Happy New Year
posted on 01/03/2009
The boys enter 2009 in excellent shape. On Jan 2 they had their pediatrician appointment:
Matthew
- Height: 26 in
- Weight: 13 lb 2oz
- Head: 17 1/4 in
Hunter
- Height: 26 in
- Weight: 15 lb 4 oz
- Head: 17 1/4 in
Dylan
- Height: 27 1/2 in
- Weight: 15 lb 2 oz
- Head: 17 1/2 in
If you notice, Hunter and Matthew have the exact same measurements but Hunter has passed his two brothers in weight. Dylan while he gained less than a pound this past month, he's length and head are actually in the 50%percentile of all babies his birth age (10 month olds) Isn't that amazing. Matthew and Hunter are both doing well. Matthew is putting on weight but still not as fast as we would like. Feeding with Triplets tends to be tricky. Matthew and Dylan tend to like to eat smaller bottles. We've even been feeding Matthew every 2 hours during the daytime to help him put on more weight.
But they are all three doing fantastic... they are catching up developmentally and size wise.
Hunter can actually stand now as long as he has something to hold on to. He plays in the jumper toy and I swear he is going to take flight one day he bounces so hard! Hunter likes the exersaucer which we have nicknamed "the command center." Matthew likes both toys so we bought another exersaucer so we can line them up in their toys. They are not crawling fully but they can scoot themselves a good 5 feet if you blink.
Matthew is doing well... He is not needing oxygen we still have it just in case. His oxygen levels still desaturate at times at night when he is sleeping very deep... which is normal and he then bounces back. As he grows, his lungs will get stronger and stronger and will fully be repaired when he is probably 1.5 -2 years old. The amazing thing is that lungs heal themselves at this young age.
The boys look to 2009 with great enthusiasm. We don't let a day go by where we don't stop and remember the scary months in the NICU and we thank God that these boys made it through. They are so much fun and it is the best present just to hear them laugh and see them smile.
It's hard to believe they are now almost 10 months old (7 months adjusted). We look forward to flu season being over in March. At that point they will be one year old and won't be at risk for RSV. We will have to plan a big 1st birthday celebration. It is a huge milestone for preemies when they hit the 1 year mark! I know many of their NICU nurses want to come to their 1st birthday.... they will be amazed at how big they are after they held them when they were so tiny they could fit in one hand. haha
We wish everyone a happy and successful 2009.
