She Was Robbed!!

I can't believe that I'm writing/venting about American Idol but here goes......

Jason Castro should've way been in the bottom 2 along with Syesha! I can't believe my girl
Brooke was sent home! She has so much personality and can sing so much better than the other 2. What a shame.... I have no doubt that this won't be the last we see/hear from miss Brooke.

I guess I shouldn't complain at all because..........I didn't even vote! Sorry Brooke.

One bright side ~ I know it's corny but I loved seeing Neil Diamond perform tonight.

My prediction ~ it will be the battle of the 2 Davids and I think that David Cooke will win (at least he should..he's the best of them all)!

Twice Blessed Daddy Thinks We Should Play the Lottery!

Some interesting ROP facts ~ Each year…

3,900,000 infants are born
28,000 are born under 2 ¾ pounds
15,000 get ROP
1,300 develop ROP requiring medical treatment
500 develop blindness

So, that’s 1 in 78,000 babies, or 1 in 56 preemies (under 3 pounds ) who develop blindness due to ROP.

Our odds are pretty good that we should buy a lottery ticket!!

LONG Weekend!

I made the official mommy mistake of bragging at how well Reese was doing...bad idea.
She woke up on Friday and cried in pain unless she was being held by either myself or TBDaddy. All she wanted was to be held or to sleep. Also, she kept rubbing her right eye ~ weird (her left eye has the shell). This continued all day Saturday and Sunday. We finally broke down and removed the shell yesterday morning at 8am. I thought she would have a much better day but she acted exactly the same. Poor sweet girl...we felt so bad for her but also so conflicted about removing the shell. We made the decision that if she wasn't any better by Monday, we would just take it out...so, that's what happened.

Today is a little better but her eye is still very teary. After speaking with her ocularist, we made an appointment for her to see the opthomologist on Wednesday and then back to the ocularist on Thursday morning. I can tell that the shell was working and doing it's job in just a matter of days. Now that it is out, her left eye is closed even more so than before. I was told that is the case because her eyelid was starting to stretch to the shape of the conformer. We're praying that after she's checked out, we can start this all over (with a few adjustments to her shell) without any complications this time.

Some good news....Tate is officially sitting! I know I posted awhile back "Tate can Sit!" but it was really a one time event. Yesterday TBDaddy went into the nursery to get Reese and I heard him yell for me to come quick ~ that made me panic a bit! I got in the nursery and our sweet baby boy was sitting up in his crib playing with a toy and just smiled when he saw us. Again, where is my camera when I need it? Anyway I'm proud to announce that he continued to sit all day long and it was just way too cute! Yeah for Tate!

I'm looking forward to American Idol tonight and am excited that they are finally featuring Neil Diamond!! I just love that guy.

Reese After Her 1st Visit to Ocularist

Reese was the perfect patient today!  The scleral shell went in very easily.  After we got home, I realized that she had already removed it on her own!  I was a little freaked.  I tried to put it back in by myself but quickly realized that there needs to be a 2nd person present to hold her hands.  After TBD got home from work, he held her down and I put it in..it was actually very easy I'm happy to say.  She tried to rub her eye but we distracted her with food and she left it alone the rest of the night and fell right to sleep in her Daddy's arms.  Please pray that she forgets all about it and leaves it alone for the next few weeks.  I can already tell a difference but not sure if anyone else can yet.  She goes back on 5/13 and then he starts working on her permanent shell.  He tells us that we should be able to tell quite a difference within the next few weeks.  

We met the Girls!

The babies and I went with Twice Blessed Daddy to the dentist today. Our dentist and his staff are such wonderful people..they prayed for our babies the whole time they were in the NICU (and continue to pray for them now too). They were all so excited to see them today! We had a nice time showing them off.

Next we went shopping at the new Target Super Store. We loved it!! I'll tell you why..their carts are all plastic and were so cool. They even have about 15 carts that hold 2 babies in the front so you don't need to worry about a stroller. For this reason alone, I will start shopping there..besides, it's only 3 minutes away from the G's house...which brings me to the whole reason I wrote this post.

We met THE GIRLS tonight after our Target visit. We stopped by the G's and got to meet them. They were both very sweet and on their best behavior I'm told. They loved playing with Tate and Reese and helped to feed them their dinner too. It was so nice to finally meet them.
A is very outgoing and talkative and B is a little more shy and reserved. Although by the end of our visit, she was just as talkative as A. Sojung was our official photographer for the evening..
I'm hoping they'll post some photos of our visit. We had a very nice time and are looking forward to spending a lot more time with them this summer. And thanks Mrs G for the peanut butter brownie care package you sent home with us... One thing is for sure, you can always count on her for wonderful desserts!!

Prayer Request for Reese, Ronda and Noah

Tomorrow is a big day for our little Reese. She gets a conformer placed in her left eye. We're not really sure how they plan on doing this since she's so great at clinching her eye muscles to avoid anyone bothering her eye. We were not given any instructions on how to prepare for this...I think I'm going to give her some Motrin right before her appointment and hopefully it will calm her down a bit. This conformer is the first step for her to receive the schleral shell prosthesis. Hopefully she'll only have to wear it for a few weeks before the ocularist makes her permanent shell. This conformer is not supposed to cause her any pain..it's like wearing a contact lens. So, please pray for Reese!

My friend and neighbor Ronda is in Reno NV for her 5 week treatment for Lyme disease. I've read her blog and it sounds like she's been going through quite a bit this week. She is one of the nicest persons I've ever met and I just hate it that she's going through this. I can't imagine being away from my husband and child for 3-4 weeks..I know that is probably the hardest part of her treatment. I'm thankful that her baby girl is able to be with her and that she has good friends and family who are taking turns staying with her to help out with Raegan. So, please pray for Ronda!

Our nephew Noah suffers from Crones disease. He is going through a bout of it right now and is in the hospital. We found out tonight that his doctors made a mistake last month and cut his med prescription in half by accident...they think that is what brought on this episode. He's in quite a bit of pain and is on a morphine iv drip. We're just praying that his doctors can remedy the situation and get his meds back on track. He's only 21 and had been through a lot with this disease. So, please pray for Noah!

Busy Weekend!

We kept very busy this weekend! Our Friday was spent at Babies R Us picking out umbrella
strollers, mats for our newly converted playroom (bye bye morning room) and new activity centers.

Saturday we took our french bulldog Milo to a dog park for his monthly frenchie meet up. The weather was so nice and he had a great time playing with all the other frenchies. He could really care less if there were other dogs there..he loves people and everytime I saw him, he was being petted by someone new. Once I got out the Cheerios to give to the babies, he came running because that's his new favorite snack food. As a matter of fact, I fed several of the frenchies Cheerios that day.

Once we got back home and fed the kids, we totally redid their new play area. We removed all of our things and now it's all baby stuff. The kids really love it too! They've been having such a good time playing with all their toys in there (forgot to mention it's now gated off from the kitchen).

On Sunday, we went to church and it was the 2nd time I took the babies to the nursery..of course I stayed in there with them again. Not sure when I'll feel comfortable to leave them. I know they'll be taken care of...just not ready yet!

Our friends the G's met their girls on Saturday! They then picked them up on Sunday and are bringing them home today! I'm sure they were very shocked at the sight of their new home ~ it's very large I must say. They were the topic of discussion all weekend. We admire them so much for opening their hearts and home to these little girls. We just know they'll be the perfect parents for them. Amen!