Recent pics of the boys!

Beckett (so sweet sleeping)


































Henry... his eyes are open!

I have the most wonderful friends...

Caroline came by to see our sweet boys! She and Jason brought us the cutest gray puppies! The boys will love them!!





















And Liz flew in from Nashville... She hand knitted these hats for Henry and Beckett, and her mother sent me these darling outfits! These boys are already spoiled!





















Green for Beckett














and blue for Henry

Family from near & far

Autie Lacy holding Beckett...




















Uncle Ben holding Henry...














My cousins even drove in from Pine Bluff, AK to see the babies this weekend!

"Super Training"

Now that the boys are doing so well, Ryan and I are doing tons of diaper changes and some of the bottle feedings (1 or 2 a day).

Today, the boys both finished their first bottle without having to do any in their feeding tube. Now if we can only get to all feedings by bottle... but every step is a step closer to coming home!!!

Henry's current weight: 5 pounds/4 ounces
Beckett's current weight: 3 pounds/15 ounces

Henry is off of oxygen!

The latest,

Well, Henry is officially off of oxygen and in an open bassinet! He can now hold his own temperature. Huge step. His current weight is 4.13 pounds.

















Beckett will probably stay in his warm isolette for a couple of weeks. But he's looking great and up to 3.7 pounds!
















Both boys took a bottle for the first time. Each took one ounce and we'll bottle feed them for only one-two feedings a day because they burn so many calories just trying to eat. The goal is to get to all feedings through a bottle. It's hard work being a baby!

Beckett's first bottle!















Henry is exhausted after eating...














But, I can't resist picking him up one last time to say goodnight.

Settling into "Special Care"

Now we're trying to have normal routines with the babies, keep them on schedule, etc.
But also have visits from the doting grandparents:)

Donna holding Henry





















Mom & Dad holding Henry















Beckett getting weighed:
Currently his weight is up to 3.6 pounds! Chunky Monkey!















Holding Beckett. He's so darling...

And we're off!

We have officially graduated from the NICU to Special Care. Each baby had their own team during the transfer and mom and dad followed behind with a camera!




























Home Sweet Home (for the next few weeks)
Baby Henry is still on oxygen and a gavauge tube (for feeding)
and Beckett only has a gavauge tube for feeding too














Daddy standing between his two boys!
Becks is under the light because of jaundice but is now free and clear!

A few days in NICU

After the babies were born, they transported them to NICU.

Ryan changing Henry's diaper for the first time. He's already a PRO!




















Holding Beckett for the first time...

































Holding Henry for the first time...




























Beckett's first bath.
Let's just say he wasn't too thrilled about it!














Now it's better, back in mommy's arms














This is Henry and I doing "Kangaroo Care".
They put Henry down my shirt and he felt my heart beating.
He was crying, and as soon as he was next to me, he just stopped.
Pretty amazing...

Happy Birthday Henry & Beckett

I went to the doctor at 32 weeks and found out we're having some babies on Saturday!

Here's a few pictures of their birthday...

June 14, 2008

9:16 a.m.
Henry Wingfield Swanger
4 pounds 11 ounces & 17 inches














9:17 a.m.
Beckett Grey Swanger
3 pounds 3 ounces & 16.5 inches















First time I got to see our sweet boys!

Babies almost here!

Anxiously awaiting our 2 sweet baby boys. Getting pretty big.
I'm 30 weeks! Ryan and I took some pictures to remember the pregnancy.