Happy Birthday Grandma Nancy!
I love you!
Zachary Clifford Grieser
Happy Birthday! Nancy is Dustin's mom and we are so excited for her first birthday with Grandsons! I will have to ask her, but it might even be better than when she turned 16! :)
We love you!
Dusty, Sara, Max and Zach
Friday, July 17, 2009
Happy Birthday Grandma, Love Max
Happy Birthday Grandma Nancy! I love you! Love, Maxwell Theodore Grieser
Thursday, July 9, 2009
Happy Birthday Daddy!
I just wanted to wish Dustin the best 29th birthday ever! He is such an amazing Daddy to these little boys. Their faces light up the room when he walks in, they love him so much and so do I. It is such an honor to raise these babies with him.
XOXOXO, Sara
XOXOXO, Sara
Sunday, July 5, 2009
Two Month Checkups
I can not believe we went to our two month check-up all ready! I can not believe that these little guys are 8 weeks. What a blessing. They are so much fun and they are starting to be so much more interactive and playful. We also got our first smiles from both babies this week!
Zachary now weighs 11 lbs. 11 oz. and is 22 1/4 inches long. He is a rock star. He is right about at 50% for his actual age (8 weeks), and he is at 95% for his corrected age (4 weeks). They will get two dots on the growth chart until they are two years because of their prematurity. One is their actual age and the second one is their age if they would have been born on their due date. Because they were one month early, they will always have that 4 week discrepancy.
Maxwell weighs 11 lbs. 8 oz. and is also 22 1/4 inches long. His head is a centimeter smaller than Zachary's, he is also a rock star. He is right behind Zach on the charts. Max has a few more "issues." He spits up after every feeding, we are thinking reflux, but haven't ventured to try medicine yet. So far, we are just trying to feed him smaller amounts more often, sit him up after feedings, burp him all the time, etc. He also has an umbilical hernia that our pediatrician is not concerned about at all yet. It really pops out when he cries. :( They will watch it and if it worsens, possibly consider surgery. Maxy also has a hemangioma (A hemangioma of infancy is a benign self involving tumor of endothelial cells (the cells that line blood vessels). In most cases it appears during the first days or weeks of life and will have resolved at the latest by age 10. In infancy, it is the most common tumor.) It is on the back of his head and you really don't notice it. His hair is starting to grow back nicely, thank you. (For those of you that maybe don't know, Max had cradle cap when he was about 3 weeks old and I didn't want anyone to think that I wasn't doing a good job caring for him, so I kept combing his hair to get it out and one morning he woke up bald.)
Both of the boys have heart murmurs. It was nothing that the doctor was concerned about, but she is going to refer us to a cardiologist just to get a second opinion. Zachary has had one from birth, but then it kind of went away, and now she could hear it again. We are thinking that they are "innocent murmurs" because of the way that they are growing. They don't have any effect on the baby.
The immunizations went really well. I was so busy with one baby, then the other, that I never had a chance to tear up. The boys did really well too. I kept them as relaxed as I could until the shots came. They had periods of fussiness on Friday night into Saturday, but they are doing super today. I rotated Tylenol and Motrin for comfort. It is so nice to be a nurse & a mommy.
I am having some exciting changes in my career. After 5 1/2 years with my client, have decided that I am ready for a new challenge in my professional life (to go along with the changes in my personal life). I am thrilled about it and can not stop smiling! I will start back to work in the next few days. We have nanny's coming into our house to care for the twins, we are so glad about that! Less exposure to germs, weather, etc.
Dustin's dealership (he works at Princeton Auto Center, a GM store), got the "Congratulations, we are going to reaffirm you in bankruptcy and look forward to being part of the new GM." We never really had a doubt, but they were closing some pretty large stores.
We had a great 4th. We took the boys out in the truck and watched fireworks in town and came home and set off some of our own! The neighbors all came outside and cheered. I was nervous at first, but watching how happy Dustin was making everyone else (and himself), I let my guard down and helped him unravel them. :) The neighbors then came over and held the babies. :)
They are sleeping really well. Only up once or twice.
I think this is probably long enough. I will try to update more often and HAPPY JULY! We have a lot of birthdays in the next few days (Great-Grandma Ginny on the 7th, Dustin on the 9th, my Godfather, Joe on the 12th, Grandma Nancy on the 17th and I will be 28 on the 18th!) So, just in case I don't get a chance-- HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOMMY AND DADDY!
