May 15th, 2008

Emerson and Stella went back to the eye doctor for a check up yesterday. Basically, the eye doctor said that he couldn't see any scarring from their ROP (retinopathy of prematurity) and that he didn't have any concerns at this time. The eye doctor also said that 25 week preemies typically don't do as well as our girls have done. The girls won't have to go back to the eye doctor for a check up for a year! Both girls are also rolling really well and have decided that they prefer to sleep on their tummies. We are having an issue with their diapers leaking at night now that they are tummy sleepers. The girls still aren't big enough to wear the overnight diapers. I am currently trying to locate some kind of diaper liners to help with the problem. If any of you have any suggestions, please feel free to share them! Both girls seem like they are growing before our eyes. They are starting to play a lot more. We are having so much fun with them! We tried to get their ears pierced, but their ear lobes still aren't big enough. We will just have to wait a little bit longer. This Saturday, we will be taking the girls to the NICU reunion. We are very excited about this milestone, and are excited to see our NICU friends again!

Tummy time for Stella
Tummy time for Emerson

Stella working on rolling

Emerson loves chewing on her fingers