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Florida

Yes, I know...haven't got to blogging about Florida. I came home to 3 sick kids and had to admit one in the hospital with pneumonia. I kind of got sidetracked. So...here are some pictures!! I had the best time! I read "The Associate" (John Grisham's new book) and "My Sister's Keeper". We watched 4 movies- Seven pounds (loved it), He just not that into you (Loved it), Benjamin Button (good but slow going and weird), and Revolutionary Road (Sucked!!!!)(excuse my language). I slept, laid out and enjoyed eating all my food by myself. No one called me mommy and it was nice. No one demanded of me (Even Alison). Just kidding. I was very refreshed to come home and so ready to see all my little ones and Mike! And I really needed that extra energy to be in the hospital that whole next week. So God must have known. : )

So I just need to schedule this trip every year!!!! and I'll be great!!!!

All the girls are healthy again! Yea! We had a check up last week for Emma's post hospital visit. I went ahead and had Olivia checked out too just to make sure I wasn't missing anything. They are both doing great! Olivia weighs 19 lb. 15 oz. One ounce away from 20 lbs. You go chunker! Emma is trying to catch back up and is at 12 lb. 6 oz. She had been up to 12 lb. 13 oz. before the pneumonia. She is eating very well and we are keeping her on the high calorie formula to help in every way that we can. I keep hoping that I will just wake up one morning and pick her up and for once, she'll feel heavy to me. I want her to take off so badly. She is currently cutting 6 teeth. Olivia was the exact same. She had her two middle bottom teeth and in April, when we were at Carribean Cove, she was up the entire night and in the morning had 6 little jagged teeth just poking through or 1 day from it. Emma is duplicating that now. So much fun! Oh well. It has to happen some time. Emma is developmentally doing a lot better. She has started to clap her hands and blow bubbles. She is crawling very fast and gets to a sitting position from laying down on her own. I think she has come a long way. I hope to see her pulling up soon. We'll see.

I'm counting on you...

I love this picture where Emma is just leaning back on Olivia like she looks up to her little sister to take care of her.

Couldn't pass up a little humor...

It was so thoughtful of this company to make a swing for twins. ;) Hey, it works! They actually support each other's backs. Funny! These swings never made since to me..you either have your baby falling forward or lying down swinging. This one actually works to my advantage while they are both still small. Enjoy!

Tell me she doesn't look like she feels better....

This picture says it all....she feels better, she is eating better, she is happier. And I'm so glad!!!

Happy 4th! Emma is home!!!

Emma came home today. We missed her so much!!! Alyssa has been telling us that she missed Emma more than we missed her. She says that missed her 100!!! Whatever that means!!! It's so cute though! Alyssa visited Emma in the hospital with me on Friday night. I think it is good for Alyssa to see that it is not a bad place and they have a toy room and she thought Emma's room was cool and you could have ice cream, etc. because within the next few years we'll be facing open heart surgery and Alyssa will need to be in there. Anyway, so within a week, Emma has cut 3 new teeth and is now going from laying down to sitting up on her own. She is also crawling using both legs. And she does this thing where she throws herself backwards which is fun if there is a cushion behind her. Otherwise...dangerous!

Anyhow, we missed her smiling face. I'm going to go rest now. It's been a long day...and a long week....and I'm....tired. Good night!

Might be coming home...

Emma might be coming home tomorrow. She had a great day with her oxygen being off. We'll see how the night goes and maybe she'll come home tomorrow. That would be a nice 4th of July!

Off and On...

Emma came off oxygen yesterday morning but by her nap she was back on satting down in the 80's. Since then, it has been off and on. I think she still needs a couple of days to rest and heal. She needs to be 24 hours without oxygen to come home. She is in good spirits and wants to be held ALL the time. When you do hold her, she is squirmy!!! Her weight is up which is good. She is 12 lb. 6 oz. We'll take it! We'll see what today holds. Exhaustion is catching up to me. I crash hard at night and then my other munchkins wake me up during the night. :) Probably lack of attention during the day....who knows?

Emma Update

So the bloody nose is from the oxygen, being suctioned and the cannula was a bit big. So I asked for a smaller cannula and she seems to be doing better. She is down in oxygen but still on it. She needs to be off of it for 24 hours before she can come home. They are being extra careful with her because of her history. She is a sweetie and demands a lot of attention at the hospital. They are loving to play with her and hold her. She has been wearing me out. :) I forgot how exhausting the hospital can be. She loved being in her swing. She is down to 11 lb. 4 oz. I hope this morning weigh in is better or at least maintained. Please keep praying. We are being proactive and treating Olivia with antibiotics just to be safe in case her cold had turned into more.