The Hale Hat-trick

Luke is 3 pounds 14.5 oz and 17 3/4 inches long.

Henry is 4 pounds 3.5 oz and 16 1/4 inches long.

August, AKA Pipes, is obviously putting his calories to good use. Luke, AKA Bones, is on a medication to help his lungs. The medication has caused him to lose a little water weight. The good thing is that Luke's O2 needs are way down with this medication and he's on his way to getting put on the canula. So, we were disappointed a little by his weight loss, but are not too concerned about it because his lungs are looking really good. Henry, AKA Chubs, is still looking good and is as feisty as ever.

Everyone keeps wanting to know when these guys are coming home. The answer is, we don't know. My due date was Feb. 3rd and we had hoped to have the boys home around that time. They've all got to be able to suck, swallow and breathe. Henry got to enjoy his first bottle on Monday. He took about 5 ml's and did great. Henry has the worst reflux and right now is on a feeding tube that goes straight to his intestine to bypass the stomach. We were surprised when he took the bottle so easily and had no projectile vomiting or brady's. He'll keep getting a bottle daily and his intake will be increased. Henry loves his pacifier and definitely has the sucking part down. When he initially took the bottle he really went after it and then realized something was coming out and got a confused look on his face and stopped sucking. He would tentatively suck some more and then stop. When he was given the pacifier after the bottle you could tell he was really thinking about it, wondering if stuff was going to come out of the pacifier. He slowly sucked on the pacifier to test it out and then started going to town on that thing. That little kid's a real thinker.