7 Months and Going Strong

 Tori and Gunner will be 7 months old on the 4th. I can't believe it's been so long! They are growing like weeds fast and strong. So happy they are so healthy and it's fun to watch them grow, develop and learn new things. They are my life!

They definitely have a special bond. When they haven't seen each other for a while they always light up when they see the other. In the morning when Tori wakes up (she doesn't sleep as much as Gunner usually) When I get her out of her crib she leans over to look at Gunner almost as if she is checking on him.

They are so "tight" that I worry a little that they are making secret pacts that mom isn't supposed to know about.

Tori can belly crawl she just chooses not to at this point. Unless of course she wants something really bad. Then I'm not sure who goes faster, Gunner or Tori. She usually does this fly away looking thing.

They are both getting their own attitudes too.

They have also made the discovery of their feet. Gunner isn't near as flexible and can't quite get his toes to his mouth. But Tori...oh, Tori, we can't keep her feet out of her mouth.

They both chew on absolutely everything and especially cold objects. Tori even like is so much she will chase a bottle around a room too!

Gunner seems to be on the go from the time his eyes open until they close. He's our little crawler right now. I have a love-hate relationship with it. I love he's growing and developing but can't he please just slow it down a bit?

Gunner also thinks he is a little monkey now too! He climbs up everything he can.

As high as he can.

But sometimes he has a problem...he can't figure out how to get back to his hands and knees.

They are growing up so fast! Makes me want to cry.

Love'em so much!

Just a Few Pics

 We have a bit of sibling rivalry going. Even while they sleep. So often one of them turns in their sleep and can't help but kick the other one. Can't wait til they get older and it gets worse.

Here's Tori kicking Gunner in the ribs.

Gunner knows how to get even though. He fights back hard kicking Tori in the head.

There are times though they just have to be close without the hostility. I love when I go to check on them and they have wiggled so their heads are together. This happens more often than the not.

Sometimes we can just be taking pictures because they are so stinkin' cute...

then out of nowhere...Blamo! Right in the kisser!

These two keep me hoppin'. I am so glad my mom lives just 4 blocks away and loves to come and visit her grandbabies.

  Daddy loves lovin' on the two of them at the same time too!

You would never guess how proud he is of his two little ones, would ya?

This pic I just had to throw in.

Gunner seems to be out growing Tori by a little bit. This picture is the only one that I could find that really shows how much bigger he is than her. She's still my "baby girl" but he's my "big guy".

Can you tell whose hand is whose, just from the size? If not here is a hint: Tori's skin tone is olive like her daddy's.

 I love my family and I thank Heavenly Father for all of them every day! Allen is such an cute daddy and an amazing man, I wouldn't trade him for anything! Tori and Gunner, well, they are our little miracles and such a huge blessing in our lives and to our family!

Attack of RSV

On the 8th we took Gunner over to the ER because he had been sick for a couple days but Easter morning he was so bad. His sinuses were so full of boogers and he had drainage like no other going down his throat. It was to the point he couldn't eat because the drainage would make him gag and then he would throw everything up. Not that he could get much down due to the fact he couldn't breathe through his nose. It was so sad.
They tested him for RSV and it came out positive. Pretty much they said they couldn't do anything for it except suction his nose out and prescribe a nebulizer and write up an order for the "suction clinic". The suction clinic is just so we could take him over to the hospital anytime to get him suctioned. The order was good for two weeks. We also had him write an order for Tori since they co-bed and had been sharing bottles.
I am so glad my mom lives close and could come and help me! Gunner was sick for about a week super sick for 3 or 4 days. I would wake up and have to go make sure he was still breathing if I couldn't hear him through the monitor. He was on the mend and starting to feel better when Tori started on her way down. She too was sick for about a week and super sick for 3 or 4. Her nose and sinuses are a lot smaller than Gunner's so I kind of worried more about her at night when I couldn't hear her, in general her breathing was a lot louder and more labored. We ended up using the nebulizer on her more than him because her lungs tightened up worse and made it impossible for her to have productive coughs.
The thing that killed me though was the trying to eat and it making them cough and cough and cough then it would get the phlegm moving and make them gag and in the end there would be phlegm filled puke everywhere. Not only was it disgusting, it was one of the most frustrating things I have ever experienced because I couldn't fix it or stop it! Then they would look at me with red eyes from the whole experience and start crying. Talk about heartbreaking!
Before it was over we were ALL sick. And we were all exhausted. It seems though that things are on the up swing and we are all getting close to being over and done with it. YAY!
I wish someone could tell me I would never have to see my babies that sick again. Yes, I know, that kind of stuff just goes with the territory of being Mom.

Wow! 5 1/2 Months later!

Tons has happened since the last post. The whole birth story I won't be publishing on this blog because it belongs on my other blog so for those of you who check this blog I have pics and that's about it. :)

This is in the end of first week or the beginning of second. They still had their PICC lines in, and it was their first day cobedding.

This is in the end of the second or first of the third week when all they had left was the feeding tubes.

Third week within the first few days of being home.

6 wks old

9 1/2 wks old in their blessing outfits. They were blessed on March 4th, 8 1/2 wks old.

Allen and I are so blessed to have Tori and Gunner in our home! They raise a ruckus every now and then but life would be empty without them. Thank heaven for the little people!