- Will moved to level 2 nipples
- Abby is still on the level 1 nipples
- We hung up the doorway jumpers and they love them
Sunday, June 22, 2014
Babies:: 14 Weeks
Tuesday, June 17, 2014
Ben...I mean Will?
I took the babies 3 month pictures the other day and thought it would be fun to put Will in the same outfit as Ben to compare. I am still in shock as to how much they really do look alike. The only real difference being Ben had so much hair compared to Will. So with the hat on the likeness is truly crazy!
Ben is on the blue blanket & Will is on the green.
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Monday, June 16, 2014
Fathers Day
We kicked off Fathers Day weekend by having Vince's Dad & Marq for dinner Saturday night. Larry brought over some old photo albums to look through and it was so much fun looking at all the old pictures! I failed and forgot to take pictures.
Sunday morning we went brunch at BRGR. It was our first time for brunch but I can guarantee we will be back soon! Ben made Vince a bird house and painted a picture of "shooting stars & space rocks"! Such our little artist!
We went to my parents for dinner. Vince cooked ribs and they were fabulous as usual!
I am so lucky to have three amazing men in my life who are such great fathers. Larry raised Vince to be such a loving husband & father. And he is our constant cheer leader. Without my dad I would not be who I am today and he showed me how a man should treat his wife and children. And lastly Vince who is an amazing father to our 3 children. He is the dad who gets up with babies in the middle of the night because he wants to and takes special little trips with each kid on the weekends. I am one lucky girl and I don't ever forget it.
Friday, June 13, 2014
Matters of the Heart
Today was Abby's 3 month check up with her cardiologist Dr Gelatt at Children's Mercy. The appointment didn't go exactly as we had hoped. We were all so hopeful that Abby's two heart issues would correct themselves as she has grown but that's not the case.
Her echo today revealed that the Atrial Septal Defect (hole in her heart) is still there and is about 1-2 millimeters bigger than it should be. A Atrial Septal Defect is a form of a congenital heart defect that enables blood flow between two compartments of the heart called the left and right atria. Normally, the right and left atria are separated by a septum called the interatrial septum. If this septum is defective or absent, then oxygen-rich blood can flow directly from the left side of the heart to mix with the oxygen-poor blood in the right side of the heart, or vice versa.
And that her Pulmonary Valve Stenosis hasn't corrected itself. Pulmonary Valve Stenosis is when the pulmonary valve opens to let blood flow from the right ventricle to the lungs. Narrowing of the pulmonary valve causes the right ventricle to pump harder to get blood past the blockage.
Long and short her heart is working harder than mine or yours is. The positive is that both cases are considered mild to moderate on the scale. The negative is obviously that she has 2 issues with her heart that didn't correct themselves. We are now in a wait and see period. Abby will see Dr Gelatt every three months going forward to monitor. There are surgeries that could be done to correct both issues but that won't be something to consider until she is between 3-4 years old. Dr Gelatt assured us that we don't need to worry to much about either issue right now and that it won't limit her in any way. We asked if this was caused by being a multiple or being so premature and he assured us that neither was the cause its just one of those things that happen. He said the fact that she was in the nicu was probably why they caught it as soon as they did.
Her echo today revealed that the Atrial Septal Defect (hole in her heart) is still there and is about 1-2 millimeters bigger than it should be. A Atrial Septal Defect is a form of a congenital heart defect that enables blood flow between two compartments of the heart called the left and right atria. Normally, the right and left atria are separated by a septum called the interatrial septum. If this septum is defective or absent, then oxygen-rich blood can flow directly from the left side of the heart to mix with the oxygen-poor blood in the right side of the heart, or vice versa.
And that her Pulmonary Valve Stenosis hasn't corrected itself. Pulmonary Valve Stenosis is when the pulmonary valve opens to let blood flow from the right ventricle to the lungs. Narrowing of the pulmonary valve causes the right ventricle to pump harder to get blood past the blockage.
Long and short her heart is working harder than mine or yours is. The positive is that both cases are considered mild to moderate on the scale. The negative is obviously that she has 2 issues with her heart that didn't correct themselves. We are now in a wait and see period. Abby will see Dr Gelatt every three months going forward to monitor. There are surgeries that could be done to correct both issues but that won't be something to consider until she is between 3-4 years old. Dr Gelatt assured us that we don't need to worry to much about either issue right now and that it won't limit her in any way. We asked if this was caused by being a multiple or being so premature and he assured us that neither was the cause its just one of those things that happen. He said the fact that she was in the nicu was probably why they caught it as soon as they did.
Babies:: 13 Weeks
- Abby weighs 10 lbs 13 oz and is 22 1/2 inches
- I'm guessing Will is at least 12 lbs
- Will loves sticking his tongue out at you
- Abby is a little talker like her brother now
- Will is a snuggle bug and I have a bad habit of letting him sleep with us in the morning
- Ben refers to Abby as "Abby Doodle" and Will as "Buoy Woohey"
Getting Old...
Last Friday was my birthday and we did a little celebrating! Thursday night we had a little family birthday dinner at Salty Iguana! Then Friday Vince and I went to dinner at Rye and then headed to Paddys for some drinks with friends. It was a perfect night with a great group of friends! I of course stayed up way to late and had one more drink than I should have but thankfully the kids were all farmed out to the grandparents for the night! Saturday night we kept it low key and Ben & I had a dinner date at D'Bronx and then a camp out for family movie night! The celebrations ended at family dinner at my parents on Sunday! It was a GREAT weekend and thank you for all who helped me celebrate with the calls, texts, emails, coming to Paddys and facebook messages!
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