5 Weeks Old Pediatrician Visit

Yesterday we did the kids' 5 week pediatrician visit. It was a nice break and we enjoyed getting out of the house for a bit. We love their pediatrician and he's so informative and easy to talk to. Mason's reflux situation is finally resolved. He's on Mylicon four times a day, Axid (prescription Zantac for babies) twice a day and can only tolerate the premade Similac Sensitive formula. No more horrible grunting and arching during feedings and burpings. Hailey hasn't had any issues and we went ahead and switched her over to the Similac Sensitive, too. Right now keeping two different formulas and bottles straight would be crazy, so maybe in a week or so we'll make the switch back to regular formula for her. As a side note for all those that think "breast is best" I agree with you, however after I had a breast reduction that removed eight pounds of breast tissue I'm unable to breastfeed. And yes I said EIGHT pounds of boobs...I know the amount is alarming- hopefully Hailey won't inherit that gene from me.

The only issue we're monitoring for the babies right now is Mason's ingrown toenail. I never thought we'd have such minor issues with these two. I was prepared for a long NICU stay before they arrived. God has definitely blessed us with these two healthy, happy babies and we couldn't be more thrilled. Here are their stats:

Mason -
Weight: 8 lbs, 7 ozs
Length: 21 inches

Hailey -
Weight: 7 lbs, 15.5 ozs
Length: 20.75 inches

I forgot to get their head circumferences, but needless to say they're growing like weeds. Each day its so fun to see how they change. Right now Casey is feeding Hailey and he just commented, "this gets more fun everyday".

Here's a recent picture of skin to skin time with Daddy while watching the Astros. Hailey's on the left and Mason is on the right. I love 'em all so much it hurts!