Jo and I always wonder how our lives could have been if we only had 1 baby.. Conclusion is, it wouldn't be this fun.

Having 2 babies was a little scary at first, but when you get the routine, you'll know how easy it could be. Of course, once in a while, they both cry and ask for attention at the same time. But we are thankful that God gave us 2 good babies. They usually wait for their turns.

No matter how tired we are at the end of the day, a hug or caress from them will make it all better....

And watching them sleep at night? Priceless!!!

Getting there! They are learning how to hold their bottles now..

Uh-oh, a pink bottle for Joshua??? It doesn't happen all the time.

More tummy time..

They have another oxygen test next week. We are still patiently waiting,,,,

Graduating to High Chairs..

They finally graduated from their bumbos. We are now feeding them in their high chairs. Looking good!

I try feeding them different fruits and vegetables now. Sometimes, I just laughed at myself coz I never imagined that I would be singing and dancing like a fool while feeding babies... They love it though!

Joshua usually gives me this extreme sour face when trying new food for the first time. But after his first try, he then gives me a smile.

Some funny pictures of our 2 little munchkins...

Playing Farm Town in Facebook is one of the ways I relax myself lately. I usually do it when the kids are watching their Baby Einstein shows. In this picture, I stood up just for 2 seconds to get a soother for Joshua and when I came back, I saw Joscel snooping around my farm! I thought it was cute!!!

They said that babies explore things around them by licking them, I don't know if this is a part of it. Joscel loves to lick Josh's foot. Joshua doesn't mind though...

Of course, Joshua is interested at Joscel's foot too!

No matter how hard I try to separate them in bed, they still find their way to be close to each other. Most of the time, they would pull each other's nasal prongs, fingers, ear, and foot!

I always say that Joscel doesn't know how to put herself to sleep. But in this picture, it was magic. She just fell asleep!

The King and Queen of our house

Here are the videos of Joscel and Joshua making our house lively......

We no longer have peace and quiet because the little "inchkins" are always alert and seeking for attention. When they're both awake, they double-team and try to outdo each other's scream.

Updates

Age : 8 1/2 months

Corrected age: 5 months

Joscel (12 lbs. 4 oz.)

Joshua (13 lbs. 10 oz.)

Our i-photo acted up 2 weeks ago and Jo just found the time to fix it last night.. sorry for no blogging for a while.

It's always fun to dress our babies up specially now that they have clothes that could actually fit them. Sometimes they match, sometimes they don't. It depends on our moods, I guess.

We are enjoying every moment with our 2 little munchkins. We sometimes look at their pictures when they were still at the hospital and we can't imagine how small they were. We are so blessed to have them in our lives.

We went to ACH for their liver follow-up and Joshua's Hypothyrodism. Joscel got us worried 2 months ago because we were told that her liver enzymes elevated. But their GI doctor said that there's nothing to worry about since her last blood test showed good progress.

Since they were still at the NICU, they've been taking tons of meds. But we stopped some of them just this week because they don't need them anymore. YAY!

Joshua will take his thyroid pill until he's 2-3 years old. They monitor him every 3 months just to make sure that his medication is doing it's job. His doctor was impressed to see that though he's got this condition, he seems like he doesn't even have it. He's developing really well physically and mentally.

We give them more tummy time everyday. Joscel can roll over from her back to tummy and vice versa. Joshua gets frustrated though and the last picture shows his reaction...

Respiratory test..

Joscel and Joshua had their respiratory/oxygen test again last week. We were kinda hoping to get Joshua off of it but the monitor still showed that he's not ready yet.

We were surprised and happy to know that Joscel is improving. She used to fail the test right away but the last test showed that she could go off the oxygen for more than 30 minutes.. YAY!

We are patiently waiting for their lungs to fully develop and sustain their oxygen requirements...

Getting ready for solid food,,,

They're 5 months old now and we were told to start feeding them starting with rice cereals, then veggies and fruits.

We started them with rice cereals 2 weeks ago. They're liking it so far so we'll try feeding them veggies next week.

Messy, messy, messy!

They have tons of bibs but we used small blankets to cover their entire body coz we knew how messy they could get.

This is the video of their first time trying rice cereals. They did have sour faces, but now, they get so excited when they see their colorful spoons and bowls....

Little things that make it all worth it

It's amazing how the little things, like going outside, can brighten up your day. We took the kids out, with their portable oxygen, and spent a few minutes outside. They loved it, looking around and breathing in some fresh air.

It got a little windy after awhile, so our "picnic" was cut short.

They always want attention, and at the same time, so figuring out ways to play with them both is sometimes tricky.

Joscel tends to seek more one-on-one playtime.

Because it's more difficult to get a smile out of her, it's a thrill to catch her giggling.