Munching Munchkins

We are getting closer to becoming full-fledged eaters. Tyler connected the sucking and his tummy getting full today. He ate 30 ml of formula from his bottle in one feeding, and wasted no time doing it! Kenzie managed 25 ml also, but she wasn't quite as crazy about it as Tyler. She will make that connection soon, I hope. They had to have their beds turned up a little warmer today because they weren't holding their temperature well.

I can't wait to get pictures of them tomorrow. The little ladies who make blankets, hats and booties for NICU babies are artists. It has to be as much fun for the sewers/crocheters as it is for the parents, and the nurses have a good time playing dress up with the babies. Today each baby got a new blanket, a stocking cap and booties. Kenzie's booties are red with little snowmen, and her hat is white with red trim around it and a little red ball on the end of her hat, all of which is set off by her red blanket. Tyler's booties are blue with snowboarders, his hat is red with white trim and a little white ball on the end, and he has a blue blanket with the snowboarders on it also.

It has been a rough day for Mom and Dad, with Dad having to go home for work. But they are doing what is best for their family -- or as Michele refers to it "Johnson, party of five". That would have been a better name for the blog, but creativity isn't something I'm bubbling over with when I am on the Konner Rapid Weight Loss plan (there's no time to eat, and if you sit down, he's munching from your plate too), combined with the Konner Sleep is Our Enemy plan (self-explanatory).

Speaking of which, Konner didn't get a nap today. And it's been a rough evening. Fortunately, Rick and Judy came over and rescued us all for a little while. After peeks at the babies and chasing Konner around, they took us out to eat at Rosa's. Yummy homemade tortillas, burritos, beans and rice, iced tea and best of all, lots of hugs and attention.

I will post pictures with the cute little hats tomorrow. Right now it's time to chase Konner a little longer and see if we can completely exhaust him so he will fall asleep. Thank goodness for Bobo!