Therapy update and photos

The girls had an excellent therapy appointment today. The PT said they are doing things she wouldn't have expected from them for another 2 or 3 months. She also said that about half of preemie moms give up by now - so big applause for me. She even asked what advice I'd give to moms to keep them working intensively. My answer is all over the place...Certainly it has helped a lot to get positive feedback from the PT. It also helps that I quit my job and can spend hours and hours everyday with the girls. But mostly I think it helped that I knew ahead of time that the girls would be premature and would need early intervention therapy. I think it also helps that I'm not a first time mom (hearing my babies cry doesn't hurt as much this time around so I can continue therapy longer than new moms probably) and I'm not a first time therapy mom. I've been through this with Alex and I understand how important early intervention is both from personal experience and because of what I used to do for a living. So, I didn't have any great advice. I think my life just followed a path that allows me to deal with intensive therapy. And, by the way, I'm aware that it could be a lot more - families of kids with autism will often spend 40 hours a week in therapy.

Oh...also... funny twins story. I had Clara on her back and Evelyn next to her on her tummy. I left the room for a minute and heard a crazy loud scream. I came running in to find that Evelyn had shimmied about 90 degrees and way chewing on Clara's hand. Clara, understandably, was not a fan of this new arrangement.

Anyway, moving on to some pictures. Please to enjoy!

Sharing a toy (Clara left, Evelyn right)

Clara

Evelyn

Kids on the 4th

Ripley on the mend

Alex as a pirate

Take care,

Kris