2 months old already!?!?

Yesterday we went to the dr for their shots. I was holding Jax and he cried his first tears. It broke my heart. Caden was the same but Troy held him so I didn't have to think about it. Boy have they grown! Jax is 9lbs 5 onz 21 1/4 inches and Caden is 10lbs 5 onz 22 1/4 inches. They are in perfect heath. Jax is continuing with meds for his reflux but the dr is happy with his weight gain. Caden may have a slight hernia at his belly button but the dr feels it will probably go away on its own.

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Another week...

Nothing new or exciting. The boys are really growing. I'm getting excited to being home for Easter and show off my boys. Jax is doing well. We have to prop him up to sleep but the meds are working and he is still spitting up every feeding but not as much. It's nice to have my happy baby back. Caden is growing and growing. He is much more content. He must be accepting he's stuck with Troy and I :) Here are some new pictures:

Trip to the IWK

Well Jax went in for tests yesterday as he is spitting up most of his bottle. We (us & the Dr) think it's just reflux. I'm glad we have a Dr that will check 'just in case' it's something else. He is a little out of sorts but still a happy baby. The nurses at the lab got a kick out of him. When he is mad and has in soother in he will let you have it. We have no idea what he's saying but you can tell he's mad. As soon as it was over he calmed right down. So the only question is..What did Troy and I do to get such good babies???


Oh and Caden is taking silicone soothers as well now...YAY!!!

VICTORY!

Caden is finally eating from a silicone nipple. For those who don't know Caden lost the most weight at birth because he wouldn't eat from a silicone nipple. He would only use rubber nipples. Now with my latex sensitivity Troy has been telling me to stop itching every day. He still has his soother but I don't have to touch the rubber part. This makes me very happy!

The bottle he is using here is the rubber nipple:

Fletcher Family Fun

What a fun filled weekend us Fletchers had! Fri night Jax & Caden met their Auntie Lynn, Uncle Jay (Troy's brother), and cousins Paige & Nick. We had a little birthday party for Paige with the immediate family. Saturday we were an hour late for the Fletcher family photo. But everyone kindly waited. We now think our boys are going to poop everytime we try and get out the door making us late. That is their father's DNA! Sat night was Grandpa Art's 90th birthday celebration. It was held at the Gio restaurant at the Prince George Hotel. The food was fabulous. The boys were is their carriers and slept all night. Sun we celebrated Grandma Jean's birthday at Chinatown. The boys were awake more for this so got to be passed around to family & friends. Cousin Paige even got to help feed Jax & Caden. She was so proud. Check our the online photo album for more photo's but here are a few.

Top 10 things I am thankful for right now...

1. Bouncy Seats...the person who invented them....Auntie Joyce for getting them for Tania and Tania who gave them to me.

2. Soothers...and thankful her boys take them

3. New (to us) Car....and Glen for finding us such a great deal

4. Troy...for being such a great hubby & daddy

5. Jennifer...for bringing lunch the other day

6. Deep Water...for new & old friends

7. Duane....thanks for inviting us to share in your acheivements

8. Family...for support & guidance

9. Computer....to give me a tie to the outside world

10. Jax & Caden...for bringing so much joy in our lives...even when we need boucy seats and soothers :)

Updates

Feb 16, 08: So yesterday was a high maintainance day. We switched formula's from good start to the PC brand b/c it was half the price. Well we did a hard switch and not a gradual one. BIG mistake. I had a couple of grumpy little boys yesterday as they kept spitting up their formula and were hungry. We are now doing half good start and half PC and they are doing much better. We will gradually remove the good start all together. Also yesterday I realized they are almost out of newborn diapers. How the heck did that happen??? They grow WAY too fast.
Feb 14, 08: Today we are due! We went to the Dr and Caden is weighing 7 lbs 9 onz and Jax is 7lbs 4 onz. Unbelievable! The Dr is very happy with them and everything looks great. They return in a month for their 1st set of shots.
Feb 12, 08: Jax and Caden were 1 month old yesterday! They are growing. I hope to get more pictures up this week. Caden seems to be happier these days. Except when we are changing his diper :). Our church had a pot luck for us on Sunday. Unfourtunately there was a bad storm but a few (including us) braved the storm. We had a great time.

Feb 8, 2008

Today the boys are 4 weeks old. Still not due ;) I'm alone for the first time. Troy took the first 2 weeks off and my parents left today after being here for 2 weeks. It's very overwhelming. Caden has decided that he needs to eat every 2-3 hrs as Jax is still on the 4 hr schedule. This made for a difficult night last night. As I write this I hear them waking so I must go.

Growing Boys

It blows my mind how fast these boys are growing. They are starting to grow out of their preemie clothes and diapers. At out Dr's visit this week the Dr was very impressed with their growth. Jax is weighing 5 lbs 14 onz (8onz gain from last week) 2 onz over his birth weight and Caden is 5 lbs 15 onz (13onz gain from last week) his birth weight! Caden is starting to be happier with life...I guess food does that for you. They are starting to have a fussy time during the evening. I'm thankful it's not all night!They are also awake more during the day. Enjoy the pictures. I put the link to their online photo album. I update it about once a week.

11 Days Old

I cannot believe I've been a Mum for 11 days. After such a difficult time getting them here I'm still overwhelmed. We have been blessed with two very different boys. Jax is VERY laid back and goes with the flow. He burps and poops very well! Grumpy would be proud. Caden still seems quite ticked off that he is born. His burps and poops are not up to his brothers standards but they are still well done.

We are still trying to get the house in order. Oh what a job. Papa came over this weekend to install the new kitchen counter. I was 24 hrs without a sink. It was tough trying to sterilize bottles in that situation but we survived (except for my latex allergy that flared up). Now just to get the toilet fixed on the main floor, then set up the rec room and office we will be doing well.

Jax and Caden are here!

Jax Owen & Caden Troy arrived via emergency c section on Jan 11, 2008. I was 35w 1d pg and had gone into active labour. Jax was 5lbs 12onz & 19 inches. Caden was 5lbs 15onz & 19.5 inches. After spending only 48 hrs in the NICU they were brought up to my room. 48 hrs later we were sent home on Tues Jan 15, 2008. I spent exactly 3 months on bedrest. Two months exactly in the IWK. I am completely overwhelmed by everything. My boys are darlings and I will post pics soon. Thanks to all for your prayers and well wishes.