(March 4, 2010)
Has it really been 4 months since these two were born? Somedays I have no idea where the time has gone. They have grown and changed so much! At birth Eli was 5 lbs 1.7 ounces and 17.5 inches long. He is currently 11 lbs 13 ounces and 23.5 inches long. So in 4 months he has grown 6 inches and gained 6 lbs 11 ounces! Ellie was 4 lbs 3.2 ounces and 16.5 inches at birth and is now 9 lbs 9 ounces and 22.5 inches long. So she has grown 6 inches also and gained 5 lbs 6 ounces! As you can see Eli likes to eat a bit more than Ellie, but they are both perfect and you can see they are pretty happy babies. Both of the babies coo and babble back at you when you engage them in conversation and they are reaching for and grabbing toys on their bouncy seats. Their doctor was surprised they had not been sick at all. Because being preemies they are at a much higher risk for infections especially RSV, which in the past 2 weeks he said he had sent 2 or 3 kids to Fargo for ICU care because of RSV. So even though it is warming up we still need to remember to wash our hands a lot! Overall the babies are both doing great and even sleeping through the night 95% of the time. I am once again enjoying my nights! I am also very happy to say that I have exclusively breastfed both babies and continue to nurse them, they are not ready for solids yet.
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