Newborn photo session

So we got some pics from this awesome chick named Anna-MariePhotography- she is a mom to TWO sets of twins- nuts- anyways when the boys were 13 days old she came to the house and took some shots of us- Thanks Anna you did such an amazing job!!!

3 weeks old!

Hello all-

We went to the doctor on Friday to do a weight check on the boys- last Friday 1/21 Luke was 4 pounds 10 oz and Will was 6 pounds 2 oz....Luke had not gained in those 4 days that we had him home, so our doctor wanted to do another check in a week- So on 1/28 I went with the boys- BY MYSELF- first time driving with them and using the double snap n go- felt so accomplished...anyways Luke weighed in at 5 pounds 3 oz and Will was 6 pounds 12 oz! Can you believe that? All from my breast milk- that is all that they have been eating every 3 hours- I am pumping a ton and breast feeding Will and Luke when he latches on- Will latches on all the time, but Luke is still having a little trouble, but I am ok with it all- they are strictly on my milk and gaining!!!! Makes me feel really good- makes me happy that I am pumping after feedings and doing it in my sleep- last night I fell asleep and milk was leaking all over me- LIQUID GOLD ON THE FLOOR- NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO- anyways, we will have some new pics up after the move- our house is a mess, closing tomorrow and we are so excited...talk soon

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Real life happily ever after

i am just feeling so blessed- so forunate to have my life! The last two weeks have been so life changing, so overwheming, but so wonderful. Steve and I are closer than we've been and just o happy with our boys...our house is in shambles/boxes we are waiting for next Monday when we offically own our new home...things are just going so great....we thank god for all that he continues to give us, especially these two gifts of life....life is great.

Just me and my pump

So I feel that I have an additional piece attached to my body- the breast pump- I am with it CONSTANTLY- I am pumping every 3 hours daily- I am breast feeding both boys but still pumping to keep my supply up and to have some frozen and in the fridge- so every 3 hours that pump is attached to me- my schedule is pretty crazy- every 3 hours the boys are eating- feed one then the other during nights it is a bottle with breast milk during the day it is nursing then a bottle if we feel that they did not nurse long enough- at night it is bottle only then me pumping right after then changing diapers then going to bed to wake up with in one to two hours and do it all again...I am so grateful that I have enough milk for the both of them- but wowsa it is a full time commitment to breast feeding- I had no idea the work and time that it took-

We're home!

So we all got to come home yesterday at 11 am- it was bittersweet leaving the nicu- I was emotional with the nurses who gave us so much care and loved on our sons while we were not there- they had round the clock great care and we were lucky to have the whole staff of nurses..so when we left it was great- we got home and had our family in our home- it was nice...we introduced the dogs to them which Chloe our female Rott wants to be their mother- she is VERY interested in them...hoping that will subside once we get into the new house, more room and they will have more space to rome.

Well wanted to thank you all for your thoughts and prayers and kind messages- 10 days total in the nicu, seems a lot longer, but we made it through and we are home...it is a great feeling- minus the fact that I am not sleeping, but hey- I have wanted these babies for years, so I will take the no sleeping for my sweet sons.

Our new family....