First bath

Today the twins had their first baths. Kiptyn didn't enjoy his very much at all, he screamed the whole time. We did manage to make it without getting peed on though! Kylie didn't mind hers, but still screamed part of the time. They both fell asleep after wards.


Kiptyn's bath


All bundled up in his monkey towel!


Kylie's bath.


All bundled up in her duckie towel!


Kiptyn hanging out on the stove in his boppy. The stove was turned off!

Thanksgiving Weekend

Their first Thanksgiving has come and gone. They were exactly two weeks old too! We spent most of the day at home and then headed to Mimi and Papi's house for dinner. Their cousins came over to visit them for a little bit.

As soon as we got to Mimi and Papi's we sat down to eat. Kiptyn and Kylie spent dinner time in the bay window in their boppies until it was time for them to eat.

Then we spent the next couple days hanging over at their house. It was pretty uneventful.


Papi with Kiptyn and Kylie


Papi with all three grandkids!

Updates

Last week we went for another weight check and saw the doctor we see with Haley. Kiptyn was 6 pounds 4 ounces and Kylie was 6 pounds 1 ounce. So they are getting back up to their birth weight, but still not there. He put us on a stricter calorie diet, so they have to get more formula now. I've been adding to breastmilk. They also had to have their bloodwork for the state redone. We are still waiting for results of that to come back.

We took Kiptyn in on Friday because he sounded really bad when trying to sleep and breathe. Turns out that it is just normal newborn congestion. Poor guy. However, on Friday he was at his birth weight! :)

We go again on Wednesday for another weight check. In which, I will ask them about Kylie's spit up issues. It's like Haley all over again. No fun.

First family outing

Yesterday, we went on our first family outing, not to the doctors! We went to Costco, where the kids and I sat in the car. Then to Kohl's where I went in this time to buy some clothes for them with a free $10! Then we all went into Target. The twins rode in their Cadillac and Haley in the shopping cart, LT and I both pushed one. Everyone kept staring at them and saying how tiny or how cute! They slept the entire time and then I fed them in the car while Haley and LT shopped BJ's. It was an interesting time! And tiring of course, but we survived.

No pictures from it, but here are some recent pictures of them while at home.


Kiptyn and Kylie.


Kylie in her car seat.


Kiptyn hanging out.


Sleeping together.

Jaundice update

Kylie's jaundice level went down at the last check, so she is getting better! When we weighed her that day, it was the same as the day before.

They are both still a little yellow, but I think they are getting better! They aren't as sleepy as they were before and they are eating like crazy! All good signs of course.

Finished nursery

Here are some pictures of the finished walls of the nursery. I didn't take the whole room because it is still a mess and being put together!

Weight check appt.

Today we went back to the doctor for a weight check and bilirubin check. They did well other than being hungry again once they were stripped of their clothes! Kiptyn went up to 6 pounds 3 ounces and Kylie went up to 5 pounds 12 ounces. Kiptyn's bilirubin levels went down to 15 and Kylie's went up to 17.5, so she needs to be checked again tomorrow.

After the appt we went to pick up Haley from Kerry's house. The twins got to meet all their big sisters friends! Even though they slept through the entire time we were there!

Kiptyn and Kylie share the same birthday as Brooke and Audrey, so we thought it would be fun to get a picture of the two sets of twins together.

Kiptyn, Audrey, Kylie and Brooke

Photo shoot

We did a photo shoot with the hospital photographer and here are the ones that we were able to shoot as well. To check out the ones they took, go to www.our365.com and then the password is 19221282343990. You can even order from there if you would like.
Enjoy!

First doctor appt

Kiptyn and Kylie had their first well visit today at the doctor! It was an adventure as it was the first time leaving the house with all three kids. It was a fun task trying to get three kids dressed, diaper bag packed, kids in car seats and out the door! But we managed, just not on time. LT left to take Haley to class and then came back. The doctor was an hour behind, so good thing we were late. They called us back and I had to get them both undressed so they could be weighed. That is when they both started screaming because they were hungry. What fun! But they had an extra nurse helping me, which was nice. They got measured and weighed and then we had to wait for the doctor. During the screaming fest, LT came which helped the feeding process. Other than that things went well. They got their bilirubin checked again and they were both 17, which is high. We go again tomorrow for a weight check and blood. Here are their stats from today.

Kiptyn:
--Height 20.25 inches 75th percentile
--Weight 5 lbs 13 oz 5th percentile

Kylie:
--Height 20 inches 70th percentile
--Weight 5 lbs 9 oz 4th percentile

Haley with the twins in their stroller!


Kiptyn drinking his bottle before getting examined.


Kylie hanging out after being checked out by the doctor.

Birth Story

I left the house about 10am to take Haley to Chantilly library for a play group. I pulled into a parking space and went to reach for my purse from the floor on the passenger side and all of a sudden I hear a little pop and then feel gushes of water. So I quickly call my mom to meet us at the hospital. Then call LT to have him get on the next train so my parents can pick him up from the metro. The third call was to my doctor as I was already driving out of the library parking lot. They of course said to go straight to the hospital, which I was already doing. I just was trying to think of the best way to get across town without hitting traffic. Luckily 66 did not have any traffic. Haley was crying in the backseat because she saw that we were leaving the library. I make it to the hospital only to find out my parents are sitting in bumper to bumper traffic on Braddock Road not moving. I didn't know what to do at that point. I get out of the car and feel more gushes and everything started going down my pants and into my shoes. There was nobody outside to help me, so I asked this lady to get some help for me while she was walking in. The lady comes out with a wheelchair and I told her I had Haley in the car, so she left me standing there with wet pants and shoes and goes inside to check. Five minutes later she comes back out and says to bring Haley with me, they are going to take me straight upstairs. She wheeled me to up labor and delivery registration and got all my information and got me registered. However because I had Haley they couldn't take me anywhere, so I just had to sit there with the contractions until my parents got there for Haley. Haley was walking around the little area playing with the rabbits on the counter. Of course she pooped as we were sitting there. There wasn't much I could do about it however because I had nothing with me other than my wallet, cell phone and car keys. I called my parents and they were stuck in traffic still, so I called Lisa to see if she could get there faster and she was nice enough to try it. My parents finally were almost there, so I had Lisa turn around. Dad dropped mom off to get Haley and then he went to get LT who was already at the metro station. She finally came upstairs about 11:25. I had gotten to the hospital about 10:45. I kissed Haley goodbye and she left with grandma and they wheeled me back to the c-section prep area.

38 weeks and 4 days with Haley


36 weeks and 6 days with the twins

Happy Birthday Kiptyn and Kylie!!!

Introducing Kiptyn and Kylie!!

Right after they were wiped off and measured.

Kiptyn and Kylie together

Dr. Forrest, my OB, with the twins. He also delivered Haley.

Mommy with Kiptyn

Kylie before her bath, notice daddy wearing mommy's rings!

Kiptyn before his bath.

Daddy with Kylie

Stats:

Kiptyn

--born at 1:29pm

--weighed 6 pounds 9 ounces

--height 19 3/4 inches

--head 13 1/2 inches

--chest 12 inches

Kylie

--born at 1:31pm

--weighed 6 pounds 3 ounces

--height 20 inches

--head 13 1/2 inches

--chest 11 3/4 inches

34 week belly

Yes, it is getting scarier as the weeks go by! Of course I am 36 weeks today and haven't taken that picture yet! One of these days. I will also update hopefully tomorrow about this weeks appts.