Every day we dress the quads up - but we never take them anywhere!
The exception being the pediatrician's office - or the hospital - or the eye doctor!
Logan Lee is all decked out in matching socks as she watches her version of TV!
They MUST be dressed up for Mat/Tummy Time!!!
Kailey laughed and talked to her mirror image!
Kailey is actually a mirror image of her mommy when SHE was this age!!
I have had the BEST day playing with the babies!
Trystan amazes me with her watching eyes! Unless she is sound asleep she is always watching everything and everybody!
Logan is such a joy! The smallest baby of the four at birth - just 2 lb 6 oz - is now the SAME weight as Harrison!! 10 lb 10 1/2 oz!!! Kailey is close to this and Trystan is about a pound lighter than the others. She is going to be petite but she is putting away her bottles!
Harrison is usually so active but he pretty much slept through most of the play time today!
While the babies are healthy and growing and exceeding all our expectations -
they are still preemies having arrived 2 1/2 months early.
Their immune systems are not up to par yet so while we dress the babies up each and every day we do NOT take them OUT nor are people invited IN!
Amber and Mike can't invite people over for a cook out in the back yard or have a group over for a football game on TV.
Each of us who take care of the quads have had a current flu shot plus a DTaP vaccine. We wash our hands constantly and use Purell by the cases!
Fortunately none of us have had so much as an allergy attack!
The doctor has advised Amber and Mike to go into 'Lock Down' until Easter.
The RSV ( Respiratory Syncytial Virus) season is upon us - fall through spring - and the babies are at higher risk due to being so premature. This all makes for a very limited social life for the parents - and the caregivers - as well as the babies. But the babies have each other so I'm sure they won't be lacking for social interactions!!
There are so many issues with multiples and preemies that I didn't think about before.
After Easter the babies will be 'Fair Game' in fending off germs on their own.
Their immune system should be strong enough by that time.
This makes it a difficult time for the parents......
I've read other quad blogs about how stir crazy they get!
Especially the MOMS!
Praise God for modern methods of communication - Skype, email, Facebook and blogs! I will keep dressing the babies up and showing them off every way I can!
The day will come when we can finally say.....
" Would YOU like to HOLD the baby?"
