FOUR Weeks Today ! ! !

Can you believe it?!?  The babies are 28 days old and growing by the minute.  We cannot believe it until we look at the photos from the hospital.  It seems like forever ago.  We have enjoyed some very distinguished visitors the past two weekends.  First we welcomed Aunt Elyse and Uncle Trey from Hollywood (Florida).  Then we had Great Grandpa, from Arizona; Grandad and Grammie, from Northern California; Aunt Abbie and Uncle Mike, from New York in town this weekend and it was great.  New photos are uploaded to the Picasa site and you can view them by clicking on the photo to the left.

Both babies are over 9lbs as of last week and eating non-stop.  Sleep is getting a bit better at night with a solid 5 hour stretch last evening.

 * Things to know about Luke and Lane *

Luke (aka Lukey, Deucie, Little Man, Heir to the Throne, Yoda): Wound a little bit tight, very alert and observant, loud eater, has three levels of crying, sometimes looks worried or forlorn, not afraid to destroy three diapers in less than 10 minutes.  Light hair, dark navy eyes, with fair skin.  

Lane (aka Laney T, Miss T, Laney Lou, Munch and Crunch): Chill - which makes mom and dad wonder if she has a pulse sometimes..., sleeps unless being changed or eating.  She has a very adorable cough / cry, birthmark on the inside of her left elbow.  Dark hair, lighter blue eyes than her brother, with olive skin.

Two Week Check Up and NEW PICS!!!

It's hard to believe the babes are already two weeks old! At their most recent appointment, Luke weighed in at a strapping 8lbs and Lane was close behind at 7lbs 10oz. The doctor was very happy that both babies have already surpassed their birth weight. Everyone is eating and sleeping well . . . thankfully!! 

Check out new pictures of the babies taken the day of the Chargers big win against Indy!!! Thanks so much to Shanah Wisley and Katie Eaton for the darling "Tiny Tank" onesies.  

Home at last

We are home now and enjoying a little bit more room than our hospital room where we had constant help and constant monitoring.

The past 2 days we have watched some football and enjoyed looking at the babies.

Our first pediatric follow up was today and it went very well.  Both babies weighed in at 7lbs 4oz.  The Dr. wants them back at their birth weight at their two week check up - this doesn't seem to be tough to do as they have packed on 5oz in the last 2 days.  They both grew a half inch (if you can accurately measure a squirming baby).

We are no longer on the jaundice watch.  They are both eating and excreting healthy amounts and are very active so that appears to be behind us.

Mommy and Daddy both had some quality time with Laney T. last night as she wanted to see the sunrise.  We stood vigil from 3am for a few hours and just when the sun was going to come up, little Lane went down for about 3 hours.  Mom and Dad were happy to follow suit.

Thanks for all of the support, prayers, and help.

We'll be posting more photos to the slide show in the coming days.

Quick message from our Dad...

Our latest billirubin test came back and we are clear to head home. We
should check out around 3pm.
Mom and dad did not get a lot of sleep last night because we had to
feed the babies every two hours. Translation-we were in a constant
state of motion. The increased feeding allowed more of the Billirubin
to pass out of the system. Evidence of this came when I took off
Lane's diaper to change her and, with an already loaded diaper, she
shot butt coffee over a foot and painted the isolet- oh how cute
(unless you're the one who narrowly missed getting shot!!)

The nurses are watching the twins right now so we can get some rest.
Our current nurse, Annie, rocks. I think Leeana is going to be on the
lookout for a boy for her. She also buttered us up by saying we have
good communication and are a good team. That was nice to hear because
we are feeling quite tired and a bit on edge

Latest and Greatest...

Hey guys, we have decided to hang out with our homies at Mary Birch one more night. Nothing to worry about, just gonna make sure we don't start changing colors anytime soon:) Keep praying for our mom and dad, for strength, energy and stamina...and maybe a good sleep tonight before we head to the island:)

We get to go home!!! (hopefully)

We hope you all had a wonderful Christmas. We did. We got lots of hugs and kisses from our mommy and daddy and all our friends and family. We also got names: Luke Stephen and Lane Watkins! Our hearing tests went well, so we can listen to Daddy grunting when he lifts weights and hear our Mommy singing to us:) Our parents are just waiting to see if we passed our jaundice b tests, and if we pass them we get to go to our new home at 3....YIPPPPEEEE!!! If you want to help feed our parents so we can stay healthy and strong please email amiebement@diveintoflood.com.

Christmas Eve thoughts...

Merry Christmas Eve. Here you see us sleeping, something we are doing lots of, but our parents are not:) They got a two hour nap in this morning though, so they are rested and ready to open presents and watch some football with us! We are eating lots of yummy milk and going potty like big kids...Mom and Dad are doing good...just catching some zzzz's when they can!