HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!

Our First Halloween! Mommy had 3 outfits to change us into, but we didn't really care for the wardrobe changes. So Chloe got to be a kitty and Caroline a little ghost even though they each had the same outfit to wear, and another little outfit from Aunt Remica that said, "I love my Mummy" with a little mummy on it. Oh well, to much fun. All the excitement made Chloe sleep all night for 10 hours, but not I want to play constantly and talk Caroline, she woke up to eat at 2am and then again at 6am, but she talked from 2:30, (whe she finished her bottle), to 3:43 when she finally fell back to sleep again. So did mummy get any sleep? NO!

Little Ghost Caroline

KITTY CAT CHLOE

Wow, time flies!

Chloe smiling big..... with Caroline's legs in the background....

Caroline sitting up pretty checking it all out.

I can't believe the girls will be 5 months in just another week! Lots has changed..............1st we've moved to the Houston area! Yes, that's correct. We have our house for sell in Dallas and we've found a new house south west of Houston in Rosenberg. You all know Robert doesn't like to live in the "city," and we had to find a house with a big back yard for the dogs. Those are few and far between. Since we moved the girls were a little late getting their 4 month shots and check up.

Today is Halloween and yesterday at their Dr. appt. Chloe weighed 13 lbs and 1o ozs and Caroline 11 lbs and 10 ozs. They are steady holding their 2 lb difference.
Rolling over is their new thing. Caroline rolled over 3 weeks ago and Chloe this last week. Caroline can roll from tummy to back and back to tummy. Chloe thinks back to tummy is the only way to go b/c when she gets to her tummy she just smiles and sits there with her head up for a while. Then after a few minutes she starts screaming and she is saying ok people come get me and turn me back over I already did one trick.

Tomorrow I will update with their cute Halloween outfits since they have 3 each there will be a lot more pictures to come.

3 months already!

The girls are growing and getting prettier by the day! Here are their latest pics! 2+ weeks ago the girls went to the dr. for their 1st little colds. They weighed in at: Chloe 11 lbs and 1 oz and Caroline 8 lbs and 14 ozs. I'm sure by now Chloe is closer to 11 1/2 and Caroline 9 1/2. They are doing better and sleeping more at night! Thank you Jesus! But, as they are getting bigger they are wanting to play more, eat more and test out their lungs more! They are just super needy little girls and they are already jealous of the other sister getting to eat 1st or being picked up 1st. It's just amazing how they already are noticing these things! Here Chloe is swinging her arm around and bangs Caroline on the head. "Ouch" Caroline says, "You just wait, I'll get you back." And so it begins.....

2 months!

Hello Everyone!

Well I'm still just super busy with the girls! This last Friday they had their 2 months checkup and shots! Surprisingly theydid well, just really sleepy all day afterwards which was kind of nice. Chloe didn't like them, but was quite after a few minutes. Caroline cried more about having her legs held down than getting stuck with the needle! Chloe weighed in at 10 lbs and 3 ozs at 23 inches and Caroline at 8 lbs and 1 oz doubling her birth weight! and measured in at 22 1/4th inches. Here if a pic of Chloe and Caroline on this Saturday. We took the girls to our Sunday school class end of summer party. Of course the girls were a hit and it was nice for everyone else to was to play with and hold them!

Baby's 1st 4th!

Hello Everyone,

Here is a pic of the girls 1st 4th! Wow, it's crazy here at my house. Little sleep and back to back feedings are really getting to me! Girls had another check up and Chloe is up to 7lbs and 8 ozs as of Monday and Caroline is up to 5lbs a nd 10 ozs. WOW, Chloe just feels like a chunky baby, and Caroline just feels so much lighter, but they are both doing well. It's the parents that are going crazy. This is my 1st week at the house with the girls by myself. This is one of the 1st times I've been able do something without the other girls deciding she would like to eat now. I pretty much feed the girls back to back every 2 to 3 hours! I hurry to shower, don't dry hair, maybe put a little makeup on, feed one then the other, that sometimes takes only 1 hour, but not usually, then change the diaper again, burp really good, set Caroline up to help with her reflux. Maybe try to sleep at least an hour between until noon. Next break I eat, next break I wash bottles for the middle of the night feeding so it doesn't take 2 hours, next break I wash some clothes, next break I get to the blog or something else that needs to be done, next break I get dinner ready, next break I try to spend time with Robert, then I feed again ,sleep for and 1 hour, get up all night doing it all over again with maybe 3 hours of sleep in between. Anyway enough about the life I don't have. My children just aren't big enough yet to attempt feeding at the same time. Would work if I had 4 hands!

Anyway, if you call and I don't answer you now know what I'm doing! Now the know that twins are double trouble. Having one right now would seem like a vacation.

Girls Home now!

Hi Everyone!

The girls finally got to come home from the NICU this Sunday! Perfect Father's Day gift for Robert! 1st Dr. Appt today. Chloe is up to 6 lbs and 4 ozs and Caroline is 4 lbs and 10zs. It's like feeding time at the zoo at my house, so if you call we are just feeding the girls, sorry! Remica took this great pic!

Update on the Girlies!

This is Sara, updating for Barbara.

Things are going well for the Sims family. Barbara is expected to get released today! The girls won't be home for a few days still, but at least Barbara (and Robert) can sleep in their own bed for the first time in a while.

Chloe is now completely off oxygen and both girls are working at feeding from the bottle and/or breastfeeding. They actually both still have feeding tubes, because they are so small that the action of eating burns more calories than they are gaining from the food. (Oh, that we would all lose weight by eating).

They'll come home when their doctor thinks they are big enough and when they're able to eat without the feeding tubes. Keep your fingers crossed and say your prayers that this is sooner rather than later!

On to the note that you've all been waiting for. They are, of course, EXTREMELY cute! Here is some pictorial evidence.

Caroline working on a bottle

Barbara coaxing Caroline to eat

Caroline

Chloe being fed by her daddy

Daddy and Chloe

Caroline aka "Robert Jr."

Caroline, again

Chloe, "Baby Barbara"

One more of Chloe and Daddy