Sick Baby

We have a sick baby!
Uggg!!
Gavin has somehow gotten a cough. He's still as happy as ever and coos and smiles all the time but if he cries he will start coughing. So sad to hear. I have put a warm mist vaporizer with Vicks baby rub going in the nursery and have been giving him menthol baths and putting baby VIcks on his chest, back, and feet every night.

We don't know how he got sick because we are so careful to screen people that come into the house but any one of us could have brought germs in from outside (Bart from school, me from the hospital etc.) He seems to be doing OK and the others have managed to stay well. We are being very careful about pacifiers, burp clothes, etc. I am spraying down the couches and swings every night with Lysol to keep everyone else healthy (hopefully it works).

STTN

I had been too scared I would jinx myself if I wrote about it sooner but I am happy to report that all three babies are sleeping through the night!! They go down about 9 or 9:30 PM and wake about 6:30 or 7 AM. They will occasionally wake up in the middle of the night (mainly Preston) but if we just stick the pacifier back in his mouth it's right back to bed. WOW, has this made a difference for both my and DH's sleep deprivation! All three are sleeping in their own crib in the nursery and have been for about 2 months. Since I am no longer breast feeding there was no need to have them in our room. We have the video monitor (which I LOVE)that works great.

I could use some suggestions though on how to transition them to their cribs for naps during the day though. Right now they usually fall asleep in a swing or in a boppy on the couch and if we move them they wake up.

Three Months

Today marks the babies' three month birthday. The time seems to just be flying and they are doing new things every day.

Happy Birthday Babies!

Surgery Update

The surgery went well today. They got the three tumors. One of them was on the bottom of my lung so they just clipped a small amount of my lower lobe but didn't have to take the whole lobe so that's a relief. My incision is not nearly as big as the right side but I also have not seen it yet, just taking others' word for it. I am feeling OK mainly because I got an epidural again for the main part where they did the incision. I do have a significant amount of pain in my left shoulder because they had to go through muscles in my shoulder and the epidural can't go up that high because it would cause breathing issues. I anticipate getting out of the hospital by the end of the week.

Thank you for all the thoughts and prayers.

PS. As I am writing this I am watching a show on the McCoy septuplets that just turned 13 and they are showing their infant stages and man can I relate to some of it already:)

Surgery #2

Just an FYI, surgery to remove the tumors from my left side is scheduled for tomorrow at 7:30 AM. I will post and let you know how I'm doing. This surgery should be a lot less invasive than the last.

Thank you for the thoughts and prayers.

Merry Christmas!

2 Month Stats

The babies had their 2 month appointment today and the pediatrician was thrilled with their progress, as were we.

Kesleigh: 11 lbs 12 oz.
Preston: 8 lbs 2 oz.
Gavin: 9 lbs 2 oz.

As you can see the babies are growing like crazy. Kesleigh is in the 75th percentile for her weight and that's not adjusted for her prematurity. She is also in the 90th percentile for her head not adjusted for her prematurity. The boys are both at the 5-10th percentile before adjusted for prematurity and the 50th percentile with it adjusted for their prematurity.