New skills

Another relaxing day! This time, it was Mommy's turn to sleep in, so Daddy taught Trey and Bella how to do kamakazi dives off the sofa!

Yummy

Today was a relaxing day at home with Mommy and Daddy. It was Daddy's day to sleep in, so Trey and Bella helped Mommy make banana pancakes!

Memorial Day Picnics

Trey and Bella had a great time at the Memorial Day picnic at Mom Mom and Pop Pop's house. They love playing with their cousins Olivia, Luka, Andrea, Stephanie and Kimberley!

After that, it was off to a graduation party for Mommy's cousin Maryann, who is now a proud graduate of the University of Pennsylvania! It was nice to see Aunt Myong, Jennifer, David, Barbara, Veronica, Frank, Colin, Uncle Nate, and Aunt Lynn too!

Swimming

Trey and Bella played all day in the pool at Mom Mom and Pop Pop's house with Pop Pop, Mommy, Grandmom and cousin Evan! It was lots of fun!

In the evening, Trey and Bella stayed with Mom Mom and Pop Pop while Mommy and Daddy went to a wedding. Trey and Bella loved it!

Play date

Trey and Bella went to the Mom's Club of Turnersville play date at Bethel Mill Park today. It was lots of fun!

NICU Follow up

Trey and Bella had their NICU follow up today with Doctor Kim.

Developmentally, they are doing amazingly well! They tested them at the level of 18 month olds (their adjusted age) and they flew through everything! They decided to test them at the 2 year old level (they had a 2 year old later in the day, so had the materials there), and they could do everything! They did puzzles with shapes, matched colors (had no idea they could do this!), put pegs in the holes, walked up and down the steps, kicked and threw the ball, rode a push toy, put the toys back in the right boxes, pointed to all body parts on a baby doll, took off socks and did an okay job putting them back on, put on sandals, pointed to a ton of pictures in a book and used the words for some of them. They can both use way more words then they are "supposed to" and are starting to combine words. Trey even said "tissue pease" after sneezing and the doc cracked up! It was really neat! The NICU doc said they are extremely advanced cogitatively!

Size is an extremely different matter! At 20 months old, Bella is 17 pounds 12 ounces and Trey is 20 pounds 8 ounces, both are way below the <3 percentile on the growth chart, and I think she was still adjusting for 10 weeks of prematurity (these are both less than their 18 month check up so we think the scale is a little off, but they are both low percentiles nonetheless).
As far as height, Bella is 32 inches tall (50% adjusted) and Trey is 32 1/2 inches tall (50% adjusted). FOr head circumference, Bella's head is 47 centimeters around (70% adjusted) and Trey's is 48 centimeters around (50% adjusted).

They have never been on the regular growth chart, but at one time were in the 5-10 % of the preemie (adjusted) chart, so their weight has fallen. Its possible that its genetic but we are watching this closely due their prematurity. Mommy and Daddy are not worried because we know they are healthy, but we would like to see them gain some weight.

The Doctor once again told us to give them pediasure (which we am fine with). She also recommended adding butter and oils to all of their foods. This, we refuse to do. We don't want to teach our children to eat butter and oil on everything because we want them to be healthy eaters. If we start adding butter to everything, what will happen in a year or two when they "catch up" weight wise and we start to leave off the butter? Most likely, they will not like their food without it! Not to mention, this would not be good for cholesterol, ect. and could cause other problems long term! Not a good solution in our opinion! There has to be another way! We will certainly add butter to foods that require butter and will continue to use olive oil in cooking.

We will also be looking for some new meal and snack ideas that contain more calories and more healthy fats. If anyone has any ideas, please pass them on!

New toothbrushes are a treat!

Trey and Bella had their 2nd dentist appointment today. It went well!

Bella has all of her teeth except her 2 year molars. She did great opening her mouth for the dentist!

Trey still has 1 more tooth to come in before his 2 year molars. He did not want the dentist to look in his mouth but LOVED playing with the dentist tools! The dentist let him play with the things that spray water and air.

They were both very excited to get new toothbrushes and will get real cleanings at their next appt in 6 months!

New Teeth

Mommy, Trey and Bella played all afternoon sicne we slept all morning. Guess that's what happens when no one feels well.

Trey and Bella each got a tooth today! Funny, its the same tooth! Its the lower right cuspid. Bella now has all of her baby teeth with the exception of her 2 year molars. Trey still has one incisor to go before his 2 year molars.

Disney Withdrawl

Trey and Bella hung out with Grandmom today while Mommy taught skating and Daddy helped out at Uncle John's house. Then we did a little shopping at the Disney Store where we got plates and cups for Trey and Bella's birthday party in September.
Mommy felt sick in the afternoon so Grandmom and Aunt DiDi played with the twins and gave them their dinner and baths.

Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday Mom Mom!

Trey, Bella and Mommy are still recovering from our trip so we all took a very long nap today!

Stomach bug for everyone

Poor Trey woke up with the stomach flu today! We are hoping Bella doesn't get it. Aunt Dani and cousin Evan have it too. I guess being near thousands of people all week will do that to you!

