BIG BOYS!!!

The boys had to go to an unexpected visit to the doctors Tuesday but we at least got to find out what they weigh. are you ready?? Jaden was 13 1/2lbs and Jaxson 10lbs 2oz. What big boys they are becoming! They are gaining weight so great and thriving. : ]

Jaxson had a yucky eye last week but I just thought it was a clogged tear duct since he gets them often and his eye wasn't pink or swollen... but Jaden got is Saturday night so I thought something might be up. I did the massage (for clogged tear ducts) all day Sunday and it didn't seem to get better so I called their doctor to get them in. We were suppose to go Monday but a different 3 hour doctors appointment made us miss it. Tuesday when they were seen the doctor said she wasn't sure if it was an infection or not. Neither of the boys had pink in their eyes and neither of them seemed in pain. But in the middle of the night when they would wake up to eat their eyes would be crusted together (so sad) which made her think it wasn't just a clogged tear duct. She ordered some ointment and said to continue to do the massage as well and so far so good!! Jaxsons eye is still a little watery during the day but neither of their eyes have crusted over since seeing the doctor!!! It gave me a little glimpse of the future... if one of them is sick they both will be sick!! At least the first time was just something minor. : ]


Monday we had an appointment with a surgeon, Dr.Curnow, about Jaxson's hernia. When he was about 1 month old he pushed it out and has never resolved on it's own. Dr.Curnow is a very busy guy and we waited 2 1/2 hours before even seeing him... We were a little frustrated seeing how it's a little hard to keep twin babies entertained that long, but what can we do? He was a very nice guy and surgery is planned for November 10th to repair it. He said he could do it now but with Jaxson being so little still there is more risks and chances of not as good of a repair. And he would most likely have a longer hospital recovery where as if we wait if could most likely just be an outpatient. He would like to see him around 12lbs so hopefully he gets there by November. Jaxson is still VERY grunty at times and gets his hernia scary big and we worried if he gets it repaired and is still as grunty he would push it out again. Dr.Curnow informed us he has done 2,400 hernia reapirs and only 3 have come back, and he hasn't had one in the last 17 years. That made us very pleased and feel very comfortable about him caring for our little Jaxson.


Besides the doctors appointments the boys are doing great!! They have longer awake periods and are so fun during those times. They are getting the cutiest personalities and are such happy babies! Monday night they finally started sleeping good again which has made it very nice for us! I think they just went through a little growing spurt last week and decided they needed to eat ALL the time. It is good they wanted to eat but we need some sleep too. : ]

on our way to the doctors! : ]

Every Sunday I take the boys to Mimi and Papas to hang out for the day. I usually don't head home until it's time for them to go to sleep but this Sunday I left early. Jaxson was sound asleep when we left and woke up in Greenleaf screaming and was starving. We still had a 45 minute drive so I had to stop at my sisters in Nampa to feed. What was intended to be just a feeding stop turned into a 3 hour stay. My nieces sure didn't mind it though. : ] They are so great with the boys and just adore them. Jaxson got his nighttime bottle and was really tired and fussy.... I handed him to Gabby and he fell right asleep, it was the sweetest thing in the world.

Gabby putting Jaxson to sleep
The boys love their cousins!

Playtime!!!! : ]

Mr.Giggles : ]

On our way to dinner for Great Grandma Dee's 81st birthday!!!

The boys have been so close to giggling and Jaden finally truly figured it out tonight! All Trevor's family was hanging out when he did it and I said it was Great Grandma's birthday present. : ]
Jaxson is right behind him and I bet starts giggling any day too. He has little short ones but the "real thing" will come before long!!!


SO CUTE!!!! Jaden being Mr. Giggles : ]

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JADEN.... looking so cute in his jeans

JAXSON... such a sweet sweet baby!

the boys boxing : ]

Jaden was very happy about his Einstein music. he did this for about 5 minutes!!!

The boys have really come a long way in this last week... they have found their voices (and using them quit often) and have really found out what their thumbs are. At first I thought it was cute when they would get their thumbs by their mouths and try and suck but now they won't keep them out!!! When i lay them down for bed and their binkies fall out i don't hear crying anymore i hear suck, suck, suck.... they found their thumbs. I try and tell them it's a no no but they just look at me like whatever mom.

They are both also doing SO GREAT with tummy time. Jaden wants to get on the move and gets his legs really kicking. He also gets his whole chest lifted off the ground now and is rolling over so much!! Jaxson is doing very well with his tummy time as well but doesn't enjoy it as much. He really likes to lay on the right side of his head and it is causing him to get a little flat spot. I try and give him as much tummy time as possible to avoid it getting any worse. I also do stretches and strengthening exercises to really work on his neck and getting it turn to the left more. He fusses most the time during the stretches but we really got to work on this!!!

