The Sims Family Welcomes Nicholas & Matthew!

The Sims Family Welcomes Nicholas & Matthew!
The boys arrived July 1, 2010 @ 30 weeks 2 days
Nicholas Martel Sims born 10:20 a.m. @ 3 lbs. 14 oz.
Matthew Louis Sims born 11:13 a.m. @ 3 lbs. 5 oz.


Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Misery loves company

Nicholas expresses his discontent to his brother. Matthew proves difficult to persuade, but after resorting to violent tactics, Nicholas effectively rallies Matthew to join his cause.

Update: As of 8/30/10, Nicholas now weighs 7lbs. 6 oz.! And Matthew is up to a whopping 6 lbs. 5 oz.! The pediatrician was quite impressed!

Thursday, August 19, 2010

Cuddle Buddies

The boys are doing remarkably well adjusting to their new environment. They seem to have a calming effect on each other. They are getting tons of love from their big sis, doting parents, and surprisingly maternal, nurturing Aunt Andrea. Matthew weighed in yesterday at 5lbs 6 oz, quite the growth spurt! Both are due for a check up tomorrow so hopefully all will be well and they'll never have to spend the night in the NICU again!

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BIG SIS!

Home at last!

Matthew finally joined the whole brood yesterday afternoon. He is doing really well, graduating the NICU at a whopping 5 lbs. 2 oz.!

Friday, August 13, 2010

Nicholas flies the coop!


One down, one to go!
Nicholas preps for his trip home finally!!

Matthew isn't far behind, taking 68% of feeds orally. Hopefully by Sofia's birthday, we'll all be together.

Tuesday, August 10, 2010

Out with the tube

Nicholas takes it upon himself to pull his feeding tube out so the doctors decided to let him try eating on his own. So far so good, he's doing great! Matthew isn't far behind him either. Also, the latest echocardiograms showed that both boys PDAs have closed so no more open heart ducts!! They have slight "flow" murmurs which apparently aren't a concern to the doctors.