tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7915600.post958240107604046990..comments2023-10-29T08:13:44.434-04:00Comments on Micro Preemie Twins: The Story of H & E: Can you believe they are THREE?!Billiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10589229199716201638noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7915600.post-86677262096360396452007-08-21T00:52:00.000-04:002007-08-21T00:52:00.000-04:00I used to babysit a little boy with extremely bad ...I used to babysit a little boy with extremely bad reflux (he was a preemie twin as well.) I was wondering if the girls liked ice cream, and if so....would you be able to let the ice cream melt a bit, mix in the powder, and then freeze it back up? This could work for popsicles, etc. The twin I watched also looooved those cups of liquid yogurt, because we told him they were milkshakes :) Maybe that would work as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7915600.post-25620872913430973522007-08-18T22:06:00.000-04:002007-08-18T22:06:00.000-04:00Your girls are adorable! best wishes to them (and ...Your girls are adorable! best wishes to them (and Mommy and Daddy).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7915600.post-41594212501395724892007-08-17T23:12:00.000-04:002007-08-17T23:12:00.000-04:00I found your blog through Lisa'a (new monkey) and ...I found your blog through Lisa'a (new monkey) and this video cracked me up. Poor babies, you need a few sets of arms mamma! I can imagine that gets very hard some times. Glad I found your blog and I will be keeping up with you guys. Savin in my favs!Patyrishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02001544727042582614noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7915600.post-35309948282096552942007-08-14T13:34:00.000-04:002007-08-14T13:34:00.000-04:00Hi Bill,The videos are great :-) yey, birthday gi...Hi Bill,<BR/><BR/>The videos are great :-) yey, birthday girls. The crying one tho - whoooooo. That cannot be easy. <BR/><BR/>I'm glad to hear the solutabs are working. How great that you have so many friends to share their advice. Sorry to hear that Enid is under the weather. I hope she is back in action soon.<BR/><BR/>Please give the girls kisses from me, and I will be seeing you in a few weeks. Yey!<BR/>Love,<BR/>lisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7915600.post-76958532557426325212007-08-13T11:11:00.000-04:002007-08-13T11:11:00.000-04:00I couldn't help but laugh through most of that vid...I couldn't help but laugh through most of that video clip. It SO reminds me of my house! They are worse at age 3...why doesn't anyone tell us that BEFORE they are 3? Lol! No one ever says how hard pregnancy is, how miserable labor is, how painful nursing is, and they sure don't say anyting about the terrible 3s. What a kick! I stopped trying to make my 3 yr old happy. I find myself saying, "If you're gonna cry about it, then go to your room!". She storms up there and then a few minutes later she emerges saying, "I all better now." I say, "Good! Are you ready to ask nicely now?" and most of the time, it's a "no." ...she doesn't want it anymore.<BR/><BR/>Ideas for her meds:<BR/>"A spoon full of sugar helps the medicine go down."<BR/><BR/>It isn't the healthiest of stuff, but if you have to give 1 T of meds, mix it with 1 T of sugar. If that doesn't work, try making Ice-Cube Popsicles out of the meds and sugar. Things taste so different when they are ice cold.<BR/><BR/>Over time, I slowly reduce the amount of sugar until there is very little. But starting out with a lot of sugar makes her not fight me.<BR/><BR/>Would her doc recoment Malox or PeptoBismol? or how about her just sucking on TUMS? Find a flavor (wild berry, orange juice, etc...) that she'll really like, and then try to pass it off as candy. Just thoughts.<BR/><BR/>Best to you!<BR/>Skye<BR/>Herriman, UTAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7915600.post-22559426005904706342007-08-11T17:22:00.000-04:002007-08-11T17:22:00.000-04:00You are an amazing mother Billie! My best friend ...You are an amazing mother Billie! My best friend here has twin boys not quite a year old. Like you she is patient and amazing, a necessary trait when dealing with two at once. Your doing a great job:)Melhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17143392629785332250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7915600.post-86737356296200120062007-08-10T15:13:00.000-04:002007-08-10T15:13:00.000-04:00We rode the ponies at Elizabeth Park in Trenton. ...We rode the ponies at Elizabeth Park in Trenton. There's a link here: http://www.mylocalgov.com/trentonmi/WebSubsection.asp?key=80My brother and sister-in-law invited us. It was great, because you get a 20 minute ride on a shaded pathway rather than the ponies chained to a wheel. Also only cost $4 each kid! We will definitely be going again!Billiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10589229199716201638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7915600.post-40300306977363083602007-08-10T14:31:00.000-04:002007-08-10T14:31:00.000-04:00Girls are cute as ever! Happy 3rd Birthday!Can I a...Girls are cute as ever! Happy 3rd Birthday!<BR/>Can I ask where you took them to ride the Ponies?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7915600.post-2650414164092462362007-08-09T17:39:00.000-04:002007-08-09T17:39:00.000-04:00our girls are adorable...but the reason I'm here i...our girls are adorable...<BR/><BR/>but the reason I'm here is that I have a question (you're the first hit on Google when searching micro preemie). One of my teachers (young reader here :)) just had her baby at 24 weeks... and I want to do something to help the family (they have an older daughter). I don't have much money/time to do much, but what are some things that you would have liked people to do to help when H and E were in NICU?