The girls were born on November 16th, 2007, 16 weeks early. Mallory Kate – 1 lb 8 oz, Evan Reese – 1 lb 1 oz, and Kelby Grace – 1 lb 5 oz. Upon their delivery, Mallory and Kelby were transferred to St. David’s South and were doing fairly well considering the circumstances. Our little Evan Reese was a fighter, but she had a lot of problems and she was with us for about 5 hours. We love you Evan and we miss you everyday, but we know we’ll see you again one day. Mallory and Kelby both went through a lot in their 105 day stay in the hospital, from heart surgeries, to brain bleeds, to infections. Many prayers were answered and we thank God everyday for everything He has done for them. Today they are perfectly healthy and growing bigger and stronger everyday. We started this blog to keep everybody updated on their progress. You can scroll down to the bottom of the page for a slideshow from the NICU days.

Friday, May 2, 2008

A first.....

Today we went back to Dr. Sanders for a check up concerning our reflux. Of course we got to do my favorite part the weigh in! Mallory weighs 9lbs 5 oz and Kelby weighs 9lbs 3oz. Their reflux seems to be getting better. I can not thank Diane and Stacey enough for recomending Dr. Sanders to us. She is so good. Anyway today was the first day Mallory had to do something that Kelby didn't. Anyone with multiples knows that most of the time it is 'guilt by association'. However today Mallory had to have blood drawn but Kelby got to escape the needle. Dr. Sanders is checking her Thyroid to make sure everything is okay. Mallory has had a little bit of a problem with constipation and her weight gain has slowed down a bit.

Mallory did very good and didn't get to upset. The bottom lip was out and we had a huge sad face (totally called for)- but she has screamed louder than she did today. I felt bad because she had just gone to sleep and was so relaxed. Kelby was silent the whole time. I know she was thinking - if I don't make a sound they will forget me.

We are changing formula and upping the calorie intake so our girls should be growing like weeds in no time!

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