Thanksgiving 2012

For the first time in a long time I'm awake later than Andy.  I honestly cannot remember the last time he went to bed first.  It's nice to be awake in a peacefully quiet house, no noise other than the dishwasher running.  The boys have been in bed for over an hour now and I've prepped the bottles for tomorrow.  So now I'm just thinking of how thankful and grateful I am for all that I have been blessed with.

Jacen and Spencer are growing and thriving.  One week ago Jacen weighed 15lbs and Spencer weighed 16!  That's a long way from their birth weights.  They have persevered against their first virus, a nasty stomach bug I brought home from work.  Jacen has also had his first ear infection.  Despite being sick the boys were troopers.  Aside from refusing bottles there wasn't much to alert us to them not feeling well.  Spencer is a rolling machine and Jacen has recently started "crawling" in a circle.  They're mobile!  I don't think it will be much longer before they're seriously all over this house and getting into everything.  

Last saturday was World Prematurity Day.  Hand to Hold announced their Preemie Power top winners.  Jacen and Spencer received third place in their age category and will be receiving capes in the mail!  I'm so proud of them.  I hate that they had such a rough start but it makes me feel good that we're already turning it into a purpose instead of a negative.  I'm happy that we can hopefully help others through what we have experienced.

Jacen and Spencer's first Thanksgiving was very low key.  My dad is having back surgery next week so my parents were unable to come over for fear of being exposed to the nasty bug the boys and I had.  So I bought a small precooked turkey breast, gravy, rolls, and apple pie.  I whipped up some quick stovetop stuffing and mashed potatoes.  We still had a feast!  The boys sat in their highchairs and played while we ate.  They're not quite ready to try real food but they'll be there soon.

The boys are getting so big!  Andy has curly hair that lays flat when short and I have straight hair that supposedly stood straight up when I was a baby.  So for now we're guessing Spencer will have curly hair and Jacen's will be straight.  Only time will tell but it sure is fun to guess!  They also have different eye colors and skin tones.  Jacen is much darker and his eyes are darker, too.  Spencer's eyes look like they're turning green but we're not too sure about Jacen's.

Overall the boys are doing extremely well.  They're still receiving physical therapy for torticollis, although Spencer probably won't qualify when he gets reevaluated.  We're working on getting a DOC band helmet for Jacen to correct his plagiocephaly.  Insurance denied the preauthorization but I'm fighting it.  Hopefully it won't take too many hours on the phone to get everything straightened out and he can be in his helmet by Christmas.  Other than that they have no health problems and their development is at least at their adjusted age, often times closer to actual.  We are so incredibly blessed!