Savannah and Charlton recently had their monthly doctors visit.

Savannah weighed in at 11 lbs and is 24 1/2 inches long. Charlton now weighs 13 lbs 8 ounces and is 24 3/4 inches long.

Charlton had his appointment with the Gastrointestinal Doctor on Thursday. The doctor said that he has Growth Acceleration Syndrome, in other words (GAS). We are still a little surprise because sooo much of his bottle comes up with every feeding. We are going to start feeding him more cereal and vegetables/fruits by spoon. The doctor also mentioned that he can go on whole milk. I think we are going to hold off a while on that.

Savannah and CJ also met with their Pulmonologist on Thursday. Both currently have a cold and have caused them to both have a little wheeze in their lungs. They currently are getting breathing treatments every 4 hours or so. They actually seemed a little bit better today. The doctor also mentioned the X-rays from the last visit did show scar tissue for both babies, however, it wasn't as bad as he had expected. However, he has decided to put them on a preventative steroid which they will most likely be taking for a long time. We are all to familiar with the steroids because Ashley has to take them everyday as well. I guess it's good to have some knowledge in that department. We are also very familiar with how to use a Stethoscope, which has come in handy to hear the wheeze in the babies lungs.

Savannah will also be seeing a Neurosurgeon to see what is going on with the shape of her head. Actually it really doesn't look to bad, but is a little flat on one side. Basically he will tell us whether or not she should have a helmet.

We are still amazed everyday on how well both babies are doing. They are coming up on their 8 month mark, 4 months corrected. Both babies are still so close to rolling over, it should be any day now. Savannah has also changed so much in the last month. She is much strong and can hold her head up when on her belly. She is also much more alert and just starting to babble a little bit. She also will smile at you when you give her a big smile. These are all things that CJ has been doing, but just taking Savannah a little longer. At the end of the month they meet with a team of doctors to give us a progress report on their development. Basically we will find out if they are hitting their milestones and if not, what could be happening

Sorry it has been some time since our last update. We have been back and forth to the doctor with CJ and his reflux. We have been changing his formula a lot lately, but can't seem to find the right balance. We thought for sure the soy formula was going to be it, but sure enough after a few days he started with his reflux again. Actually, according to his Upper GI, he does not have reflux. We schedule an appt. for him at Lehigh Valley Hospital, however, they are not able to see him until Mid-January. Chuck and I were at such a lose, because we are not sure what to feed him because he always seems in such pain. Luckily we were able to get him in an appt. at Morristown Memorial Hospital tomorrow. We are just hoping they can help us figure out what is going on with him. Other than this issue, both babies are doing extremely well. They also have to follow up with their Pulmonologist on Friday. This will just be a routine appt. We are definitely feeling overwhelmed with all of the doctor appt's, but we do realize they are a necessity no matter how healthy the babies look. People are amazed how well they look when they see them in person.

Sorry it has been some time since our last update. We have been back and forth to the doctor with CJ and his reflux. We have been changing his formula a lot lately, but can't seem to find the right balance. We thought for sure the soy formula was going to be it, but sure enough after a few days he started with his reflux again. Actually, according to his Upper GI, he does not have reflux. We schedule an appt. for him at Lehigh Valley Hospital, however, they are not able to see him until Mid-January. Chuck and I were at such a lose, because we are not sure what to feed him because he always seems in such pain. Luckily we were able to get him in an appt. at Morristown Memorial Hospital tomorrow. We are just hoping they can help us figure out what is going on with him. Other than this issue, both babies are doing extremely well. They also have to follow up with their Pulmonologist on Friday. This will just be a routine appt. We are definitely feeling overwhelmed with all of the doctor appt's, but we do realize they are a necessity no matter how healthy the babies look. People are amazed how well they look when they see them in person.

CJ and Savannah are doing very well. Savannah is getting much stronger and is now able to hold her head up off the floor. They both go to the doctors on Wednesday for their monthly check-up/shots. We are looking for to Great Aunt Sue coming to celebrate Thanksgiving with us. We definitely have a lot to be thankful for this year.

Yesterday we took the babies in for Upper GI's and a Swallow Test. Both did very well. We were shocked to learn Savannah has reflux. She spits up, but not too much. CJ on the other hand has very bad reflux and the test didn't show anything for him. We will see a GI doctor to discuss at a later date.

Savannah also had her appt. with the Orthopedic Doctor. Again, she amazes us. After 3 people noticing the scoliosis and the x-ray showing it with a measured curve, the Orthopedic could not see any problems. He said if she did have a 17% curve he would have sent us to another specialist to decide whether she should be having surgery to insert bars or to have a full body cast. Thank god....we do not have to make that decision. She will have x-rays again in 4 mths to monitor.

Savannah and CJ are both very close to rolling over. Just this week Savannah has made so much progress with her strength and has been holding her head up and came so close to rolling over tonight. They both did very well with the Sweet Potatoes and are now eating Carrots. Next week we will try the Squash.