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7915600.post-50798710620688696662007-08-09T12:19:00.000-04:002007-08-09T12:19:00.000-04:00It sounds like you have the reflux med thing figur...It sounds like you have the reflux med thing figured out. But, if you have a problem in the future giving meds, we had great success giving Spencer his meds while he was sleeping. I"d just go in his room, shoot the medicine into his cheek with a syringe and he'd swallow... it was brilliant. That worked for all of his baby and toddlerhood. For a while he would take meds willingly, but now that he is three, we are back to sleeping meds. 3 sucks... but the development is awsome to watch!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7915600.post-29581448352728728222007-08-09T00:52:00.000-04:002007-08-09T00:52:00.000-04:00Happy birthday again! The girls are beautiful, an...Happy birthday again! The girls are beautiful, and expressive, and amazing. You are blessed.<BR/><BR/> I loved the birthday composite video and the tantrum video made me realize what resides just around the corner...you handled it really well (even if you admit to a post video breakdown). I'm not sure that I'd even have 3.45 minutes of poise when I'm in your position!<BR/><BR/>The solutabs sound great. We're having a lot more success with the capsule form of Prilosec but it sounds like prevacid in the solutabs might be the way to go in the future if the prilosec isn't cutting it (jury is still out on this one).abbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03403145277760263562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7915600.post-38356810229558816582007-08-08T22:02:00.000-04:002007-08-08T22:02:00.000-04:00Beautiful post! Your girls are beautiful! I can'...Beautiful post! Your girls are beautiful! I can't imagine any preemie moms can hear that song without tears though. Really beautiful. You should publish your journal as a book someday!<BR/><BR/>So sorry to hear about the feeding problems. I am struggling to feed my 15 month old "25 weeker." It's gut-wrenching. I actually have heart palpitations during feedings now! For all the well-meaning people who suggest that you should "offer nutritious food and they'll eat when there're hungry"--it's just not that simple with preemies.<BR/><BR/>Hang in there Billie! You are doing a great job!Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16267128664748664731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7915600.post-15307587698824539222007-08-08T21:50:00.000-04:002007-08-08T21:50:00.000-04:00Billie,Give the Prevacid a try. We give omeprazole...Billie,<BR/>Give the Prevacid a try. We give omeprazole to Elizabeth and hide it in her night time bottle. Once Elizabeth started on omeprazole she wanted to eat, before that every mealtime was such a stuggle. I remember wanting to run down the street screaming and pulling out my hair with each meal. It is so hard not to worry about what they are eating especially when they are so tiny. We did also try Ranitidine but it made Elizabeth's reflux 100% worse she threw up and gagged constantly.<BR/>I loved the girls birthday video, they are so sweet. It really is amazing to see how far they have come (of course with tons of work and heartache).<BR/>I can't even begin to imagine how busy and overwhelming it would be with 2 at home. Elizabeth keeps me busy enough.<BR/>AngiBusyLizzyMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09116803603107554804noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7915600.post-37141921577945340802007-08-08T20:33:00.000-04:002007-08-08T20:33:00.000-04:00Happy Birthday Eden and Holland! I love the music...Happy Birthday Eden and Holland! I love the music choice on their birthday video.<BR/><BR/>When my son, who was already pretty skinny, had a 2 1/2 week tummy virus, he got "scary" thin. Once he was feeling better, I bought the Carnation Instant Breakfast packets and would make a shake with whole milk, ice cream and 1 Carnation packet. I can't remember exactly, but I think I calculated it to be 500-600 calories? I gave it to him just before bedtime, so it wasn't a meal substitute. Within a couple of weeks I could see that had gained some weight back.<BR/><BR/>I know it won't help with their pickiness, but it might help them gain a little weight? Normally I subscribe to the theory of "it's my job to provide a healthy meal and their job to eat what they want/need." But, I don't know of that applies for Holland and Eden.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7915600.post-43275978334162996552007-08-08T11:03:00.000-04:002007-08-08T11:03:00.000-04:00YAHH! I am SO glad the solutabs work!! They have...YAHH! I am SO glad the solutabs work!! They have been our savior, as far as getting the kids to take the Prevacid.Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05670542231656442015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7915600.post-81544702961960826482007-08-07T21:57:00.000-04:002007-08-07T21:57:00.000-04:00Oooh...the crying...man.I wish I'd been there to h...Oooh...the crying...man.<BR/>I wish I'd been there to hold one of them, although nobody is the same as "mama".<BR/>Love you.<BR/>Oh...by the way...I'm having a yard sale this weekend at my mom's if you or Missy want to stop by.