Busy

The last couple of weeks have been so busy around here!  Here's a little recap...

Reese had a check-up with the surgeon.  It went great!!  Dr. Liu couldn't believe how much he's grown.  He was shocked to learn that he's the smallest.  :)  He's very happy that we didn't put in a g-tube (feeding tube that goes directly into the stomach).  Reese has done great without it and it's one less complication to worry about.  Most kids that have a Nissen get a g-tube.  We often look at Reese and can't believe how fortunate we are.  Things could have turned out so differently.  One of the first things I asked when he was brought back to Comer was whether or not he would have brain damage from not breathing for however many minutes he was gone.  They said there was no way to tell until he was older, but that he looked okay at the time.  Last week we found out that he's not only okay, he's developing better than expected.

They all 3 had an appointment with the developmental specialist. This is an all day affair.  My mom came with me.  We left at 9:00 so the boys could nap on the way to the hospital.  They had appointments at 10:45, 11:15 and 11:45.  By the time we fed them lunch, ate lunch and drove home it was somewhere between 3:00 and 3:30.  Long day!  They did great though.  They are developing at or above their chronological age.  They have until the age of 2 to catch up in growth and development.  They are there and even past in some respects.  Their language skills are especially ahead of typical development.  Reese is the furthest with language.  In short they look terrific!  That's part of why we are doing the March for Babies next Sunday.  We were blessed with 3 healthy babies.  They were born early, but we received great prenatal and neonatal care that they have done remarkably well.  Anyways...

Things were starting to slow down when Thursday night Noah would not sleep.  He slept with us part of the night, in the bouncy seat part of the night (he really does not fit in there).  By Friday night he had a 102.3 fever.  Ugh!  It seemed like his ear was bugging him.  So, off we went to immediate care.  It was already about 9:00 when we got to immediate care.  The wait was well over an hour.  We loaded back up..I should clarify that Aiden and Reese stayed home with my mom and dad.  We went to another immediate care where we walked right in.  A mild ear infection was all they found.  They gave him an antibiotic and we finally got home at about 11:30.  Last night his fever was 102 again.  Hopefully he kicks this soon!

This was sure a long update!  If you're still with me here's the latest on their growth...
Aiden- 28 in.  18 1/2 lbs.
Noah 28 1/4 in. (one foot of growth since birth!!)  21 lbs. (17 lbs. gained!!)
Reese 26 3/4 in.  17 lbs.  (our peanut)  :)

Praise the Lord for big, healthy boys (who all now say, Dada)!