The Doane Zone

Day Out with Thomas 6

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Day Out with Thomas 5

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Day Out with Thomas 4

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Day Out with Thomas 3

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Day Out with Thomas 2

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Day Out with Thomas 1

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Watching TV

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Watching TV, originally uploaded by drewpdoane.

Cammy and Riley like to watch TV after a bath.

Outdoors with Cammy and Riley

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Outdoors with Cammy and Riley, originally uploaded by drewpdoane.

Cammy and Riley recently enjoyed a trip to the park down the street.

Three kids, one crib

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Three kids, one crib, originally uploaded by drewpdoane.

With the economy being so tough, we've had to cut back to one crib for everybody.

Cade in the Crib

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Cade in the Crib, originally uploaded by drewpdoane.

Cade relives the good ol' days in a crib.

Cade Reclines at the Table

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Cade Reclines at the Table, originally uploaded by drewpdoane.

Cade reclines whilst enjoying some pizza.

Cammy's Innocent, She Swears!

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Cammy's Innocent, originally uploaded by drewpdoane.

Cammy swears that she had nothing to do with Riley's black eye.

Riley's Shiner

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Riley's Shiner, originally uploaded by drewpdoane.

Riley displaying her first shiner. It involved Cade's plastic mountain turned upside down and an unfortunate turn & fall.

She is resting comfortably at Doane Memorial Hospital.

Tractor boy

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There's nothing more dangerous than a 3 year old with attention span issues behind the wheel of a large piece of machinery.

Pineapples

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Pinappes, originally uploaded by drewpdoane.

I was told by Becky that I wasn't allowed to laugh when I saw their hair.

Sharing a Pillow

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These twins are so poor, they have to share a pillow.

Heavy Lifting

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A few pics

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Riles and Cams

Cade giving Mommy some sugar at the Doane Christmas.

Meg is disagreeable about something.

Rub a dub dub, three Doanes in a tub.

Our first two children make themselves at home.

Microphone ABC's

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New Family Photos

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(EDITOR'S NOTE: If you're directly related to us in some way, you'll probably be receiving one of these photos below.)

Nine Month Checkup

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Besides being almost identical in all their stats, the girls both had ear infections in their left ear. Today, they had frequent doses of ibuprofen, acetaminophen, and amoxicillin.

Cammy, Movie Star

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Cade the Sneak

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While in the garage with daddy, Cade discovered one of his Christmas presents, and immediately figured out what to do with it.

And yes, Becky is wearing my shoes in this video.

Christmas Tree Selection

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Cade Searches for a Tree

The Chicks

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If the girls ever release an album, this is going on the cover.

The Ball

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I kept trying to take a good picture of this ball, but Riley kept popping in and messing up my photo.

Cade's 3-Year-Old Doctor's Appointment

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Cade had a 3-year-old doctor's appointment today. The doc said he's looking very healthy. He's a three foot tall, thirty-five and a half pound fighting machine!

Cammy's Late Night

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Cammy decided one night she wanted to see what life was like at 11:45 pm.

Cade Opens Presents with Daddy

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Attack of the Killer Babies

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The twins would be a lot scarier if they were able to move their bodies even an inch.

Cade's Third Birthday: Cake and Singing

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Scrammysaur, Riley Coyote, and the Caveman

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Cammy is already a bookworm.

Cade has been practicing his stand-up act on the twins. This one, BTW, is Riley.

A picture of Mt. Laundry, folded last Friday afternoon.

Birthdaypalooza #1 - A Helicopter, Truck, and a Cupcake

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Riley's Bottle Skills

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Lifelong Friends

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Election Day

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Cade voted. Did you?

The girls man the remotes as the results come in.

Burning Off Those Candy Calories

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Trick or Treat

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Josh and Cade

Riley and Cammy

Josh, Cade, Megan, Riley, Callie and Cammy

Major Puzzle Skills

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Chick Fight

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Unairbrushed Babies

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Don't be upset if you guessed incorrectly. I did a test like this to Becky a month ago (covered up Cammy's birthmark with a bow) and she got it wrong.

The easiest way to tell them apart in this picture: hold up a spoonful of baby food to your monitor. Whichever one breaks through the screen and eats it is Cammy and whichever one turns her head and frowns is Riley.

Airbrushed Babies

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I airbrushed out the girls' identifying marks, now time for your guesses:

Who's who?

The Slide at the Apple Farm

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We have kids!

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Cammy is shocked we'd photograph her in the buff.

Riley already knows what tastes good.

Cade attempting to fill Daddy's shoes.

Somersault

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They're Still Alive

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Cade before his first day of school.

Riley catches up on her reading.

Cammy chillin' in her Jump-a-roo.

6 Month Appointment

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The chicks had their 6 month doctor's visit. According to the doctor, they're the healthiest, most-beautiful, smartest, and most awesome girls in the world (I may have paraphrased a bit of that).

Cammy:
Weight: 13 lbs 0 oz
Height: 24.5"
Head Circumference: 41.3 cm
Bench Press: 350 lbs

Riley:
Weight: 12 lbs 13 oz
Height: 25"
Head Circumference: 41 cm
Fastest Mile Time: 4'35"

Cade Did Not Want to Leave the Bus

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I went to pick up Cade from school today and they were loading him on the bus. Apparently his paperwork had gone through and he was eligible to ride. He was so excited that I hopped back in the car and drove home, and he rode the bus.