Love you all,
Thank you for following our blog!
(I will hopefully get pictures posted soon!)
Sara
Zachary now weighs 11 lbs. 11 oz. and is 22 1/4 inches long. He is a rock star. He is right about at 50% for his actual age (8 weeks), and he is at 95% for his corrected age (4 weeks). They will get two dots on the growth chart until they are two years because of their prematurity. One is their actual age and the second one is their age if they would have been born on their due date. Because they were one month early, they will always have that 4 week discrepancy.
Maxwell weighs 11 lbs. 8 oz. and is also 22 1/4 inches long. His head is a centimeter smaller than Zachary's, he is also a rock star. He is right behind Zach on the charts. Max has a few more "issues." He spits up after every feeding, we are thinking reflux, but haven't ventured to try medicine yet. So far, we are just trying to feed him smaller amounts more often, sit him up after feedings, burp him all the time, etc. He also has an umbilical hernia that our pediatrician is not concerned about at all yet. It really pops out when he cries. :( They will watch it and if it worsens, possibly consider surgery. Maxy also has a hemangioma (A hemangioma of infancy is a benign self involving tumor of endothelial cells (the cells that line blood vessels). In most cases it appears during the first days or weeks of life and will have resolved at the latest by age 10. In infancy, it is the most common tumor.) It is on the back of his head and you really don't notice it. His hair is starting to grow back nicely, thank you. (For those of you that maybe don't know, Max had cradle cap when he was about 3 weeks old and I didn't want anyone to think that I wasn't doing a good job caring for him, so I kept combing his hair to get it out and one morning he woke up bald.)
Both of the boys have heart murmurs. It was nothing that the doctor was concerned about, but she is going to refer us to a cardiologist just to get a second opinion. Zachary has had one from birth, but then it kind of went away, and now she could hear it again. We are thinking that they are "innocent murmurs" because of the way that they are growing. They don't have any effect on the baby.
The immunizations went really well. I was so busy with one baby, then the other, that I never had a chance to tear up. The boys did really well too. I kept them as relaxed as I could until the shots came. They had periods of fussiness on Friday night into Saturday, but they are doing super today. I rotated Tylenol and Motrin for comfort. It is so nice to be a nurse & a mommy.
I am having some exciting changes in my career. After 5 1/2 years with my client, have decided that I am ready for a new challenge in my professional life (to go along with the changes in my personal life). I am thrilled about it and can not stop smiling! I will start back to work in the next few days. We have nanny's coming into our house to care for the twins, we are so glad about that! Less exposure to germs, weather, etc.
Dustin's dealership (he works at Princeton Auto Center, a GM store), got the "Congratulations, we are going to reaffirm you in bankruptcy and look forward to being part of the new GM." We never really had a doubt, but they were closing some pretty large stores.
We had a great 4th. We took the boys out in the truck and watched fireworks in town and came home and set off some of our own! The neighbors all came outside and cheered. I was nervous at first, but watching how happy Dustin was making everyone else (and himself), I let my guard down and helped him unravel them. :) The neighbors then came over and held the babies. :)
They are sleeping really well. Only up once or twice.
I think this is probably long enough. I will try to update more often and HAPPY JULY! We have a lot of birthdays in the next few days (Great-Grandma Ginny on the 7th, Dustin on the 9th, my Godfather, Joe on the 12th, Grandma Nancy on the 17th and I will be 28 on the 18th!) So, just in case I don't get a chance-- HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOMMY AND DADDY!
Love you all,
Thank you for following our blog!
(I will hopefully get pictures posted soon!)
Sara
Monday, June 22, 2009
Updates!
As of June 11, Max weighs 9lbs even and Zach weighs 9lbs 7oz. Max 22" and Zach 23" long, both head circumferences off the chart. These kids are getting so big, so fast...
They are unbelievably sweet boys.
And Maxy Baby loooooves to sleep!
Hangin' out in mah basket...
They are unbelievably sweet boys.
And Maxy Baby loooooves to sleep!
Hangin' out in mah basket...
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Random Pictures & Update
27 days old, wearing 3 month jammies!
About two weeks old? Like FATHER like SON! Maxwell with the remote on his Packers pillow!
I'm not sure I posted this, but it was on my camera still... 35 weeks
Fun! Wow, How I LOVE being a Mother!
