Updates Galore

My Mom came 2 days early thanks to an anonymous friend who we will call “Simo”--Seinfield lovers will get this joke, from the episode with the gossiping rabi. She did some mathamatics and came to the conclusion that 2 adults + 3 babies = mad house. So she changed my Mom’s airplane ticket to come up earlier. What a blessing!!! Thanks anonymous friend “Simo”.

Ethan came home on 1/26/06 (Thursday). This was actually 2 days earlier than expected, which was great!!! And then the next day we went to the doctor’s office. This time David, my Mom and I went with all three kids. Faith weighed 4lbs 0.6 ounces (which is almost double her birth weight. She was 2lbs 1 ounce at birth). Hope weighed in at 4lbs 10.8 ounces. And Ethan (my “Mister Man”) weighed—get ready weighed 5lbs 1.6 ounces. Their pediatrician was very pleased with their progress and stated that she wished all her premature babies looked as well as they did. I think she was just saying that to be pleasant, but it sounded good to hear anyway. So our next doctor’s appointment will be for their 2 month check up where they will get their first set of immunization—3 shots each—another sleepless night to look forward to. By the way if anyone wants to come by and help with feedings feel free to stop by anytime you want. I guarantee it that no matter what time you show up someone will be ready to feed.

We are really blessed for all the prayers and well wishes that were spoken on behalf of our babies. They only spent 6-7 weeks in the hospital when normally babies born at 7 months can spend about 4-5 months in the hospital. Praise God!!!

Breaking News: Faith just picked her head up and turn it all on her. Technically since they are premature they have 2 ages their gestational age and their birth age. So today they are 36/40 weeks gestation so really she shouldn’t be doing this for another 8 weeks when she would be officially 1 month old. I know too much details. What an overachiever Miss Hope is. I wonder where she gets that from—David says her Auntie Joy.