Bed head

Derek woke up from his nap today with some serious bed head. He is adorable. He is busy singing his heart out lately. We love his little made-up songs that usually have one line from all the different songs he knows!

Stop squishing me

Mike got some great pictures last night. The boys moved again in the NICU. They are now in their own room in NICU overflow due to so many babies. I was not able to go last night or tonight as I have a bit of a cold. They are talking about sending the boys home - maybe even next week! Each day they are improving. They just had an important test that showed their eyes are normal. We are busy getting everything ready to bring them home!

The little snugglers

Now that they are getting bigger, we really see how alike Will and Nate look. They really look like Derek did as well!

In a crib

Will and Nate are now sharing a crib. The crib is huge so they look really tiny. Both boys are doing good. They both are taking most of their feedings by mouth. They are still learning to remember to breathe. This is the biggest issue they still have which is very normal for preemies. Thankfully the hospital does not send them home until they can breathe without episodes for 5-7 days. They are both controlling their body temperature well. They should still be home sometime later this month!

Hide and seek

So the next few blogs are short because I am so behind. I took everybody to the airport this morning. It is the first time in 6 weeks we haven't had a grandma here. It is quiet.

WIll and Nate are doing well. Will is 4 lbs 2 oz and Nate is 4 lbs 7 oz. They are doing well in their feeds Their breathing still needs a bit of improving.

Derek loves hide and seek. Someone takes him into the kitchen to count while someone else counts. Then Derek screams and runs. He needs a bit of help usually to find his quarry. Sometimes he gives up and the hider needs to jump out or he gets distracted and plays at the train table. If Derek hides he usually just screams and jump out of his hiding place. We all have been laughing hysterically at the game. All of us big people have gotten stuck in our hiding spots at one time or another. Now Derek just yells hide and start counting... two three or two four... So he has some of the numbers right :)

Snow!

We got 4 inches of snow this week. As usual Portland shut down. In Oregon's defense, the snow was not forecast and people were stuck. I heard many stories of 3 and 4 hour commutes. Crazy. It was the first night I did not get to see the boys since they were born as we decided to stay home. We tried to go to the hospital but realized after 1 mile that it was useless.

So since we were all home, we had a snow day. Mike, Derek, and Alli shoveled. Our driveway was the only driveway in the neighborhood that was shoveled. Everybody else waited it out and the snow melted the next day. Derek loved helping Daddy shovel. He was bound and determined to help and be useful. He did a great job. He really had to muscle the shovel to dump it but he made it work. We had tons of fun!

Zoo lights

We all went to see zoo lights with our dear friends Joe, Imaya, and Linnea. Derek has been saying Linnea nonstop for the last two weeks yet when he saw her he ignored her. Maybe he was just cold. We all had fun. Derek loved the lights. He kept asking for more.