Dalton's 1st Fishing Trip in the Boat.

Last fall we bought a small fishing boat, but never got the chance to put it in the water. Finally, after getting the girls home and settled, Dalton and I were able to go fishing. We went to Steinaker and had a GREAT time!!! Here is a picture of Dalton's first bluegill.

Baby Pictures

Emree's first bath at home.

Snug as a bug.

Addi's first bath at home.

Snug as a bug.

Our 2 little angles.

Daddy brings babies home

Well....after 4 months, the day we had all hoped for, finally came......the day I could bring my babies home. (Addison, Emree, and Kelli) The family put up welcome home signs, and ballons all up the drive-way. (not to mention, home-made chicken noodle soup, potato salad, jello salad, a welcome home cake, diaper, wipes, flowers...and the list goes on)
Sorry the pictures aren't in order, but here are Addi and Em ready to go. Addi had to go home in a car bed because she hadn't reached the 5 pound mark.
Addison in her car bed.

Emree in her car seat.Kelli getting Emree ready to go.

(it's all about the outfit)

Daddy feeding Emree.

Baby Pictures

3 weeks old

It's hard to believe, but our baby girls are 3 weeks old today. (wednesday) Both are doing extremely well and have had little to no setbacks. (so far,... knock on wood!!) They are both over the 3 pound mark, eating fortified mommy milk, and getting cuter by the day.

BABIES UPDATE

Well.....to make a long story short, are babies were delivered c-section on April 1st (our little joksters) @ 21:06 and 21:08. Gestationally, they were @ 29&1 weeks. Addison Taylor was first and weighed 2 lbs 9 oz and was 14 1/2 " long. Emree Ann weighed 2 lbs 15 oz and was 15 3/4" long. They were immediately placed in the care of the NICU and are doing GREAT!! (Did I mention...GREAT!?!)
In the last few days they have transitioned from rooms 1 to 2 to 5. Both are being feed mommy milk, and breathing on their own without the need for the vent. (Em was on the vent for a few hours, but was quickly breathing on her own) Em has been on phototherapy the last few days because of some bruising and they put Addi on it yesterday because of her bilirubin count. Both have responded well to the treatment and their levels are well below the limits. I will try to get some pictures downloaded in the next few days and let you see our little angles.
Thanks again to everyone for your thoughts, prayers, calls, flowers, visits, ect......we really appreciate it!!!

LOVE ALWAYS!!!

Alan (Kelli, Dalton, Addison and Emree)

Pregnancy update

Once again, I thought I should take some time and let everyone know how things are progressing. THANKFULLY, we have made it 3+ weeks since this started and are in a much better place. (not out of the woods, but better) As of today, we are at the 26 and 5 mark (that's hospital lingo for almost 27 weeks.....lol) A few days ago, we had an ultrasound and the babies are doing great and at or above the 2 pound mark . Definitely small, but well on their way. They also "checked" Kelli and it doesn't appear that she has dialated anymore or that her cervix has changed. We did have a little bit of a scare on wednesday as they wanted to run a "test" and take Kelli off the medication (Nifedipine) to see how she did. Well......it didn't take but a day and she started having contractions to the tune of every 2 minutes. They rushed us over to the labor and delivery (L & D) department just in case and they were able to juice her up and get the contractions controlled.
We still have our sights set on our next goal of 28 weeks, but are thankful for every passing day.
I should also mention that we felt like we should give our little girls some names as "Baby A" and "Baby B" just wasn't cut'n it anymore. So.....we named "Baby A" Addison Taylor and "Baby B" Emree Ann.
I want to thank everyone for keeping us in their thoughts and prayers, the flowers, the phone calls, and the visits.......It means more than words can express!!!