4 months

The babies are 17 wks old now! We're sorry it's been so long, so here are the latest updates. Feb 2 was Sophie's last follow-up appointment at the NICU. She is off her monitor now! We had them all weighed at that appointment. Sam was 11 lb 3 oz, Julia was 9 lb 14 oz, and Sophie was 7 lb 10 oz. They are all growing really well.
So now that Sophie is off of the monitor, she has moved out of our room. We had her away from Sam & Jules because when the monitor would go off, it was very very loud. We were going to put her in the nursery with the other two, but her cry is about as loud as the monitor! It is the shrill-est (is that a word?) cry you've ever heard. So we put her in a crib in the future girl's room. She is doing well in there and loves her new jungle themed mobile.
They have all been sleeping great at night. For the last 3 nights in a row they have slept from their last feed around 7:15 until about 4:30am, then till 7:15-ish and up for the morning. Those are some NICE stretches of sleep! We pray that this continues! When one wakes we still wake the others to eat, just so we're not waking up 3 different times a night.
Sophie is such a Daddy's girl. She just lights up a room with her smile whenever Shane walks in. They are all coo-ing and smiling so much. Sam has giggled a few times - he is such a heart breaker! Julia is as adorable as ever. She's the little alarm clock of the house and is SO happy to see you come and get her. She sleeps like a champ too. She loves her naps most of the time and goes down great at night Sam is more of a pill at night. He'll go down for about 40 minutes, then wake up. We are learning the best ways to help him get back to sleep easily. He's getting better at it these days. Sophie has pretty much always been a good sleeper at night.
We have a great routine down and the babies have been so happy. Consistency has been such a help in getting things down. They know what to expect, and we know how to meet their needs before they have to cry for things. We've learned to read their cues when they're sleepy, hungry, bored, etc. (well for the most part)! Luckily, so far they are all on the same page and do things like eat and sleep at the same time, or close to the same time. So I can nurse Sam & Julia at the same time, and by the time they're done, Sophie is ready for her bottle. She is still on thickened formula.
We're putting some new pictures in the "up to 4 months" gallery. Enjoy! And thanks everyone for all of the love, support, and prayers. God has blessed us with 3 true miracles.