family photos

We finally were able to take a photo of all of us together.  The babies were awake and I had clothes on.  :)

snuggling....

Obama on fathers

Other than a brief comment just before Maya and Max were born, Alisa and I haven't expressed our appreciation of Barack Obama on our blog. We voted for Obama during the Texas Democratic Primary/Caucus and even served as delegates at our county convention.

Obama gave an impressive speech on Father's Day. I embedded a clip from youtube with the speech. It's fairly long (almost 25 minutes), but I highly recommend you take some time to listen, if you haven't heard it already. We so often hear short clips from speeches, and this talk in its entirety is excellent. Although some of his comments are directed toward the African American community, his thoughts are relevant to all fathers and families. As a new father, I found his words to be encouraging.

40 weeks gestation

Due to the fact that we know the exact date that the babies were conceived, we know that today would have been the day that they completed 40 weeks gestation. Having been born five weeks early they missed out on some of the last weeks of womb development, but they are doing great and growing wonderfully. We have left the pregnancy counter going to remind ourselves that these babies are so young that technically they aren't even born yet. I must admit that even with a very difficult pregnancy, taking care of these babies is easier inside the womb than out in the world. But we are so happy to be able to get to know them and learn about their personalities.

Happy Birthday Babies! We love you!

Maya

Max

It look like the pregnancy countdown is now counting up. I guess we can now consider the date shown on the calender as how many days past 40 days gestation the babies are now.

the phantom triplet

I'm pretty sure that we only brought two babies home from the hospital....but often I will hear a baby crying, sometimes in the middle of the night, often during the day. I will get out of bed walk over to check on the babies and both of them will be sound asleep. I don't have the slightest idea which of them had been crying. It must have been the phantom triplet.

-Alisa

which dot are you?

About a year ago I added ClusrMaps to our blog. It tracks the locations of the people who are viewing our page. The size of the dot depends on the number of visits from that relative site. It has been fun to see the different places where people have been looking at our blog. Of course we are the main source in the Houston area where the dot is the largest. If you are reading our blog and you can see your dot on this page tell us where you are.
Thanks! - Rusted Sun

photos at home

Our first night with the babies, in the hospital the night before they came home.

On our way home. They look pretty small in their car seats.

Maya with big eyes and Max, snuggling on our bed.

They really like to look at each other.

Max snuggling with his dad.

together at last....

Maya and Max came home on Sunday evening. They are doing great. We couldn't be happier to have them in our home. It makes me feel like I am now actually their mom.

Today we went to their first appointment at the pediatrician and they both received rave reviews. They have both grown almost 3 inches and are now up to about 5lbs.

Hooray for the growing babies!!!

one week old

The babies are doing great. They are no longer on feeding tubes or IV's. They are also now in the same bed, which seems to make them very happy. They snuggle up to each other and will sometimes suck on each other's hands and heads. :) We are hoping they will be able to come home next week.

thier first few days

MercerTwins Complete - Upload a doc

Read this doc on Scribd: MercerTwins Complete

Here are some photos of our two little miracle babies. A very sweet and talented friend of mine took them yesterday during our kangaroo care hour. Twice a day Lonnie and I are able to hold the babies next to our skin. It calms the babies down, helps them regulate their tempatures, promotes brain and heart development. It also helps me feel like a mother. In these photos I am holding Maya and Lonnie is holding Max.

The babies are doing very well considering their small size and early arrival.

If anyone is the Houston area is looking for a photographer I would be more than happy to give you her contact information. She takes beautiful photographs.