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We got the call today from the pediatrician that Addison is ok to come off the apnea monitor! It's been about 3 weeks since his monitor alarmed and I've been taking him off of it during the day, when I'm close by, and he's been fine. I'm so, so glad to be done with monitors!

I took all 4 kids to Sears yesterday for pictures. We got the first appointment of the day and I brought my own blankets so that we could minimize germ exposure. the pics were not much better than I could have done with my camera but I'm getting a huge portrait package for $5 so I won't complain too much. I doubt I'll ever go back there but I'll share the pics with all of you. Addison is in the beige outfit and obviously, Riley is in the blue outfit. They turned 5 months old yesterday.

Busy, busy!

I haven't had time to update because we're getting ready to put our house on the market. It was supposed to go on a few weeks ago but we've pushed the date back so that we can have everything freshly painted and mostly decluttered. It's a lot harder to pack a house with 2 newborns!
Addison had another opthamologist appointment yesterday. If you remember, his appointment 2 weeks ago was the deadline for his ROP to start improving or we'd have to take him for laser surgery. 2 weeks ago, it had just started to improve so he decided to hold off on surgery. Yesterday, he said his eyes were showing drastic improvement! He also said that he was glad that he held off as long as he could without surgery. We don't have to take him back for another month! It's so nice to finally not be at a doctors office every week.
The boys have also started to smile at me. They've been smiling since they were a few weeks old but they've started responding to me talking to them. Addison had a few small smiles yesterday and today, Riley smiled at me twice. They will just lay there and stare. They are starting to focus on faces and toys (they love mirrors!) and sometimes they go cross eyed. The opthamologist said it's still completely normal and Ian and I actually think it's pretty cute when that happens.

On a roll!!!!

Yep, you guessed it, the boys are rolling from their bellies to their backs! The physical therapist that has been working with them is awesome! They've made such huge improvements with their head control and they're pushing themselves up on their arms. Ian and I are so proud of them!

The boys went in for their first Synagis shots last week. The Synagis shots help protect them from RSV (Respiratory syncytial virus). RSV is a seasonal, easily spread virus that is similar to a cold but babies who have under-developed lungs can have serious complications from RSV. So, the Synagis shot is a dose of antibodies that is given every 30 days during RSV season (which happens to be early November-late March in my area). The shot doesn't prevent them from getting RSV but if they would happen to catch it, the antibodies from the shot make the infection less severe. They were weighed before getting their shots and Addison was 6lbs. 1oz. Riley was 5lbs. 4oz.

They're making progress! It's hard to believe they're going to be 5 months old soon.

Finally have a pic of the stroller

We took Leah and one of her friends to our local dairy/petting zoo for a hayride and ice cream. We had her birthday tea party on Wednesday, with family, but I wanted her to have a day with her friend. They had a blast and while I was snapping pics, I remembered to take one of the stroller and carseats. I call this my Cadillac stroller. lol. You have no idea how much attention this thing attracts. Amazingly, it pretty easy to push and steer (as long as you're not trying to make a tight turn.

And here's a pic that Ian took when we got home this afternoon. I look like crap (what else would you expect from a mother of 4 who sleeps about 3 hours per night :) ) but I think the boys look adorable so I had to share!