4 Weeks Old!

I can hardly believe Grayson and Hallie are already 4 weeks old.  In one sense, it feels like time has flown by so quickly but in another it seems so long ago their precious faces were covered in ugly tubes.   "They grow up so fast."  If I've heard this once I've heard it one hundred times; however, now it resonates.  In 4 weeks they have grown and changed so much already.

Today Grayson weighed 5.9lbs and Hallie 4.9lbs!  Grayson feels and seems like a 'regular' sized baby and Hallie seems so small next time him although she is just one pound shy of brother's weight.

We originally assumed Gray would come home first because he was bigger and stronger but I am not so sure that will be the case.  Sister has been taking her feeds so well and Aaron noticed a big difference today in her sucking strength and time it took her to finish a bottle (just 10-15 minutes!).  As of this evening she has taken feeds in her bottle for 36+ hours.  Gray is also doing well but needed a little help this afternoon.  Grammy Karlos gave him his bottle while we were there tonight and he finished it all with no help but he was pretty sleepy... Sweet boy.  Our nurse thought he may have been a little more fussy than usual today and said he spit up.  He grunts and squirms constantly so it may just be his usual day aside from a little spit up.  They will keep an eye on him to make sure he isn't getting sick and look for signs of reflux.  Praying for neither.

I am so looking forward to the next chapter of our life.  I look forward to the hectic but sweet days of having our babies home with us.  We are getting closer everyday and I couldn't be more proud of our little fighters.

Happy 4 weeks Sweet Angels!