Busy Week for Mom and the Boys

(Everett, Levi)

This week we had 4 doctor's appointments:

• Boys had a check up and both were still gaining as hoped. Everett was 8 pounds, 2 ounces, and Levi was 8 pounds, 4 ounces. Doctor also answered the question of the ages for me--do we consider the boys to be 7 weeks old or 1 week old? She said they are 1 week old, period. My expectations regarding sleeping and eating have to reflect that. It also makes much more sense when you look at their behavior (very little awake time).
• Everett had his hip ultrasound which ruled out any dysplasia that could have developed from his position in utero.
• Levi had an appointment with a cardiologist to investigate his heart murmur. He had 2 hours worth of tests, including a 45-minute ultrasound where he had to be fully tied and restrained, and he barely whimpered the entire time! I soothed and shooshed him and gave him his pacifier and he was SUCH a trooper. The murmur was declared benign, sometimes called innocent. It won't disappear, but it will also never cause problems.
  
• My follow-up. Great fun.

Sunday the 10th was the boys' 7-week birthday, and also their first visit to church! Even though the pediatrician is still asking us to keep them home until Spring, we've decided a weekly visit to church without being passed around is going to part of the plan. Our friend, Julie, came over and helped get me and the boys ready for our first dual outing. It was great and of course we were all well-received. It was great to see everyone!

I can't believe how big the boys are getting. A high-calorie supplement is added to their breastmilk or formula so the weight-gain is strategic, but at on ounce a day they seem to change overnight! Their newborn-size outfits have been added to the "outgrown" pile already. Kind of sad.

(Levi, Everett)