It's my 36th birthday today.  What a present to have 3 healthy boys and such wonderful friends and family.  I am very blessed.

The boys are doing fantastic.  Hunter eats the most 950ml /day as if he is challenging Dylan who is still the biggest of the three.  They all three have such fun personalities.  Hunter is seeming to be the type A personality.  He has this deep belly laugh that is just priceless. Dylan is the most social and just wants to be with people. He has an easy smile and laugh.  Matthew is sometimes serious and very observant.  He is also very very happy and smiles alot. 

Milestones for this week:

Matthew: We had been a little worried because the last two weeks he had gained very little weight (1oz per week).  He has been off the feeding tube but he just didn't eat as much volume as we wanted him to (600 / day)  This week it's like he came to the party to play.  He is eating 750ml /day and he gained 5 oz!  He is also talking alot more - his vocal chords are still healing from the months of being on the ventilator so it's good to see him starting to make lots of different sounds.  

Hunter:  He can sit up almost on his own... in the what I call the frog position where he leans forward and holds his feet.  He now wants to be upright all the time as if he realized there is so much more to see in the world from higher up. haha.  He's the super star of eating - you offer him a bottle and even if he is not hungry he sees it as a challenge that he must meet. 

Dylan:  He still has the most adorable grin that just melts hour heart.  He can be a bit loud when he is tired and he is the only one of the three that likes having a pacifier.  He and Hunter both love being in the new toy where they sit and use their legs to bounce up and down on the floor.  Dylan also loves to be lifted high above your head and fly him around.  He is doing the best at eating cereal and in the next 2 weeks will probably get to start veggies!