We're Back....by Lew

So, as you all are aware, we haven't been too bloggy lately. Sorry, life has been pretty much a whirlwind for the past week or so.

The Quads are growing! When I walked into the NICU last night Dane was walking around drinking coffee, he said if he's going to get caffeine, he wants to drink it, not have it shot through his nose! Cameron was carrying Brocks legs while he was doing his best impression of a preemie wheelbarrow! Summer was jumping from isolette isolette practicing gymnastics - she said the olympics have given her motivation! It was just nuts and the nurses were all sitting around laughing!

For real though, The Quads got moved to another quadrant in the NICU. It is much more intimate, they are closer together, and it is out of the higher traffic areas so it is quieter. We are very pleased for the move.

Dane and Cameron are locked in a serious battle for the heavyweight title. Dane still holds a slight edge and they are both weighing over 3.5 pounds! Brock is making his case to get involved in the competition as well and little Summer is nearing the 3 pound mark.

Summer, Brock, and Cameron are on-again off-again with their nasal canyall things. Oxygen that is added is minimal, but they just can't quite do it completely on their own yet. They try, but just get to darn tired.

They all seem to poop a lot. The nurses say that is good. But I'll tell you, imagine sleeping in a clear box with walls like a foot away from your body with minimal ventilation after a night of consuming a couple few PBRs- yeah! You get a wiff of stink when you open their isolettes and then it's apparent why they can't keep their oxygen levels up or breath easy on their own!

So, all in all, The Quads are doing just as good as they were since the last post. Cameron's issues with his brain remain under close watch. We really won't know much about anything with regard to that until additional ultra sounds or an MRI is completed. I don't recall when the next round of either of those will occur.

Our absence from the blogosphere is a culmination of being on our own with Aiden and Cale and having a family event this past weekend. Life has been pretty hectic, and we can only imagine that this state of hecticness is just the tip of the iceberg....

There was a commercial promoting the golf outing on WTCM, a Traverse City country music station...my coworker informed me of that this morning. Crazy people you!

There should be an article in The Record Eagle this Thursday summarizing our escapades!

To summarize how Tonya and I are doing - we are starting to feel a bit overwhelmed...again. The reality of The Quads coming home soon has created a sense of urgency, especially with me. Tonya will be following up on some "calls for help" that she initiated.

This is what I have to offer:

If there are any kind ladies or gents out there in the Traverse City Area that would love to spend time with two extremely well behaved boys (2 and 4 years old), a wonderful, chatty mom, and four beautiful babies that never cry, and me, you can contact me. Feel free to spread the word if you know someone that would be interested. I think if you write a response to the blog I can email you back from our blog email, provided you have a yahoo or blog email?

Fun stuff we will be looking into in the very near future is a new vehicle. So anyone out there that knows of a vehicle that could accomodate our family, let me know...

Also, the plans for us at the cottage are somewhat up in the air. We were there this past weekend and the boys love it. I kind of jumped the gun on when we might get over there. We will probably continue at The Manor until all the quads are released. The ease of walking to the hospital out weighs the luxury of the cottage. Again, Julie and family and Chuck and Suzy, you are the best!

Our family is looking forward to seeing ya'll soon. There is a chance that we may have a little one or more tagging along with us at the golf outing....

As always, thank you all for your support!

The Lewandowski Family