Happy Anniversary Girls!

Today is the one year anniversary of the day the girls finally came home from the hospital. 63 days we spent juggling our jobs, daily life and visiting our babies in the NICU having no idea what each day would bring. Hoping that we were doing all we could to nurture them and let them know that we were always there for them. While I always knew (or maybe just didn't dare think) we wouldn't lose these girls, we had plenty of scary moments in the NICU. Watching tiny 4lbs babies get blood transfusions ... countless x-rays and blood work ... alarms sounding constantly ... being fed through tubes ... watching them turn blue ... having nurses rush into the room ... not being able to hold my brand new baby girls for a few days ... unfortunately, it's still all very vivid in our minds.

Those are the hardest days we've had together. Those tiny 3lb babies are now 14 months old and 19 and 22 lbs. Simply amazing. Every day they bring us more and more joy.

Happy Anniversary girls! We love you!

Trick or Treat

Trick or Treating was a blast with the girls and their friend Damon. We went to about 20 houses. Both girls are now taking 1-4 unassisted steps and it was amazing how many times they tried to "walk" towards the candy bowls last night. We let them pick up the candy from the bowls, which they thought was a blast. They didn't pay quite as much attention to the other kids/costumes as I thought they would, but it was dark by the time we got out. Can't wait for next year!

Happy Halloween!

The girls went for a visit at my office yesterday and dressed up again this morning for their music class. Trick or Treating in our neighborhood is tonight and it looks like the rain has finally stopped. We can't wait to take them out and see their expressions when they see all the costumes!

Miss Madelyn

Madelyn had an appointment with Physical Therapy on Friday. Her developmentalist saw that her feet always seem to point outwards, so she wanted to be safe and get it checked out. Turns out she does indeed have pronated feet and low arches. So, our Friday mornings will now consist of physical therapy sessions to work on this and strengthening her core. We actually have to do crunches with her! The physical therapist labeled her as "lazy", which we thought was pretty funny, because of the two, she definitely is the lazy and easy going one. She did mention braces, but thought that parents jump into those too quickly. I guess it's possible she could "walk out" of this. I can't be thankful enough that I have Friday's open for things like this!

Big Girls

I can't believe how big our girls look when they stand up by themselves! Where is the time going?

Pumpkin Patch

We took the girls to the pumpkin patch again this week with Grammie and Pap-Pap. They had a great time even though it was a little cold!