The picture of Zach is recent, and the one of Max is a few weeks old. I can not believe how much they change. I just uploaded the pictures from my camera. For those of you that don't know, we have a 4-level house, and we keep a camera in the family room so when the boys do something cute, we don't have to run upstairs, the camera is right there to catch the moment. They are constantly doing something cute! :)
They had a few nights of GREAT sleep, only up twice! And then two nights of TERRIBLE sleep, and last night, again only up three times.
They have been a little fussier during the day. On Monday, I could NOT figure out what was wrong with them... until I finally set them together in the boppy pillow, perfect. Stopped crying. No more fuss. They just wanted to be together. :) They are so sweet. I love how close they are.
They have different personalities. Max is more drama. He is very laid back until he is hungry or mad. Then, WATCH OUT. He screams like crazy! He spits up, and is a champion eater. Probably eats too much and DEFINITELY eats too fast! Zachary is very serious. He is laid back also, always watching out for his brother. He will cry if Max cries. They do not wake each other up crying, they are still on the same schedule. Zach is still constipated sometimes, but we did change their formula to Nestle Good Start in the green can. It is a fortune, costing us about $50/week, but well worth it if our babies are feeling better!
I am feeling all right. I still have a back ache and I think my break-through blood pressure is getting better from the toxemia. I still can tell that it gets out of control sometimes. My "gallbladder" is fine, my LIVER was the problem. I had a huge blood clot surrounding it. They took it out with the C-Section and I feel like a new woman! I gained 38 lbs. I came home 24 lbs. lighter and was at my pre-pregnancy weight one week after the boys were born. (Fluid retention anyone?) I am tenatively going back to work on July 1st, but it will depend on my post partum check-up on June 19th.
I can not believe that on SATURDAY is our DUE DATE! I am so lucky. I have two amazing sons, one amazing husband, a beautiful angel baby. A great family, wonderful friends. It takes my breath away.
The boys were born exactly one month early, May 6th from their due date of 6/6. My sister Betsy is coming over tomorrow to do a photoshoot. I tried it on my own and they just cried the whole time. I will post more pictures then.
My babies are sleeping, so, I must go stare at them. My favorite thing to do.
Love you all, Sara
The picture of Zach is recent, and the one of Max is a few weeks old. I can not believe how much they change. I just uploaded the pictures from my camera. For those of you that don't know, we have a 4-level house, and we keep a camera in the family room so when the boys do something cute, we don't have to run upstairs, the camera is right there to catch the moment. They are constantly doing something cute! :)
They had a few nights of GREAT sleep, only up twice! And then two nights of TERRIBLE sleep, and last night, again only up three times.
They have been a little fussier during the day. On Monday, I could NOT figure out what was wrong with them... until I finally set them together in the boppy pillow, perfect. Stopped crying. No more fuss. They just wanted to be together. :) They are so sweet. I love how close they are.
They have different personalities. Max is more drama. He is very laid back until he is hungry or mad. Then, WATCH OUT. He screams like crazy! He spits up, and is a champion eater. Probably eats too much and DEFINITELY eats too fast! Zachary is very serious. He is laid back also, always watching out for his brother. He will cry if Max cries. They do not wake each other up crying, they are still on the same schedule. Zach is still constipated sometimes, but we did change their formula to Nestle Good Start in the green can. It is a fortune, costing us about $50/week, but well worth it if our babies are feeling better!
I am feeling all right. I still have a back ache and I think my break-through blood pressure is getting better from the toxemia. I still can tell that it gets out of control sometimes. My "gallbladder" is fine, my LIVER was the problem. I had a huge blood clot surrounding it. They took it out with the C-Section and I feel like a new woman! I gained 38 lbs. I came home 24 lbs. lighter and was at my pre-pregnancy weight one week after the boys were born. (Fluid retention anyone?) I am tenatively going back to work on July 1st, but it will depend on my post partum check-up on June 19th.
I can not believe that on SATURDAY is our DUE DATE! I am so lucky. I have two amazing sons, one amazing husband, a beautiful angel baby. A great family, wonderful friends. It takes my breath away.
The boys were born exactly one month early, May 6th from their due date of 6/6. My sister Betsy is coming over tomorrow to do a photoshoot. I tried it on my own and they just cried the whole time. I will post more pictures then.
My babies are sleeping, so, I must go stare at them. My favorite thing to do.
Love you all, Sara
Tuesday, June 2, 2009
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