Twins update...

[caseysmom]

The twins have been out of the NICU and home for three and a half weeks. I'm not sure how much they weigh but we think around 7 lbs each.

They both got a hip ultrasound today and all looked well. Jasmine's heart murmer couldn't be heard at the appt a few weeks ago...

without further ado...

[Karen]

Awww, how sweet! They look great, too, and I am glad the heart murmur has maybe healed itself!

[Roxyluvsme13]

They are precious! I'm glad things are going well for them

[caseysmom]

Thank you Karen and Bri.

Karen from what my daughter says this is a normal development for a fetus in the womb but they had to make sure it did close up.

She still looks somewhat blotchy but seems to be thriving. Her sister is definetely more of a handful, Jasmine just kind of goes with the flow, Jasmine is on the left. Its wierd because even their bowel movements are much different, the doctor doesn't seem to be concerned but you all may want to buy stock in pampers!

[happylabs]

Oh so sweet. Love their jammies.

My niece has twin boys, 2 years old now. It has been fun watching them grow.

[caseysmom]

Thank you happylabs, did it seem to get easier for her? The nights have been pretty hard on the new parents, of course having preemies complicates it since they have smaller tummies.

[chocolatepuppy]

Such precious little babies!

[dab_20]

They are sooo beautiful. They aren't identical twins right? They look different from each other. Both so precious.
I was born with a heart murmur.. most babies grow out of it. I never did though. Rarely bothers me.

[krazyaboutkatz]

They sure are adorable.

[caseysmom]

They are sooo beautiful. They aren't identical twins right? They look different from each other. Both so precious.
I was born with a heart murmur.. most babies grow out of it. I never did though. Rarely bothers me.

No, they are fraternal, they have similar coloring but their features are pretty different, Jasmine is more dainty and Julianna has bigger eyes and a bigger nose. Its funny because their heads and hair pattern remind me of my girls when they were infants.

Thanks everyone.

[popcornbird]

Oh how adorable!!!! They are just precious!!

[Karen]

Forgot to tell you, caseysmom - a friend of mine, when pregnant with twins (now in elementary school) asked for advice from people. I gathered information from the mothers of several sets of twins I know, and most of them said the most important thing is ....

Take lots of pictures. You may not remember much of the next year, but pictures will be proof that it all did happen!

My friend's twins were quite premature - born in mid-March when she wasn't due 'til May, and they had to spend time getting bigger and stronger before they came home, but you would never know to look at them now! They are fraternal twins, a boy and a girl, and right now, some folks wouldn't even guess they are twins, as there's a big height difference between them - the girl swam more toward her petite grandmother's side of the gene pool, I guess!

[phesina]

Oh, they're darling. How sweet, they're cuddling up together like kittens!

[*LabLoverKEB*]

Oh my gosh! Those sure are two beautiful little baby girls! Congratulations again to you and your family!

[Freedom]

Wonderful photo!

My cousin had twin girls, fraternal (they are now 26 years old). They looked so much alike until the teen years. Now they look like sisters, but not twins, lol. One is almost 8 inches taller than the other. They too were quite early and spent some time in hospital in Boston. Never know it now, though. My cousin got lots of support from the local Mothers of Twins groups, as the girls were growing.