At our last pediatrician's visit this past week, we learned that the girls are both gaining weight really well! Well enough, in fact, that our doctor said they didn't need to return for any more "weight check" visits and could just be seen at their two-month appointment! Yay!
As of Thursday the 26th, Lyanna weighed 6lbs, 11.5oz and Keira weighed 5lbs, 15oz. And since Thursday, we have seen Keira get noticeably "chunkier" in the face, and Lyanna just continues to grow steadily. That means at this point they are both definitely more than a pound over birth weight - not bad for only 3.5 weeks old!
Keeping up with those growing girls keeps me very busy with feeding and pumping, but it gets easier as they continue to do better at feedings with less choking and spitting up. This is a natural consequence of them getting older and closer to their actual due date - they get more and more coordinated and their suck-swallow reflex gets more in sync.
Arya is doing well as usual. She loves helping with the babies, and her verbal skills have really blossomed in the past few days. I think she's also adjusting more and more to her new life as "big sister", i.e. the kid who no longer gets all of mommy's attention all the time :)
In other news, I came down with the stomach flu this past weekend. Ugh. Not fun when you're trying to keep up your milk supply and are already exhausted. Luckily, I have the best hubby in the world. He took over all of the twins' feedings for an entire day so that I could just sleep, only getting up every three hours to pump. And I also have the best mom in the world! Grandma stayed at our place past when she had planned to leave this time (sorry cousin Casey...Namma Kathy is going to be late to come get you!) It was a rough 24+ hours to be sure, but I'm on the mend now. Let's just hope no one else gets it.
That's all for now! Thanks for reading - your comments and emails really keep me going, so keep 'em coming!
Love to all,
Alicia
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