you know you have cabin fever when...

you know you have cabin fever when a preschoolers valentines party passes as a social engagement! actually, it was a cute party. fin had a good time, so by proxy, i did as well! and as a bonus he even took a nap this afternoon. of course as a result, it is 9pm and he is still wide awake! oh well, maybe he will sleep-in tomorrow.

we had snow today and granny babysat for the first time so i wouldnt have to drag max and keegan out in all this mess. she did a great job, but we both had a laugh when i got back and she said she had gotten herself into a predicament. she was holding both boys and wasnt really sure how to put one down without disturbing the other. i guess its a good thing we got home when we did. ;-) seriously though, it was great to be able to go to fin's party and know that max and keegan were in such good hands. thanks granny!

we are getting freezing rain now. with any luck, jon will get the day off tomorrow as well. hopefully the roads will be cleared up in short order and i can get out a bit in the afternoon.

mommie tries to be creative

but keegan insists on a binky!

original due date

i woke up today wondering what it would be like if these guys had not been born until today - i can't even imagine! today, february 8, 2007, was the original due date for max and keegan. in the preemie world where there is an actual age (based on birth date) and a corrected age (based on the due date) technically speaking, max and keegan are on their 1st day of life. it is crazy to think about it like that, when they have been here for 9 weeks already! they are probably close to 8lbs (if not already 8 lbs). we are soo lucky to have these two precious boys in our lives.

it has been a long 9 weeks in some respects. it seems like forever ago that i woke jon up saying 'i think i am having contractions' on the eve of their birth. i was soo disappointed when we got to the hospital and they said, not only are you having contractions, but they are every 2-3 minutes! i felt like somehow i had let these two little boys down - or at least my body did. i was also worried about what fin was going to think when he woke up, and i had disappeared overnight. those memories feel like a long time ago.

remembering the first times i held keegan and max, it seems like only yesterday. as hard as the past several weeks have been, they have made us stronger as a family. it is great to be here at the original due date, with two fantastic babies already 9 weeks old!
(max - top, keegan - bottom)

happy 2 month birthday!

i can hardly believe that the boys are two months old today - especially since they were not due for another two days yet. they are both doing great - growing well, sleeping well (well enough), and generally doing what it is that babies do at this age.

(keegan left, max right)














i am tired - really tired. the thing about the sleep deprivation, is that it hits you like a wall. (and never at a convenient time.) i am looking forward to a night when these guys sleep through the night. i really shouldnt complain, because they are sleeping for 4-5 our stretches mostly, but boy what i wouldnt do for a 6-7 hour stretch!

i attended my first parent/teacher conference today. its a little silly maybe for preschool - but nonetheless it was good. fin is very well adjusted and enjoys preschool. he is a little shy in some situations, which comes as a bit of surprise to me, as i rarely see the shy side. his teacher did talk about the changes and advancements he has made since the holidays. she said it was very obvious that he was concerned about what was going on at home while i was on bedrest, etc. she said they were soo happy to see him come back a happy soul after the holidays. it made me a little sad (actually brought tears to my eyes - did i mention how tired i am) to hear that he was so impacted by what was going on. but i was thrilled to hear that he is truly back to himself and thriving now.

looking very twinny

our wonderful friends in ithaca sent these for xmas. the boys looked soo cute in them! keegan is the skunk (our little stinker - just ask the nicu nurses) and max is the frog.

a great nights sleep

we got rid of the monitor yesterday for keegan!! and last night everyone slept soundly!!

when we got the results back, keegan hadnt had an episode for 11 days straight. the monitor guy recommended another month on the monitor - which we declined. the nicu guidelines look for 5 days without an episode before taking the monitor off - so we felt super comfortable with 11 days. our own ped. dr said he totally understood, and although he couldnt officially say so, he would do the same thing himself. so we unplugged keegan - and boy does it feel great to have cut that last tie to the nicu. now i feel like we can really set into a routine and be one big happy family.















next week is the boys original due date - i cant believe all that we have been through before they were even supposed to be here. we are soo lucky!

i did it!

ok, it sounds silly - but i am proud of myself today. this morning, all by myself, i got three boys ready and out of the house in order to get fin to school - on time no less! i even got a shower myself! i did get an idea of just how hectic my mornings are going to be though. i am going to have to be super organized. last night, i packed fins lunch and set out his clothes for today. i am glad that i did, because i wouldnt have had time this morning. i am feeling pretty good about things though - it was like the first test for me and i passed.

ok, i am off to spend some time with max and keegan while fin is at school.