Out at the Zoo

All strapped in and ready to roll ~
Where's Joshua?
Snoozin'

Out and about at the Zoo ~ What fun we had :)

The Bros in Action

This video is two months old (7 months) but it at least shows a little interaction. I have a lot more pics to add in the coming days as well as results from their 9 month appointment.

Adios

WPCCJM

My Favorite Pic from Stanley

He has taken so many and they are all terrific. Here is my favorite so far.

Joshua, Major, Caleb, & Cooper

They are all doing really well. Someone generally wakes up one to five times a night but no feedings and only pampering and praying they go back to sleep. They are all smiling very easily. Cooper almost took his entire bottle this morning with one of our bottle aids (not sure of the Latin name) . Major did pretty well with his as well. It's the next best thing to them holding their own bottle.

Hope all is well with everyone,

WPCCJM

More Stanley Pics

What Great Pics Stanley

A good friend of mine came over to take a few pictures of the "brothers" on Saturday. This is a sampling of what he sent us. There will be a lot more to come and post of course.

Caleb took a nap through these. Next time we will have more of Caleb & the "brothers

Major, Joshua (leaning), Cooper

Major, Joshua, Cooper


Major - I believe he will be a little bit of a ham. Actually I think they all will be.

That is all for now - have a great day.

WPCCJM :-)

Almost 7 Most Months!

I will update with text later - I wanted to FINALLY get the pics published.

Meds

One other update I forgot to mention on the last time - no more Reglin and Bethanacol for Major and Joshua. Cooper is still on both for now. All three will continue with Prevacid. For those of you familiar with the setup you know what an absolute pain giving the medicine 30 minutes before a feed could be. The fact that two of them are off makes it so much easier.

We have also introduced solids - they are all eating that tasty rice cereal concoction :-) They tried some green peas last night too. So far, and this can change from one feed to the other, Major seems to like the solids with Joshua being ok with them and Cooper really not impressed.

Have a good one,

WPCCJM

6 Months Old June 1st

First let me say I was very premature in saying they sleep through the night. I think what I really meant was they do not have to eat any longer during the night. That in itself is huge. Major is all aces, in fact that is a nickname he has now. The reason is he does in fact sleep through the night. Joshua has about a 25% chance of making it through and Cooper has a 0% chance. It generally takes a little patting on the back or rocking and they are back a sleep.

They went to the Dr today for their 6 month checkup. Here are the numbers, just like we used to do in the old hospital days.

------- Height Weight
Cooper ---26 in -16.8 lbs
Joshua ---26 ---15.3
Major ---25 ----15

I am not sure how but Cooper and Major have the same size head - 17 1/4 FOC

They are all growing and doing very well. Cooper is in the 25 to 50% for height & weight for full term singletons born on Dec 1st. That is absolutely amazing. Joshua is in the 25 to 50% for height. Joshua and Major are in the 10% group for weight and Major is in the 10% group for height.

We are very thankful for their good health and all the help we have received.

Talk to you later -

WPCCJM

Sleeping Sooooo Much Better - Pics Included

The brothers are sleeping so much better. For the most part (emphasis on most) they will sleep through the night with a few exceptions. Major is all aces, it is rare for him to wake up. Cooper and Joshua are getting better but one of them will usually wake up a couple times through the night. Usually a pat on the back will work or a little help with the pacifer. If all else fails it can mean a trip out to the rocker. All in all though the nights are MUCH MUCH better. Paige has done a wonderful job transitioning these guys to sleeping through the night. The key is to make sure they all get enough milk during the day. They will eat as much as 8 to 10 ozs in a feed now.

Here are some new pics

Major Caleb Joshua

Joshua Major Caleb Cooper

The new sleeping arrangement

• Major's bed is the brown one
• Joshua is the middle one with the mobile - in this pic he sharing the fun with Cooper
• Cooper has the first bed

We also have a full size bed just in case someone has the priveledge of sleeping with them

Right Aunt Pam :-)

Major and Cooper josling for position



Major and Joshua with a little floor time

Caleb assisting with a some swing action

The view from the back of the mini van on the way home from the Dr's office

The triple stroller

That is all for now - have a great one!

