Another appointment with Dr. Keene

On Thursday the boys went to their appointment with their pediatrician. They are doing great, and continuing to grow at an incredible rate. Natan now weighs 9 lbs 4 oz, and Michael 8 lbs 12 oz. It appears that Natan gained 20% of his body weight in just 10 days... compare that to how many pounds that you would need to put on to acheive a 20% gain!!!

Everything else regarding the boys looks fine, and we are pleased at how well they are progressing. They would be 39 weeks today if they were still in utero, so they are looking quite like the full-term newborns that they would be if they hadn't been born prematurely. They are now big enough to wear Shmuli's newborn baby clothes-which is so amazing to see... I had forgotten how tiny Shmuli used to be.

One thing that was frustrating at the appointment was the sluggish rate that our health insurance has been in getting everything processed. The twins were due for their second Synigis vacinations during their Thursday appointment, and somehow Aetna couldn't figure out how to process twins on their computer system. These vacinations run around $1,000 to 1,500 each, so the insurance coverage is rather necessary. The final verdict today is that the vacinations will be covered, but we have a $500 annual deductible and a 20% co-pay. Not cheap, but better then no coverage. Hopefully we will be able to get the vacinations early this week.

The boys are awake more and becoming quite social, with extended periods of "quiet alert" and less sleeping. We are so fortunate that friends and local high school girls have been coming over at various times and holding the babies. The boys thrive on physical contact and being held, and I am so glad that we, along with our friends, are able to acommodate.