Trey and Bella were very excited to see their puppies today!

Daddy got a promotion at work today! Congratulations Daddy!

Are we there yet?

Today was an interesting day! We had a relaxing morning at the pool before going to the airport. We boarded our flight on time and then proceeded to sit on the airplace for almost 5 hours before it took off! There was a huge delay due to a lightening storm in Philadelphia. The Pilot did not want to give up the gate or plane for fear our flight would be canceled or our plane re-routed with different passengers if he did. Thank goodness he was such a great pilot and was wonderful with all the kids!

Disney Day 7

Today is our last full day in Disney World! We had breakfast at 1900 Park Place at the Grand Floridan Resort. We were joined by Tigger, Pooh, Mary Poppins, Alice in Wonderland and the Mad Hatter! It was yummy!
Next, it was off to the Magic Kingdom once more where cousin Evan fought in a sword fight with Captain Jack Sparrow, then Evan and Bella danced with Woody!

We met Peter Pan, Wendy, Captain Hook, Mr. Smee, Cinderella, Aurora, Snow White and her Prince, Daisy Duck, Friar John and Friar Tuck!

Disney Day 6

Animal Kingdom, here we come! Trey and Bella loved Animal Kingdom!

They saw Donald Duck, met Baloo and Lilo, went to Dinoland and toured the African Safari!

For dinner, we all went to Liberty Tree Tavern, where we dined with Minnie Mouse, Goofy, Chip and Dale!

Disney Day 5

Happy Mother's Day Mommy!

Today was a say at EPCOT! Trey and Bella had lots of fun! They met Belle and the Beast & Aladin and the Genie! They went to a live show with Crush and saw Nemo!

We also toured the countries and had dinner in Italy!

After Trey and Bella went home to bed, Mommy, Grandmom, Aunt Kim and Evan did some shopping at Down Disney and the Marketplace!

Disney Day 4

Today was MGM Studios Day! Trey, Bella and Mommy were up early, so we got a head start and went to see The Little Mermaid! Aunt Dani and Uncle Bobby were already there going on the Tower of Terror! Then we met up with Evan, Aunt Kim and Grandmom for the rest of the day's activities! We all went to the Playhouse Disney Show where we saw Bear, JoJo and Goliath, Pooh and Friends and a few others!

For Lunch, we ate at Hollywood and Vine where we ate with Leo and June from The Little Einsteins and JoJo and Goliath! Evan, Trey and Bella had a blast!

In the afternoon, we saw some more attractions ,met Sully and Mickey, and the Beauty and the Beast show! We also had some yummy ice cream that one of the cast members gave us for free because he thought Trey and Bella were cute!

Disney Day 3

Today was a day at Sea World! Aunt Pat and Uncle Andy met up with the rest of us there. We all saw the Whale and Dolphin Show and the Shamu Show! Playing in the playground was lots of fun too! And we must not forget petting the stingrays or feeding the dolphins!

After Sea World, we all took the shuttle to the Contemporary Resort for dinner at Chef Mickey's! Mickey Mouse met us there and brought along Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, and Pluto!

Disney Day 2

Today was a beautiful day, so we all went to Blizzard Beach! Trey loved the water and is like a fish! He even went down the big water slide in a tube all by himself! Bella is a little more cautious and likes to stay near Mommy and Daddy!

After, Blizzard Beach, Mommy and Daddy took Trey and Bella back to the hotel for a nap before another trip to the Magic Kingdom!

At the Magic Kingdom, Trey and Bella had dinner with Tigger, Pooh, Eeoyre, and Piglet at the Crystal Palace!

After dinner, it was time for some character greetings! Trey and Bella saw their old friends Chip and Dale, and also met Dale's girlfriend Clarise. Trey and Bella then explored the homes of Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse! Next, it was off to the Judge's Tent to meet Mickey Mouse! Trey and Bella also rode the Carousel and Peter Pan's Flight!

Yeah! Disney World

Trey and Bella flew to Disney World today with Mommy, Daddy, Grandmom, Aunt Kimberly, Cousin Evan, Aunt Danielle and Uncle Bobby! All of the kids were very excited and did great on the airplane ride!

After checking into the Disney's Pop Century Resort, we all went to the Magic Kingdom! Trey and Bella met visited Pinocchio, Gepheto, and Ariel!

They also watched the Main Street Parade, played in Ariel's Grotto, rode Its a Small World and went on Dumbo!

For Dinner, we all met up at Tony's Town Square across from City Hall. It was a lovely little Italian Restuarant themed like Lady and the Tramp.

Feel better babies

Bella isn't feeling well now so we started giving her the antibiotics that the

Doctor gave us yesterday in case she caught what Trey has. The Doctor didn't want either of them to be sick for Disney World next week.

20 Months old

Trey and Bella are 20 months old today!

Trey is still not feeling well so we went to the Doctor again today. He has a sinus infection and is now on antibiotics.

Swinging

Trey and Bella love being outside! They had a great time playing on their swing set today!