Quinn

Today Quinn weighs 2090grams. I think this is just under 5lbs.

She continues to do well. she was able to take 6cc of milk today.
Here are a few pictures of her with her eyes open. She sleeps mostly, so this was a real treat to see her awake.

Quinn is doing well. She is continuing to improve every day. She is now taking 4cc of milk every 3 hrs. That is being increased every 12hrs as she tolerates it. She is very content to sleep away most of the day and be awake all nioght. We were told by the nurse that she turns into a 'wild woman' at night. Hopefully she will be turned around before she has to come home. Sleeping at night and awake during the day.

One week old

Watermelon

Ewan loves watermelon. This is the first time we have given it to him with the rind on. It didn't take him long to figure out how to eat it. He was so keen on it he ate all the white part and would have ate all the green rind if we hadn't taken it away from him.

Ewan at the hospital

Ewan visiting his new sister Quinn. He is not to sure what to think of all the equipment. He really just wanted to get his hands on everything.

UP, Down, Up, Down. I thought Ewan was going to break the hospital bed. All he wanted to do was press all the buttons.

A look at Quinn

Quinn had her breathing tube removed today, so we got our first look at her without all the tubes and tape. We think she is just perfect. She also had her first sample of breast milk today.

Hey everyone, thought I would pass on some postive news. Quinn seems to be holding her own the past few days and things continue to move forward. She has even progressed to the point where she is allowed out of her incubator for cuddles with mommy and daddy. I'll post some pictures so everyone can see our beautiful baby girl.

Jeff

Hey everyone, it's Jeff again. I wish I was here to present good news. As some of you may or may not know the girls were born early Wednesday morning. Through a very serious and unpredictable series of events our little babies became very, very sick. Unfortunately we lost our precious little Ella Grace. She died in her mommy and daddy's arms. She didn't suffer and and she was surrounded by love. Her twin sister Quinn Jane is fighting a difficult battle as we speak, but she is making small steps and for now she is in relatively stable condition. We hope she continues to fight and hope she is able to pull through. We know that her little sister Ella Grace is going to be watching over and protecting her.

Just for Comparison

Just for a laugh. The first picture was taken on March 12th and the second was taken today. So when I look back to the picture from the 12th of March, week 23, the belly measurement was around 40 inches. In ten weeks I have gained 7 inches.

33 Weeks

Here we are at 33 weeks. We never thought we would make it this far. The girls and I are still doing well. I am still tired of being on bed rest. I am ready to meet the new baby girls, but know that the longer we can keep them in the better it is for them.

Belly measurement for this week is slightly more than 47 inches. My belly is constantly changing shape now with all the girls movement. The only constant is that it is getting bigger by the minute.

Cold season

Ewan has a bit of a cold. Drip, drip, drip. He hates to have his nose cleaned, but with a faucet like that it is a constant job these past few days.

Ewan's New Quilt

Gigi finished the quilt she was making for Ewan. It was a long wait but, well worth it. Ewan loves it. He loves to talk about the fish on the quilt.

More of Ewan

The boys sporting their yellow t shirts and sun glasses.

Ewan making a birthday picture for Grandpa.

Ewan giving Gigi a big kiss.

Ewan and Bailey watching each other from the jail of their decks.

Girls room

Ewan has been spending a lot of time in the girls room. Whenever Ewan is quiet and out of sight, it is safe to say he is in the girls room pulling all their clothing out of the drawers. I think we will have to put some safety locks on the drawers or I will be forever picking up the clean cloths off the floor.

The man

Ewan trying on Jeff's sunglasses. We can't get him to wear his own, he would rather play with Jeff's.

Too Cute!

We took Ewan to Baby reels this morning.( movies for moms and babies, on Wed mornings. They turn up the lights and the volume down) Today was sponsored by Lawtons/Sobeys so it was free and they gave out bags of free products. He did very well, but the wait for the movie to start was almost 2 hours. They had a pharmacist and dietitian there to do a presentation. So we didn't actually make it to the movie. We left just before the previews started. Maybe next time.

Belly

Ewan has become very fascinated with my belly and the babies lately. He likes to rub my belly and say babies. He also loves to pull all their cloths out of the dresser and tell you they are for the babies. I am sure that will all change once they get here.

Weeds

Thought it would be a good idea to start weeding the lawn yesterday. Jeff quickly found that Ewan didn't want to watch or follow him around he wanted to using the weeding tool or take off and getting into something else. So they pulled very few weeds yeasterday, But did enjoy the nice weather.

Window treatment

This is the window valance that Mom and I made. It is our own design, we are very proud of it. I just love the way it looks with the green and pink of the room.

Babies room

Here are a few pics of the girls crib. Jeff put it together in less than an hour. Much easier than Ewan's crib which took Jeff and Mark and entire evening. I also helped a little.

Ultra sound

Well here we are at 32 weeks. Yes I am still prego. I know that I should be happy that all is still going well, but I must admit, I want these babies out. I have become terribly uncomfortable over the last week and have been put on further restrictions for activity. This has made me very irritable. I am sure it has also made those around me cranky. I am sure that someday in the future I will look back and wish I could have a day of lying around on the couch and have someone waiting on me, but for now I am tired and would like things to get back to normal. Whatever that may be with three small children at home.

Well enough of me complaining. I had an Ultrasound this morning and things are looking very good. The girls are both healthy and growing well. Hooray for Betty, she had made it to 4lbs 3oz. Her sister is still a little smaller but is still growing well at 3lbs 2oz. So together they now weigh more than Ewan did when he was born. I will not have to have another Ultrasound until the 25th of May. So I will just sit here and wait.

Outside

We were all happy to get outside for a little yesterday afternoon. After being stuck inside with all the rain the last few days, we were all going a little crazy. Ewan loves his swing, he has finally started to use the baby sign for swing. We are so proud of him.

Picking all the weeds in the yard. Seems to be a big job this year. Lots of dandelions, too bad Ewan doesn't pull them out by the roots. He just pulls off the tops.

Belly measurement

Well it looks to me like my belly is starting to get a little smaller. The girls are starting to change position and I think this is the reason that the growth outwards seems to have slowed.

Busy day

We were so happy to have visitors today. Great Aunt Wanda, Great Grandma Linda and Great Uncle Gillis were here in time to see Ewan wake from his nap. He was a little shy at first but soon warmed up to everyone.

Ewan and Great Grandma Linda having a snuggle on the couch.

Gillis and Ewan checking out the potato heads. This is Ewan's favorite toy right now.

Melissa and Keegan were over this afternoon for a visit. Ewan is starting to be very interested in the 'baby'. Hopefully he will be as good with his sisters as he is with Keegan.