Good News!!!

The boys had thier appointment with the ENT specialist and thier hearing tests. Everything was great and normal. There is no hearing loss. Perhaps they are just adjusted to a certain level of noise and they are not affected by normal husltle and bustle and have already learned to "tune out" what they dont want to hear. Either way, we are thrilled to have that behind us now and can relax knowing that they are doing well. They are now 8 months old (as of yesterday) and continue doing well. The boys have been spending some time each day with me sitting up with only the Boppy supporting them. They are doing well. We get Logan in the Bumbo mostly to help him get those trunk muscles stronger. They are still pretty wobbly, but in no time they will be sitting on thier own unsupported. Connor now has his feet and is rolling side to side when on his back. They are eating at least one meal a day. They hate cereal-Connor will waive the Hate if fruit is involved. They love all of the veggies, esp Logan loves green beans. Logan has really beefed up. I can tell he is much bigger, so it will be interesting to see thier gain at the next 9 month appointment. Both boys have experienced some hair loss again and now the hair is growing in with some blonde highlights. Too funny. They are cooing and laughing and giggling out loud. They like to "talk" and will sit and look at each other babbling like they know what they are saying. People ask how cloth diapering is going. It is going really well. WE resort to disposables for overnight as I am still working on the best absorbancy for nighttime, but we will switch as soon as I get it. We now have the best mix of dipes available, so we are very happy. Not only does it feel so good to save money, but to save the environment is awesome too. The boys are happy too. The thought of all that waste is disgusting. We are also using cloth wipes which I made myself by cutting up flannel recieving blankets. I use a natural solution and we keep them in a recycled wipes tub. This has been the biggest money saver of all. For the most part, I am proud of us for really sticking to it. Will get pix up later. We are going to meet a mama (Trish from my Twins website) in Columbus,OH tomorrow. The boys will get to meet her surviving twin Ava. Ava's sister Sophia passed away at 2 weeks old. They too were born very early at 25 1/2 weeks. We share our rough NICU journeys. WE are very excited to meet up for the first time in real life. Will post pictures after our visit!