The Henry Twins

The babies got their second dose of the flu vaccine yesterday. There was a long line for the clinic at the doctor’s office, but it quickly reached us at numbers 67 and 68. We are getting ready for Emila’s surgery next week — we go for a tour of the surgical unit on Friday. The hospital recommends that children not be brought in to visit, so we are organizing some help to take care of Florencia. For food we have moved on to carrots — a favorite. The new octagon play yard arrived yesterday, so the girls have a large, safe place where they can play. Perla went through all the clothes again and did some more organization — the babies keep growing. Thanks to everyone who keeps us supplied with clothing! We had to turn the heat on this week, and we worked our way up to triple layers at night. Snuggly girls are good sleepers.

The portraits are ready, we just need to go to Columbia to pick them up. In the mean time, here are a few from the CD.

8 month birthday party — balls and bubbles!

More pictures for you!

Today we are off to the pediatrician for a pre-op consultation for Emilia. Yesterday we celebrated the girls 8 month birthday. Perla visited a new toy store in Severna Park and bought a set of 4 Sensory Balls.

Grandparents Bernita and Tim visited us last weekend. Perla and Ben left the twins with babysitters for the first time to go to the Mothers of Multiples yard sale. There we scored some new clothes, a gate for the top of the stairs, child-proofing outlet covers and cabinet locks, and some new toys. Thanks also to Mom and Dad for bringing new clothes and toys!

Emilia visited the Urologist again to review the results of her last ultrasound. The doctor says she needs surgery for the blocked ureter. She is scheduled at Anne Arundel Medical Center for October 27. She will be in the hospital for two to three days and have a drainage tube sticking out for two to three weeks.

The girls turned 7 months on the 4th. We went to the doctor to get the flu vaccine. A second dose is due next month.

We have been eating yams, the favorite meal so far. I think bananas will be next. We also start on 3 “solid food” meals a day this week.

Florencia is crawling all over, starting to get up on her knees. She also can sit up by herself. Emilia still gets around by rolling, but she is doing good at sitting for a long time now.

We have all been a bit sick this week, some sort of cold with runny and stuffy noses. Florencia had a high temperature one night, and we gave her a dose of infant Tylenol.

Grandma and Grandpa will be visiting this week. We had planned to meet them in Ocean City, but we need a few more days to recover from the colds.

We recently passed the 200 day mark. That’s about 4000 diapers changed.

A few more pictures from Ocean City and some bits of news. The girls turned 6 months on the 4th, so we started on “solid” food — rice cereal mixed with breast milk. The new Bambu spoons we ordered came in yesterday, and they work well. Perla went shopping at the consignment store in Crofton, so we now have many new outfits to show off. Friday we go to Dr. Rice for the 6 month visit. The electricians came again on Tuesday with the new switches and outlets. They installed those and the ceiling fan in the living room, but the bottom cover plate is scratched. After they left I noticed that the glass shade on the foyer pendant is cracked. They have a bit more to do, so they are coming back on Thursday morning.

Last week we took a trip to Ocean City. It was our first overnight trip with the babies. We all survived and actually had a great time. First I have some pictures from before the beach to post.

We also went to Johns Hopkins last week. The doctor says Emilia’s arm is almost fully recovered. He wants to see her again in 3 months to determine how the nerves were repaired.