Good news.

Age: 10 months and 2 weeks

Adjusted Age: 7 months

Joscel (14.8 lbs)

Joshua (16.8 lbs)

The four of us got vaccinated with H1N1 vaccine 2 days ago. We weren't gonna get it but they told us that preemies are required to get it as well as their parents. It was funny because Jo and I complained about the pain more than Joscel and Joshua did, actually, they didn't complain at all. Though they were restless because both of them caught a cold. It was so hard to take care of two sick babies when the parents are sick too.

We did the overnight monitor with Joshua and Joscel sleeping without the oxygen machines. They both passed it and......

Joshua has finally graduated from oxygen. Yay! But because he has a cold, we still put his oxygen on at night when he sleeps just to be safe.

Joscel, on the other hand, still needs to be on just at night time when she sleeps.

She can be off of it during the day.

We'll test her again after a month and maybe, that'll be the last time!

Here are the best buddies in the future.

Though it's a little scary that Joscel might be the bossy one..

She crawls all over Joshua...

She reaches for things first... and will steal Joshua's toy even though she has hers already.

Here's a video of Joscel babbling non-stop.

Joshua was just listening and I think there was a point when he tried to stop his sister from being too loud.

They are not crying, this is just how they talk to each other...

And this is what they do at bedtime.

Love their giggles..

I was reminded to post these videos of Joscel and Joshua giggling for those who don't have Facebook accounts.

It's amazing to see them grow everyday. Sometimes we forget what they went through because they are such happy and healthy babies. We thank God everyday for their progress and health.

As first time parents, it's funny to experience their everyday developments as they are learning very quickly to being independent. I would sometimes turn my back for a few seconds to get something, only to find that they are competing to get a particular item and I would have to choose which one to pick up first. They are really fast even though they haven't fully learned how to crawl.

Their personalities are really quite different. Joscel loves her independence. She could play by herself for a long time and only seeks for attention when she is hungry or tired. Joshua on the other hand is laid back and loves to be cuddled and talked to. I guess having a boy and a girl, you get the best of both worlds.

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Our superstars!

Age: 10 months old

Adjusted age: 6 months and 3 weeks

They got tested again on their oxygen saturation 2 weeks ago. The results were better that they decided we can take them off the oxygen for 3-4 hours everyday. It's mandatory to take them off (even if I'm a little scared for Joscel since it's her first time to be off oxygen for that long). We need to find out if they are really ready to come off next month. They told us to pick up the oxygen monitors on the 27th of this month and see if they can sleep through the night without oxygen at all. And if they pass it, they'll come off of them the next day, and that's for good!

People are saying that it's hard to get a smile from Joscel which is true sometimes specially when we are with our family. But when she's with us, she smiles and giggles a lot. Hmmm, playing hard to get?

But with Joshua, it's the opposite. Say "Hi" to him and he'll smile right back at you.

We often find them hugging each other and sometimes, wrestling too! And even if I give each of them same toys, Joscel will still steal Joshua's. I don't know why! Does that mean something? Is she gonna be the bossy one??

Because of too much crawling, we found Joscel lying on our hardwood floor!

We bought them excersaucers because we noticed they get bored so easily....

Playtime with Mommy and Daddy...

Summer and Winter look.....

A few videos to show their cuteness...

Here are some videos to show how silly they are. My family in the Philippines are requesting us to post them coz they love seeing them move (instead of just seeing them in pictures).

Joshua, don't know what he's complaining about.

Joscel trying to crawl..

Giggle, giggle, giggle...

Joscel telling her brother a story

Show us what you got!