Our Growing Girls Get a Visit From Their Papa and Grammy Jean

On Saturday the girls had a visit from their Papa and Grammy Jean. Here is Sophia with Papa. She just fell in love with him, and smiled and played with him until she fell asleep on him. Mila was asleepwhen they first arrived, and it took a while for her to wake up.

Eventually Mila woke up; here she is whith Grammy Jean. Both girls were great with the grandparents - they are getting much more social.

Both hadn't seen the girls since they were 2 weeks old, so I'm sure they were surprised to see how much the girls have changed.

Also, the girls' Tita Althea came by to visit as well. Here is Althea with Miss Mila.

The girls had a pediatrician appointment this morning and we're happy to report that Mila is now 11 lbs 9 oz and Sophia is 11 lbs 3 oz. In less than 4 months, Sophia has increased her bodyweight over 3.5 times. Holding them as much as we do, it's pretty clear they are getting heavier. I should be sporting some big muscles soon.

Both the twins seem to be sleeping much better at night. We changed their formula so it has more water content, and we stopped giving them iron. Both of these things seem to have alleviated some of their tummy-aches. We are also giving them breast-milk twice a day now.

The girls smile and laugh a lot, and it is much more social. We had them evaluated by a program called 'Early Intervention' which aims to make sure the girls are developing well. They were above their adjusted age, and at their real age for each of the criteria they measure. This is great since some preemies can take as long as two years to catch up to their age group developmentally.

Here's a great picture of Papa holding both girls at the same time. Together they are just a little bit heavier then their cousin Zachary, so Papa was up to the task.

We are hoping to take the girls to Maine for Easter weekend. Hopefully they will be able to meet their Mimi and some of their cousins that weekend. They have been really healthy and strong, so the trip might be good for them. Like many babies, they love to sleep in the car.