Update and Granpda Kirks 100th birthday

This past weekend was Aaron's great-grandpa's 100th birthday! We celebrated on both saturday and sunday! We love Grandpa Kirk! Also I finally got Zoe and Cole to both cooperate for a picture! They are both happy and healthy. I thought Zoe was a good baby but Cole makes her look fussy! Seriously the guy hardly cries he just fusses a little until you get a bottle in his mouth or pat his back. We love our kids! Zoe has the cutest personality her new thing to do is to ask me and Aaron about 100 times a day," but why?" example:

Me: Zoe don't go into the street without holding my hand

Zoe: but why

Me: because you could get hit by a car and get hurt

Zoe: but why

Me: because I said so Zoe

Zoe: but why

It gets a little old but she is just learning!

Update

The past two weeks have gone by so fast. Cole has been such a good baby, really I don't know what I did to deserve a baby that only wakes up once between 10 and 6 it is heaven! Zoe loves Cole and she is such a good helper. She has been having fun going to the pool and swimming all summer! As for me and Aaron we are loving having two kids! Aaron is going to be starting his job in Vegas in the next month and he will be working shifts about every other weekend till we move down there in November.

Zoe and Cole plus 4th of July

So Cole has been home for 6 days now and he is such a great baby. The NICU had him on a feeding schedule so he eats and sleeps great for a newborn. He wakes up twice to eat at night which is nice for Aaron and I because we can switch of feedings. Zoe loves Cole and is so helpful. She is so protective of him and gets anxious when anyone besides Aaron or I hold him. My family also came down last weekend for the 4th of July and to see Cole. Zoe loves when they visit, she gets so spoiled!

He is coming home

Cole is coming home tonight!!!! We are thrilled beyond belief! Zoe is so excited that she finally gets to meet her baby brother! I can't wait for my crib in my bedroom to not be empty anymore! I will post pictures tomorrow of his homecoming!! Thank you everyone for your prayers and faith on our families behalf.

Cole update

Cole is now on room air and is just working on his feedings. He has to take all his feedings by bottle for 48 hours and gain weight to come home. We are hoping that he will be home within the next week. Thank you all for the support and prayers in Cole's behalf, it means the world to me and Aaron that we have so many friends and family members supporting us through this.

This made my day

So they finally let us hold Cole today. We only got to hold him for 5 minutes each and only once a day but it was so amazing to finally hold him. I love him so much and its so hard to just watch him there all alone and so it was nice to be able to hold him and kiss him. Also they had a little class for the siblings of babies who are in the NICU since they can't go back and see them. They had little activities that showed what they babies slept in and how they eat with the tubes and how we scrub in before we are allowed back there. She really liked it and when we were done they gave her a goodie bag with all sorts of things in it like baby lotion and a syringe some treats and a feeding tube. They also took her picture and put into a little frame she colored for us to hang in Cole's bed.

baby cole

baby cole update

Cole arrived at 10:09 am on June 19th. He is still down in the newborn icu and will probably remain there for another couple weeks. He is having a hard time breathing but the NICU is taking such good care of him and he is starting to stablize. He is going to be receiving a blood transfusion tonight to help with his anemia. He is such a beautiful baby with a head full of dark almost black hair. Aaron and I are doing okay and can't wait until we can hold our baby, hopefully in a few days. Zoe keeps asking when she can see baby brother but they won't let her back to see him which is probably best I think all the tubes and lines would scare her. We will post pictures soon.