sick babies :(

All of my babies are sick! Boo. Tyler has a sinus infection & although I don't want him to be sick, I'm thrilled that he's staying home with us today! Bella has a cold so is very stuffy and has a sad pathetic cough. We think Purdy has an ear infection ... she won't leave her ear alone!! Hopefully they all start to feel better soon.

This has been a pretty calm and uneventful week. Bella's feedings are like a rollercoaster! One feeding she'll eat like a champ and then she'll struggle for an hour to get 2 ounces down at the next feeding. Poor thing. I talked to the nurse earlier in the week because she hasn't been getting her the 3-1/2 to 4 ounces at each feeding this week. They suggested we thicken her formula with rice cereal to help with her reflux. HA!! An hour & a half and 2.5 ounces later we decided that didn't work for her. They put her on another medicine for her belly, in addition to her reflux medicine & hopefully that does the trick. Her 2:30am and 6:30am feedings were great! She drank 3.5 ounces each time in about twenty minutes. She must have been really worn out after all that work because her next feeding she barely got 2 ounces. We're making good progress though!!

We've also learned that Bella is our litle Rotating Houdini! She sleeps in her crib now (instead of the bassinet) and she manages to un-swaddle herself and rotate 45 degrees. Silly girl.

This seems to be the only trick that works to keep Bella's binky in without me holding it for her! Just use her cute pony to prop it in her mouth while she swings. :) It looks like they're kissing!

Purdy is fascinated by Bella - especially when we do tummy time or play on the floor. Purdy always lays with us & licks her feet or watches her play. Too cute. She's been so good with Bella and is very gentile!

Here's a funny little smile ...

I've been trying really hard to capture Bella's smiles on video and it's hard!! I thinks he's camera shy. She'll smile BIG smiles for quite a few minutes so I'll run and get the camera & then she settles down. This is the best I've gotten so far ...

ps - i have NO idea how to rotate a video ... so you'll have to turn your head a bit. :)