fast, and she is doing very well. I love her so much.

Now about my sweet Emma.



She is still very laid back. Very passive. Sweet as can be. Nothing seems to bother her. When she does cry, its only because her tummy is hurting. She rarely cries for any other reason! Oh well, except when I am putting her in her carseat. She HATES that. Now actually riding in the carseat, she does great. BUT...it is a pretty dramatic event getting her buckled in. :) My precious girl, is so loveable. They both are. WHen Emma is sleeping she love having her hands on her face. And she loves her eyes being covered. If she is wearing a hat she will pull it down over her eyes. If she has a blanket within her reach she will pull it up to her face.




Emma is also eating 3 ounces now. She is doing everything she can to keep up with her sister. Im not exactly sure what she is weighing right now but she has typically been running about 8-9 ounces behind Molly So im going to guess that she is close to 5lbs now. Which to me is crazy. She was only 2lbs 13oz at birth, and to see her now at 5lbs just fascinates me. SHe is on medicine for resp infection, and her reflux and medicines are not her friend. I think she will be like me in this area. I to this day, will not take liquid medicines. And when I was a kid, my mom had to hold me down to get me to take it. And well, Em has gotten to where, if she does not want to take her medicine she will either hold it in her mouth and not swallow, or she will slap my hand out the way when I go to give it to her. It's a true story. Little rotten booger, does not like her meds! I told her yesterday that she didnt stand a chance at getting better, because she spits out half of what goes in. I dont think she will beleive me, until she sees for herself. :)
I just love her!

Its so easy for me to forget about the housekeeping, and just enjoy the company of my babies. When they first came home I was very adament about keeping everything orderly, and on schedule and being the perfect mom but also the perfect houeswife. But I found very quickly that in trying to obtain perfection in my home, I was taking a way a lot of precious time from my girls that I cant get back. Time has passed by so fast with them, and I just want to Enjoy them every moment of the day that I can. No matter how much I stay busy in the house, there will always be SOMEthing that needs to be done. And, well my new attitude is, I will get to it a little bit at the time.

As long as My babies have clean bottles, clean clothes, the rest of the to do list can wait. I have babies to enjoy before they arent babies anymore. :)
And no, my home isnt a pig stye, but there are dishes in the sink, and clothes in the laundry basket, and Im okay with that. :)

We had a fabulous week with my Aunt Marsha from Florida.She was very helpful to Rick and I. And I was able to catch up on some much needed rest. We sure are going to miss her but she will be back in just a few weeks when my baby sister graduates from Highschool. :)