the anderson: Holiday Update

The girls are doing amazing! We have so far succeeded to not get sick and bring it home to them. We are still going to stay cautious most likely through March. Thanks again to everyone for your thoughts, prayers, and help. It all means so much, more than we can express. Please let us know if you did not receive a Christmas card with some great pictures of the girls and I can get one out to you.

The girls got off Oxygen at the end of November and beginning of December. It is a great feeling to have them able to be off the cords. They really were getting in the way around the house. We went to the doctor for the heart and lungs on Wednesday and he has cleared us to not have to go back to see him. So, their heart and lungs are up to par and good to go! Very exciting to hear.

Their eating habits are improving and they are starting to take between 4 and 6 ounces per feeding. A huge jump from what we started with! They are eating us out of house and home! We are completely off breast milk and on to formula, even on some special formula mostly for their reflux issue and their weight gain. They are down on the reflux medication, as of Wednesday, so that is a good sign that they are growing out of that. They seem to like the formula. It was just too hard for Shawnah to keep up with breast feeding because they would not take her, just pumped milk in the bottle. It was too much to have to feed both girls and pump, while still working full time and keeping the house up. Especially with wanting to spend fun time with the girls too.

The girls turned six month old on Monday! We can not believe that it has been six months since the little angels came into our lives. As of Wednesday at the doctor, Kenedi weighs 11 pounds even and Kandis is at 10 pounds 10 ounces. They are growing like crazy! They are doing good on the growth chart too. We go in next week for their next sets of shots, which isn't fun, but it does mean they are getting big and doing good! Plus, they are sleeping at least 8 hours each night for almost two weeks now! It is amazing to have sleep again!

The holiday's were amazing for us. We even got out of the house a little bit. After making sure everyone was healthy, we went to Shawnah's grandparent's house on Christmas Day. It was nice to get out and for everyone in the family to see the girls. Then the day after Christmas we packed up the whole house and went down to the lake and stayed on Dad's boat. TJ's family then came down that evening and we had dinner with them. The boat worked out so perfectly for the girls and they seemed to like it. The ate and slept more than being at home. Plus, it was nice to get away and enjoy one of our favorite places. Thanks to TJ's parents, we even got to go out one of the nights with some friends!

Here are some holiday photos for you to enjoy: