Aubrey meets the boys

I have to say even though I'm her grammy that Aubrey is one of the most best behaved children that I know. Everyday we go to the NICU so Nicole can feed the boys and Aubrey goes with us. I know that the nurses were skeptical when we first started coming in because of the way other children have acted in the past, but Aubrey proved all their concerns to be false. She never gets loud or tries to run around or fusses whenever we are in the NICU. She knows when we go into the NICU that she needs to wash her hands, then she says "hi" to the nurse at the front desk and then she heads right straight for "her babies" in the back of the unit. Nurses say hi to her while she is on her way through and she has her favorites and will stop to talk to them and play with their badges. Once in the back by her babies, I need to lift her up so that she can see that they are both ok and if they are awake or not. She loves to give them kisses and hugs and we even figured out a way for her to hold them. She is a great big sister and worries when they start to cry. She will go "OH...." and point to the incubator of the baby that is crying and she expects that you will get up with her and see what is wrong with them. She will be a great big sister when they come home. I have been having sooooo much fun with her. We have been working on baby skills while we play at home (like being gentle, feeding them the bottle, wrapping them up in the blanket, rocking them, etc.)

Meet Christopher and Thomas

July 18, 2009 Meet Christopher Joseph (named after his Grandpa Mark Joseph) 4 lbs 6 oz. and Thomas James (named after his Great Grandpas Thomas and James) 5 lbs 1 oz. born by C-section. Nicole is doing great and the boys are in the NICU as they are premmies. They will probably stay in hospital for about 4 - 6 weeks (which is when they should have been born). They are cute as can be!!! Vicki started to drive down to get Aubrey when Nicole called to say that they were going to be taking the boys by C-section so she will stay with Nicole to help for about 4 weeks depending on how the boys and Nicole do.