3 Months!

The babies saw the pediatrician this past week. Jack weighed 10 pounds 4 ounces and Maggie weighed 8 pounds 8 ounces! They are getting so big, especially Jack. Maggie continues to be a petite little thing. It is amazing the difference when picking one baby up over the other. Both babies are healthy and strong. Jack has some more bumps in the road, but we'll get past it just like everything else. He is still on a feeding tube, until he can bottle feed on a more regular volume. It is going so, so. He finishes a bottle every now and then, what he doesn't finish goes down a nasal feeding tube. As if that wasn't enough, Jack also has a problem with his circumcision. I'm calling urology tomorrow to hopefully get it looked at soon...the pediatrician is pretty certain it will require surgery...of course! All in all though, Jack is a strong little man, and doing very well.

Having both babies home has been tiring, but wonderful. There is definitely a routine established and I've been successfully able to keep them on a pretty good schedule. Their nights are fantastic! They get a bottle at night, swaddled into their crib (they are co-cribbing) and they sleep 4-6 hours straight. They get a quick midnight feed and go right back to sleep. I couldn't ask for better babies! It's adorable too. I don't put them right next to one another, but it never fails when I go to check on them or when they wake up...they are right next to each other. They are going to be great friends! During the day, it's exhausting, but I'm managing. Grandpa Jeff has been a huge help and Aunt Lisa is going to start helping me out during the day as well. I tried to do the days alone...and let's just say I was quite overwhelmed. It is manageable, but it stresses me out hearing one cry (particularly miss kitty cat Maggie wail) while I'm trying to feed or gavage Jack.

This weekend was Brian's birthday. He is 29! To celebrate Grandma Charlotte watched the babies for us and we went to the movies and dinner, just the two of us. Getting away for 3 hours was awesome, and all thanks to Grandma Charlotte! We saw "Law Abiding Citizen" which was pretty good and ate at Abuelo's. Today we took the babies to the local farm where we were going to pick out their very first Halloween pumpkins, but with the great weather every one else in town had the same idea and the farm was packed. So we skipped the farm and got pumpkins from Walmart instead. Hopefully we can carve them this week.

The babies are starting to show a little more personality and are definitely learning to coo and smile. I got huge smiles from each of them this morning, which was awesome. I've not been able to have a camera ready for any of it though. They like to play together on their activity mat, hitting the hanging toys and yelling for attention. Maggie is rolling over somewhat when doing tummy time and Jack likes tummy time, but has no desire to roll over. Both have great neck strength though and developmentally seem to be right on track.

And finally pictures from the their first week home together.

4 Generations of Keller Men


Jack enjoying some tummy time


"Hey mom, we love this play gym thing!"


"Hi mom"


Maggie just chillin'


Nap time


Swinging along together