Category: Photo Post
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51 Weeks Old and Counting…
What does it mean to have twins? Next week they will be a full year old, and I thought it might be a good time to reflect on the year.
Max, a few hours old, being held by dad. Here is a brief look back at the last year and some of the things that have changed in our lives. While everybody tells you “life will change”, you really don’t realize the extend of that until it happens to you, no matter how often you hear it.
Andrew, a few hours old in the NICU. Here are just some interesting facts about the last 12 months.
4,380 Diapers
5,544 Baby Wipes
17,520 ounces of milk
1,736 jars of food
31 boxes of cereal
3,110 photos taken
360 nights with not enough sleep for Mom &Dad
1,155 minutes of video (19.25 hours)
1 CAT Scan (for Andrew)
1 MRI (for Andrew)
2 Visits to the neurosurgeon (Andrew is totally fine – don’t worry)
2 twins a walkin’
5 road trips to Detroit
3 trips to the McDonald Play Area
18 trips to the shopping mall
3 different Nanny’s in less then 4 months
2 Eye doctor appointments
1 pair of mini-glasses (for Max)
3x higher healthcare cost
and 1 house so full of love that we wouldn’t change a thing.Even on the toughest days these boys have always been a joy to have in our lives, and I can’t tell you how many days I would come home from work and just be so excited to see them (assuming I got home before they were sleeping). While life in some ways is more difficult and challenging, it is more then offset by their unconditional love and joy they bring to our little family. Not only would I do it all over again, I wouldn’t mind of they had a few siblings in the future. But I’m not the last word on that one.
Andrew 
Max Happy birthday boys. You’re the best.
Love, Dad & Mom
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Watching Baby Einstein Video
There is nothing that gets the boys attention faster and calms them down more then putting on a Baby Einstein Video. They are not only very focused, but they laugh and smile at times while watching as well.
And Max had his glasses adjusted so that they stay on better, so we’re back to trying to get him to wear them more often then not.
More photos are on SmugMug.
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Four, Better then Two
Today was a special day for Max. Today was his first of many days of wearing glasses.
Unfortunately for us, he has a different idea. Getting him to wear the glasses is going to be a struggle, and after only an hour we came to the conclusion that the frames are probably not the right ones for him, or at the very least need some adjusting. They just don’t fit tight enough, but it was kind of hard to determine that while we were there since he wouldn’t wear them for more then a second. It wasn’t until later when we were able to distract him that he wore them for a few minutes.
After the visit we took them to McDonalds for their first visit to the play area.
The rest of the photos are on SmugMug.
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Max Eye Update
Max playing on the floor while waiting for his pupils to dilate. On Monday I took Max to see the pediatric eye specialist to verify that he needs some help. The visit was a long one for him (over 2.5 hours) but overall he did very well and didn’t cry too much until the end when he was getting fitted with glasses. But even then he took it all pretty well.
The doctor dilated his eyes and was able to confirm that there was a fairly large focal difference between the two eyes. The large difference between them is more of the concern then the actual vision problem, since babies of his age are often farsighted. His tests show that Max is about a +3 in one eye, and a +6.5 in the other.
So… he does need glasses, which we have already ordered. They’ll be in this weekend – and then the struggle to keep them on his face will begin.
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