Jaden & Jaxson... TTTS survivors: where is the time going??

WOW days sure are going by fast... I can't believe the boys are almost 4 months old. We had a great week and Jaxson hit some milestones!!! To start... Jaxson now can roll over too! He was very active last night and so funny to watch, he has got some very strong legs!! Dad was home and got to see him roll over for the first time which was very exciting. Jaxson loves to kick his little legs and try and move. Trevor would put his arm against his feet so he had something to push off of and he would move across the floor. I almost got tears in my eyes when our little Jaxson rolled over, he has come so far in these last four months and we couldn't be more proud of him. He also hit 8lbs!! His physical therapist came to the house today and things are still going great with him. He weighed 8lbs 1oz (up 8 oz from last week). He is still struggling with feeds a little so we got him a new Dr.Browns bottle and he has done great with it so far!! He takes his feeds much faster and isn't nearly as messy. I'm also using one on Jaden when he gets his bottle and it seems to help them not get as much air in their tummys and not be so grunty. Jaxson hasn't been on his oxygen at all for 4 days now!! Not for feeds, to sleep, or anything. He is doing so good and his breathing has just improved so much the last week. I keep his monitor off of him during the day now and he loves to be picked up and walked around, something he hasn't got to do since he's always been attached to something. He thinks it's just the coolest thing to get to move around and gets a big smile on his face. I still put his monitor on him while he sleeps at night but he stats high 90's-100 always! It is more of a comfort thing for me until I know for sure he doesn't need his oxygen anymore.

The boys are still on a pretty good schedule and it usually stays the same everyday. Jaxson loves to sleep and Jaden is starting to stay awake a little more. Sunday we went out to Mimi and Papas house and Jaden didn't take a nap all day. He did fall asleep on the way home though and didn't even budge when I put him into bed when we got home, then he slept for 6 hours! The boys still have their time of night where they think they are just absolutely starving!! It is a stressful hour but it makes it all worth it when they sleep for 4-6 hours afterwards.

Monday we took Jaxson to Elks Hearing and Balance since he failed his hearing test in the NICU also like Jaden. Jaxson can hear also!! His test took much longer since he was being a stinker. They have to be asleep to complete one of the tests and of course this is the one time Jaxson decides not to sleep... He sleeps constantly at home but we couldn't get him to fall asleep for anything!! Trevor held him and did a great job keeping him as calm as possible so they could get the test done. The lady that did it said Jaxson sure was making her work for her money that day... He may be little but he can have a feisty little attitude : ] Everything looked good and he responded great. They also did another test to see how his eardrums are moving and his right one had a flat response and she said it was because he had fluid behind his eardrum. I was a little confused how his ear drum couldn't be moving but he could still hear. She said she would fax the results over to his pediatrician and she would explain it to us better the next time we go in. The fluid should resolve on and its own and we have to hope it doesn't get infected anytime before that!! Since he has fluid in his hear so early he can be more prone to ear infections in the future. We were glad everything went great and will go back in 6 weeks to check the fluid again.

Tuesday we got out of the house for awhile and the boys enjoyed it very much. They slept most the time but were very well behaved the whole time. We went out to lunch and to Babies R Us then had to go back to the house for the boys feedings. Then we went clothes shopping since Jaden is getting so big and growing out of all his clothes! He only had a few pair of pj's that fit him and was in desperate need! He has grown out of all his newborn clothes and 0-3 months is snug. I picked him up and just stepped on the scale at home and it said he weighed 11.5 lbs! (and that was a week ago) He has got some chubby cheeks and rolls all over! I can't wait for his appointment next week to see how much he really weighs.

Last week was so hot the boys didn't get to go on many walks. We went a few times in the morning if things went well and the boys were in good moods. It was just still way too hot in the evenings. I was pretty bummed because nights seem to go so much more smoothly when they get to go on a walk and they seem to sleep better. The weather will be cooling down before we know it and I'll be saying it's too cold to go on walks....

They are such smiley babies and are so fun to be around. They both have done little giggles which were very cute but I'm sure in no time they will be giggling up a storm. They are also still loving to tell each other stories with their little squeals. Jaxson will do such a high pitch squeal sometimes it's pretty funny. Jaden will just look at him afterwards like how did you do that? It is so fun to just watch them now that they are very aware of each other and watch their facial expressions towards each other.

Overall we had a great week and happy the boys are growing big big big!!!!