Jaxson's physical therapist said that babies with reflux tend to turn their head to the right a lot more. For some reason it eases the pain they get when they reflex and so they find the right side being the most comfortable for them. I thought this was interesting! The physical therapist usually comes on Thursdays but this week she was feeling a little ill and didn't make it. I was a little disappointed because Jaxson struggled with his weight the week before and I was really looking forward to seeing how much he gained. I think he did well though because he has been eating EVERYTHING and then some.

Jaden is also eating very well still. I think they are both going through a growing spurt because they are waking up about every 3 hours to eat at night and they were doing so good about sleeping 5-6 hours at a time. This is making some long nights for us and low energy during the day but hopefully this is just a phase and they will start sleeping more soon!!!

4 MONTHS OLD... and 5 days!!

Wow it's hard to believe the boys turned 4 months old on the 8th....
Monday morning they had their 4 month check up and things went very well besides them getting shots. : ( It is the saddest thing to see your baby get stuck with needles and let out the most heartbreaking cry... They were pretty tough though and calmed right down once we picked them up. Jaden weighed 12lbs 4oz and Jaxson 8lbs 14oz. What big boys they are becoming! Jaxson has been doing so great with his breathing that his pediatrician decided to start taking him off some of his diuretics. He has been off one since Tuesday and has done just fine!! We will take away his other one Sunday and if he tolerates it well also he will only be on one medication (for his reflex)!!! The boys were pretty happy babies Monday for getting shots... they slept a lot but when they were awake they were smiley and cooing and in some of the best moods I've seen them yet, i said there had to be something in those shots we didn't know about. ; )
They are both still enjoying their bumbo very much and they watched cartoons for the first time in it on Tuesday. I turned on the Disney channel and Goofy was on and Jaden sat in that bumbo and didn't take his eyes off the tv. I'm sure he didn't really know what was going on but he loved the sounds and the picture changing on the tv. I told him he has a time limit on the tv though and he did very well just wanting his 10 minutes! His head was starting to get tired and he was ready for something new. The last couple days Jaxson has just loved his bouncer!! It is the aquarium one that has the bubbles that move and make noises and he thinks that is just the coolest thing!!! He makes the cutest little faces as he watches it and gets so excited.
Today Jaxson's physical therapist came and he was doing so great with his stretches and exercises! He's starting not be so stiff and relaxing a little more. He was holding his head up great and wanting to scoot all over the place when he was on his belly. He weighed 8lbs 14oz again today which means he didn't gain any weight from Monday. She wasn't too worried about it because the boys had colds last week and also got their shots which could of caused the no weight gain. We just have to make sure he is taking ALL his feeds and acts okay, which he is! She also told us to limit the boys to only 10 minutes of bumbo time a day and Jaxson maybe even less. It is great for babies once they can hold their heads up but if their backs and stomachs aren't strong it can cause them to slouch a little and a lot of pressure on the back which isn't good. She said the best way to strengthen their core and back muscles is to just put them on the ground and try and let them move around. Jaxson's physical therapist is wonderful and it's always nice to get advice from her every once in awhile... I would of never thought of it putting so much pressure on their backs, but now it makes sense. : ]
Well the boys are snoozing away and I should get some sleep myself! GOODNIGHT!

BUMBO!!!

So we bought the boys a bumbo last night and it was worth every penny.... THEY JUST LOVE IT!!! Jaden is sitting in it right now as I write and has a big smile on his face and just looking around. They think it is pretty cool to sit up. They both have been doing so great with holding their heads up and strengthening their muscles. When they have tummy time they will lift their heads and shoulders off the ground and just check everything out for about 30 seconds. They also love to lay on our chest while we are sitting up and lift their heads off.

The boys have been sleeping good which makes for GREAT MORNING MOODS!!! They are all smiles and love to tell stories when they wake up. I'm so lucky they have stuck to being on such a good schedule. Around 8-9 they know it's bedtime... I feed them and put them in bed and they fall asleep all by themselves now. They use to fuss and want to be held and put in bed with us but one night I decided I wouldn't pick them up and it has worked great!!! They will just lay there and "coo" to each other until they finally fall asleep.

Jaxson loving his bumbo... he was so cute the first time we put him in it.
Jaden so content in the bumbo just looking around sucking on his bink!

Last Wednesday we went and got family pictures done!!! The boys decided to wake up extra early that morning and smile all morning but not once for the pictures... isn't that how it always works out? They behaved pretty well though for the pictures seeing how they had been awake since 7am and pictures were at 10:45. And even though we didn't get smiles they were still cute as can be and I'm so happy with the way they turned out!!!

feet,feet,feet.... and more feet!!!!

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cute little brothers