WPCCJM

:-)

No pics on this post, our home laptop is having a few issues but I will try to have that fixed over the weekend.

The news today is we have had FOUR nights of all four (including Caleb) sleeping through the night. I know starting tonight it will all revert back since I am posting this. Paige and Shelley have also setup their bedroom. In the past we setup shop in living room and everything happened in the living room.

Starting tonight we are moving them to their own room complete with multiple beds. We will most likely put down the colored mats in the living room to match the dining room. Essentially making the dining room and living room one big matted nursery/play room. My assumption is we will live there for the next couple of years :-).

That is all for now - I hope to have some new pics up this weekend including one of their room.

Adios,

WPCCJM

Growing and Growing

All the brothers are doing well. They are sleeping a little longer, eating a little more, and laughing more freely.

Caleb and Cousin Kayden
Joshua looking for a bottle

Cooper and Joshua

Cooper Major Joshua

In the years to come this same pose will lead to Momma he is touching me

Cooper Major Joshua
Of course this is during the day :-)

Here are their heart and breathing monitors - in a few other posts from days gone by I alluded to using them to measure heart and breathing rate. If either got to high or low we get a nice alarm that goes OFF and makes every one run around bumping into each other.

Cooper very excited to have some alone time

Bop Bop providing a resting place for Major

Major w\a head roll

That is all for now :-)

Take care,

WPCCJM

Brothers Update w\out Pics

Yesterday at this time (4:45) Paige and I had just finished feeding two of them (I have already forgotten who) and the house had multiple lights and was hopping. Today is so much better, all three are still sleeping and have been since around 1 a.m. So nice when they cooperate.

The brothers including Caleb are doing great. We did have an issue with Major this weekend. Paige actually took him to the Dr on Friday. He was a little stuffy and was having a little difficulty in breathing. On Saturday he had not made any progress so we took him to Tx Children's Hospital. It was not an emergency but the Dr's office was not open on Sat so we TC was our best option. The Saturday babysitting (child rearing) team was in total control so we did not have any worries at home.

The experience was great as far as hospital visits go. We got in fairly quickly, they diagnosed the illness and started treatment. We had to sit around ( it was quite ok, very quiet and he slept for a while) for a couple of hours after his treatment before getting released. He has been great ever since.

Caleb has been great, even with all the attention the other brothers are getting. He is growing and developing every day. I can not wait until he can feed the brothers :-)

Have a good one!

WPCCJM

New Pics and Updates

At last we are back - I will try to give updates and new pics on a weekly basis :-)

Cooper - Doing great - he is the heaviest at 12 1\2 pounds and the shortest (forgot their heights) by a 1\4 inch. He rarely creates issues unless you push him past his eating time. He loves to smile and hang out. Very low maintenance with Cooper.

Joshua - Has been doing wonderful - he is the most bossy of the bunch. We are working on his communication skills but thus far he is resisting. He is the most steady. He weighs in at 11.14 lbs. and is the tallest. I expect Joshua to be the intellectual of the group - he seems to always be studying the room. He also cracks a smile and coos which I assume are really orders that I do not understand just yet.

Major - He is improving every day. If you remember he had the surgery and other swallowing\digesting issues. There was a young lady that is part of the follow up team for Major the other day and she made a suggestion on how to hold him when feeding him. I thought it was typically mumbo jumbo stuff until I saw the results. It really works great. Major now weighs 11.8 lbs. He has an easy smile that he turns on with ease.

Paige - Mom has been the biggest champ of all. She runs the show, keeps everything organized (notice the colors of the names) by color and charts. She has been the greatest through all this.

Family - we would have gone under a long time ago with out all the family help. No amount of Starbucks cards could repay everyone for all of their time, patience, and HELP.

Here are some relatively new pics of the brothers.

Cooper

Major

Major

Joshua

Major Cooper Joshua

Major Cooper Joshua

Cooper Joshua

Take care!

WPCCJM