<BR/>Lots of love,<BR/>KendraKendra Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10987312000889846337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7915600.post-10516055120300374522007-08-07T21:28:00.000-04:002007-08-07T21:28:00.000-04:00Hi Billie, I enjoy your blog and find you very i...Hi Billie,<BR/><BR/> I enjoy your blog and find you very inspirational. You are a great mommy and those beautiful girls are so blessed to have you and your husband. I have 3 year old who is a terrible eater. We've cruised the 3rd percentile his whole life for height and weight. My latest pediatrician said some words to me that really took the weight off of my shoulders...I was much like you describe yourself...agonizing over every bite and stressing hard over how much, how often, fat, protein, veggies or fruit...ARGH! Here's what she told me: "It's not your job to make him eat. It's your job to provide a nutritious, balanced meal and he will eat what he wants and needs." Sounds simple, right? It has made me not feel so guilty when he eats four bites of food all day long. She also told me that he is probably never going to be the quarterback, but more likely the kicker and the quicker I accepted that, the happier we'd all be. It is true. I hope this helps. These kids (mine included!) may be little but they are super smart. Try to relax. They seem healthy and they certainly seem happy...I hope you are proud of yourself!<BR/>Best,<BR/>KellyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7915600.post-88931593378000717902007-08-07T20:39:00.000-04:002007-08-07T20:39:00.000-04:00Billie,Great entry! I love all the pics, videos, ...Billie,<BR/><BR/>Great entry! I love all the pics, videos, and writing. I seem to have many days as yours' appeared in the last video. Then I put them to bed at night, have a glass of wine, gain my energy back for the next day and realize how lucky I truly am!Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07049469998249635875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7915600.post-38649513205305126492007-08-07T20:27:00.000-04:002007-08-07T20:27:00.000-04:00Hey! I just found your blog. Your girls are absolu...Hey! I just found your blog. Your girls are absolutly beautiful! It looked like yall had alot of birthday fun. I have 2 year old twin girls. One of them has CP. If you want to go check out thier blog you can: http://miraclesdohappenjustlookatmygirls.blogspot.com/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7915600.post-44201723690901210042007-08-07T19:05:00.000-04:002007-08-07T19:05:00.000-04:00Children are generally a joy but sometimes they ar...Children are generally a joy but sometimes they aren't! You just learn to grin and tolerate it. Sometimes grinning isn't all that easy to do. But time passes and then you have the memories. Memories are a lot more fun. God bless you. Connie W.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7915600.post-29339339169339256392007-08-07T17:30:00.000-04:002007-08-07T17:30:00.000-04:00Yippee Doo! The solutabs worked! Thank you all so...Yippee Doo! The solutabs worked! Thank you all so much for the idea. <BR/><BR/>Eden is sick. She woke up from her nap last night with a fever (101.8 under her arm), she was up at 6am again with a fever so I called and took her in to the doctor this afternoon. <BR/><BR/>The bad news is that she has a sore throat/virus, so there is nothing we can do except wait it out and give Tylenol. The good news is that I asked about the solutabs and got a new prescription. She spit it out the first couple of times, but let me put it back in and ended up swallowing it all!<BR/><BR/>One more thing, about the tantrum video...I have to fess up. I only kept my cool until I turned off the camera. Then I had my own meltdown and cried on the couch!<BR/><BR/>That's what is so nice about the internet. People only see what you WANT them to see:)Billiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10589229199716201638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7915600.post-84516676129631797802007-08-07T16:37:00.000-04:002007-08-07T16:37:00.000-04:00Oh I have the same tantrun at our house-- Henry wa...Oh I have the same tantrun at our house-- Henry wants mom when I am holding Sam. He tells me to put him down... I know the drill with that one! <BR/><BR/>They are still adarable... and sweet! ;)Bird's Eye View Photographyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08813489889625737678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7915600.post-1135849424374626982007-08-07T15:44:00.000-04:002007-08-07T15:44:00.000-04:00Biilie: I had to laugh at the last video. It remin...Biilie: I had to laugh at the last video. It reminds me that although your girls are amazing, they ARE still little kids. Your patience amazes me. I think I would have thrown myself on the floor after those tantrums!Sarah Furloughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10930183175998340048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7915600.post-37195135203529080172007-08-07T15:04:00.000-04:002007-08-07T15:04:00.000-04:00BEAUTIFUL post!!!!And after that last video, I hav...BEAUTIFUL post!!!!<BR/>And after that last video, I have to ask, "When is Mommy's turn to tantrum??!!" You did such a wonderful job of maintaining your composure and staying calm, at a time when most of us would like to to the exact opposite!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7915600.post-60063482356279524642007-08-07T12:49:00.000-04:002007-08-07T12:49:00.000-04:00I agree, Prevacid Solutabs all the way. Both of m...I agree, Prevacid Solutabs all the way. Both of my boys take the solutabs. My oldest (18 months) takes it like candy and my youngest (4 months) takes a small syringe with water and the solutab. I also have a wonderful Pediatric GI I could recommend. I live in your area. He is recognized nationally. My oldest was a 28 week preemie and has been seeing him since he was 4 months old. There are many other medications out there as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com