New Photos

Ellaina

 No Daddy... No wakey wakey! 

Daddy - I want to be a big girl and hold my own bottle! I can help...

All smiles!! What a cutie!

Jackson

Seriously mom... Who put this hat on me? It has pink in it?

Ummm... So I was thinking....

Can I get my own room? I am not sure I enjoy sharing with all these kids? 

They are kind of loud.

A much shorter Frankenstein! 

Daddy and us... Jackson & Chloe

Daddy learning to multi task...

Chloe

My turn... My turn!

Bright eyed and bushy tailed...

I am full and sleepy! Humm... Lets contemplate that

I can almost fit my whole hand in my mouth... Almost!

Almost home... Very soon we hope!

We are continuing to grow and are almost 5 lbs.

 Ellaina having her Car seat test. She had to sit in here for an hour to ensure she did not have any events and could handle being in a car for up to an hour.  She passed! Yeah!

Jackson - Time to wave my hands around... Go cubs go... Go cubs go... Hey Chicago what do you say Cubs are going to win today!

And i am down for the count. Sweet dreams Chloe! 

Were growing...

Ellaina

Mom & me... I love you mommy! I love you too sweet pea!

Bright eyed beauty.

I  look like a shrimp at this angle... Fishing anyone?

Thanks Daddy.. I think it is nap time...

Jackson

Seriously. I know i have some temperature issues... 

but could i have any more layers.. I cannot feel my arms...

Sleepy... I think i might be hot under all these layers.

Hummm.... What next..

Oh yes... daddy burping me.. 

Me spitting up on daddy! Seems fair to me.

Chloe

Umpa lumpa... I have a washcloth under my onesie... 

Talk about a budda belly.

Mommy & Me. Sleep sweet chloe

Daddy & me... Time for a nap

I think I can fit my whole hand in my mouth... Almost...

Grandma comes to visit!

Grandma Commons comes to visit while Jeff is at a conference in Vegas!... Yup i said conference... or so he told us... Party in his crib!! We will miss you daddy!

Grandma & Chloe

Slow down Chloe... the food is not going anywhere.

Grandma & Jackson

I am pooped out grammy thanks for the food...

Sooo... Sweet... 

Grandma & Ellaina

Yummy in my tummy grams... Smiles all around... 

Were OUT!! Time to party in my Crib!

Jackson and Chloe have graduated to open cribs... Looks like third time is a charm for these cuties.

This is the third time we have tried them in open cribs. The first few times they were not able to maintain their temperatures outside their isolettes... Jackson has had some trouble the past few days but so far we are keeping him out. Thanks to kangarooing with Daddy on Friday night... 

Jackson

Chloe

Yeah... Keep your temps up kiddos!

Our First Football Sunday

Our first NFL football sunday! Got to gear up everyone!
Bengals vs. Patriots...

Mommy and Ellaina - voting for Brady... he's hot! We both agree

Daddy and Chloe! We know what team they are rooting for!

Looser gets to feed the winner!! We hope...Jackson being fed by mommy.

Touchdown Bengals! Here we are practicing... How did i do daddy? 

Way to go Ellaina! 

Moving on Up - 4lb club!

Everyone is in the 4lb club now! Yeah. All the kids are working on taking bottles and growing. Once we can take bottles for 24 hours we get our NG tubes(feeding tubes) out! 

We are working on maintaining our body temperature and once we do we can graduate to an open crib!

Chloe - This is her favorite past time... Pulling her tube out... She was only a day before getting her tube out for good. 

Yup i got my hand underneath!

Humm... Just a little tug here....

Success!

Jackson 

Oh no.... another photo

Hi mom! 

Oh Geesh... all these women... Where's dad? 

Ellaina

Between Chloe and Jackson i have my hands full. (notice no NG tube!)

Here i am getting a bottle from mommy!!

Reach out and touch someone!

Don't forget to come back... See how quick we grow!

Next stop 5lbs!! and a car seat test! 

NICU - Labor Day weekend

Here are some new pictures of us as we grow!

Ellaina -
Say what mommy? Time to get up?

Okay... Okay... I am up now and wide awake!

I know you just put this tube back in but.... I am thinking... I might pull it out again!
Using my hands are fun.

Jackson
Ohh... My turn... My turn... I got it started a few more tugs and it is out!

No more girls... No more talking. Geesh... I am in for it.

Oh yeah... They left some cords near me... NG tube in left hand.... Almost... Almost got those electrode cords...

Chloe
Okay stop that Jackson.. Us girls have had enough... Time to sing... Stop! in the name of love...

Oh me oh my! is it almost time to eat?

So cute in my little hat and purple outfit...
Shh... They are all finally sleeping.