As you can tell, he didn't want to get of.

Callie's Birthday Party

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A few shots of the kids from Callie's birthday party.

Cade unsuccessfuly drinks from a fountain.

Cammy & Riley

Why Our Things are Covered in Slobber

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The Three Kids

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Cade on the Potty

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The Kids Doing Stuff

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Cade driving a fire truck.

In the back of a fire truck...

Riley and Cammy

Riley and Cammy

Cammy and Riley

Cammy tried to feed herself.

Riley tries to copy her big sister.

Riley Eating Cereal

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Riley Eating Cereal .

Riley Trying to Fall Asleep

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Great Grandma Moniot and the Twins

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The combined age of all the people in this picture is over 90 years!

Riley chillin' with her little lamb.

Cade Swimming

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Pictures

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Cade

Cammy

Riley

Cammy Tries Solid Food

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Cammy's First Solid Food from Andrew Doane on Vimeo.

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One month old

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We've had the girls home now for a couple of weeks and are starting to figure out how life works with three kids under the age of three. (Which is also the reason we haven't posted recently.)

Cammy and Riley had their two week check up and both got a clean bill of health and are gaining weight well. We go back to the doctor next week and expect that both girls will be over 5 lbs.

Here are some new pics of the girls, as well as one of Cade during his Easter egg coloring adventure. Enjoy!

Riley's on the left and Cammy's on the right.

Cade coloring Easter eggs with Grandma Doane. Cade colored his hands and face as much as he colored the eggs :)

Safely Home

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On Monday, the docs gave us the okay to take Cammy and Riley home with us. The girls had met all the goals they had for them, and now it's our turn to look after them.

Cammy's on the left, Riley's on the right.

By the way, the mystery babies from the previous video are as follows: Baby A was Riley, Baby B was Cammy. Real difficult when one has a feeding tube, huh? Well, I'll try to make it harder on you now that both little faces are free of tubes and tape.

Who's who?

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By the way, the girls came home Monday afternoon!

Update on the Girls

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Riley sleeping...

Cammy looking around...

Six days in, the girls are doing pretty well.

Cammy is definitely better off than her sister right now. She now weighs 3 lbs 14 oz. Riley is down to 3 lbs 11 oz.

Neither have ever needed any help with breathing. This is due in large part to the steroid shots Becky endured while they were still in the womb.

Both are eating alright. Cammy generally eats all that she's given, which is about 30-35 ml. Riley, on the other hand, has a little bit more trouble. She's all tuckered out and eating is just too much work for her sometimes. They inserted a feeding tube Monday night. It goes in through her nose, and the nurses use it when she's too tired to eat or they feel she just needs a break from trying to eat. As of late, she's been feeding mostly from the bottle. They've only needed to use the tube to get the last few milliliters down her gullet.

The doctors said to expect a 10-14 day hospital stay from the birthday.

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Cammy's on the left and Riley's on the right.

Hello Cammy & Riley

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Late last night, on March 15, our two beautiful, identical daughters were born.

Cammy Sue came out first, weighing 4 lbs 2 oz and measuring 16 in.

A few minutes later, out came Riley Jean, weighing 4 lbs 1 oz and measuring 17 in.

Both girls received two 9 out of 10's on their Apgar scores, and have not needed any oxygen whatsoever. Becky and I are praising God for His great care of our little ones!

You can check out a few few pictures of the girls here.

A fun night...

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For those of you who don't know already, Becky and I had quite a fun night Monday night.

Around 6:30 pm, Becky stated experiencing some cramping. After it persisited, I started recording the times when this "cramping" was occuring. After the "cramps" occured 10 minutes apart, four times in a row, we knew she was having contractions.

We called Grandma and Grandpa Doane to take Cade for the night, and, after calling the OB, we headed to Spectrum.
While at the hospital, they hooked Becky up to baby & contraction monitors. She continued to have contractions until 12:15 am, when they they her some medication to stop the contractions. Five minutes after receiving the shot, the contractions stopped.

At about 2:00 am, they wheeled Becky down to have an ultrasound. They did an assessment on each of the twins, which consisted of 8 parts. Both twins scored 8/8. One part of the assessment was observation of fetal breathing for 30 seconds straight. These are the 'practice breaths' the infants take in the womb as they prepare for birth. We had to wait a while, but each twin passed this part.

At 3 am, they transferred us to a new, bigger room, where we got a little bit of sleep (although each time Becky shifted, the nurse had to come in and re-place the fetal heart monitors). Finally, at 6:30 am, they sent us home.

Becky had a doctor's appointment at 4:30 today, Tuesday, where he prescribed her an anti-contraction medication and put her on "sofa-rest," which is his terminology for a step above 'bedrest.' She can get up to use the restroom, eat, shower, etc. but other than that, she needs to keep her keister in contact with the couch.

Schedules

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Becky's Ultrasound

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Becky had her ultrasound today. The twins measured 3 lbs 7 oz, and 3 lbs 6 oz. Check out here to see the pictures. We actually have some good pictures of Baby A this time!

You can also view a slide show of all the pictures.

Very Pregnant Becky

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Cade Reading

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Ultrasound

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The images are below. You can view a slideshow HERE.

Baby A: 2 lbs 2 oz
Baby B: 1 lb 14 oz

Christmas with the Doanes

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View video here.

Christmas with the Moniots

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View video here.

Playing in the Backyard

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