Saturday, January 30, 2010

10 weeks old- or day 0

Will and Nate are 10 weeks old and at day 0 today. They are officially 10 weeks old from when they were born but they are at day 0 for their adjusted age. Today was their due date (actually Will's was 1/29 and Nate's was 1/31- what??). Because they are preemies they will hit their big growth and development markers around their adjusted age. So right now they are acting like newborns. We had the blessing to watch the boys grow for the 10 weeks I should have been pregnant. They are both doing great despite their very early start!

Yesterday I had the morning alone with them. Mike took Derek to school and then went to the auto show to do some research. It went really well but is very time consuming. I learned how to breastfeed one and give the other a bottle-at the same time. We have to give the boys fortified breast milk for their bones. They had some tummy and snuggle time and then took a nap. It was fine as long as I was very focused. I am very thankful that I didn't have Derek as well. How would that have worked? I am glad I have a few weeks to figure it all out.

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