Baby Dedication

Today was a very special day in our little sleepless world. We participated in the baby dedication at our church this morning. That has been the earliest we needed to be somewhere as a family. We actually succeed and made it there on time. That even included Mitch having to work all night, Payton having a small breakdown before leaving and having to change her tights that she got a whole in. The boys didn't sleep the best but Nana helped by staying the night to help me since Mitch had to be on calls and his computer all night, so he wasn't going to be able to help me. We managed our first family picture before loading up in the car. I am still not used to having a loaded car. It looks so strange to have almost every seat filled up by MY children.
The dedication went very well, Payton even stood up on stage while they were making the introductions. She is defiantly not shy at all. ( Must have gotten that from Mitch, you think?) We are both so grateful to be blessed with 3 of the most wonderful children, and so blessed to be able to dedicate our lives to making sure we do the best we can to teach them about God to make their lives better.

Our first family picture

standing in front of stage at church
Payton and her brothers

Cohen and Cooper dressed for the occasion

No Better Snow Day

It has been snowing all day long. There is no way to spend a snow day then going outside to play in it. I of course didn't get to enjoy that today but miss Payton did. We had seen the weather report and was hoping that it would snow before Mitch went back to work. Payton was excited from the minute she woke up until Mitch finally took her outside to play. They got all bundled up and ready to embrace this beautiful winter day. They had a great time playing in the snow.
We even had a great surprise, before Mitch had even made it outside our neighbor's boys were shoveling our driveway. We have some of the greatest neighbors you could ask for. Within the last 24 hours our driveway has been shoveled 3 times and none of them done by Mitch. Once was done yesterday and then twice today. We are so grateful for such wonderful neighbors.
Payton enjoyed hot chocolate this afternoon after her snow adventure. She loved it, and even left half of it on her face. She also showed us her new way of feeding her baby. She wanted to feed them like as she said"I feed my babies like you feed the babies". It was hysterical!

look at my muscles

father daughter playtime
ready to go

after making snow angels

Daddy pulling Payton in the snow

after drinking hot chocolate to warm up

Payton feeding her baby( the newest method she has learned)

2010 Ending

We had an excellent ending to the year 2010. We made it through Christmas, which we were hoping to do before the boys arrived. The week after on 12-28 we had our 35 week check up. We left the doctors office with our c-section scheduled for the next day at noon. My OB had concern because the boys were both breach, that if my water broke that either umbilical cord would prolapse and give major threat to the boys. Due to that worry I was to be admitted that night. We had to head home and get our hospital bags and eat dinner and head up to the hospital. I was so excited to have the end in site. We got settled in and I got hooked up to all the monitors. Mitch and I tried to get some sleep and I showed not a lot of action that night having minimal contractions through the night.

Due to the great news that I didn't contract much they decided to cancel my section. They decided that I was in a safe place since I was in the hospital and if I wasn't going to contract very much then the boys were better off staying in as long as possible. I was needless to say devastated and upset. My contractions started up at 9:30 and they said unless they got hard enough to start true labor I wouldn't be having my section until there was another sign they should come out.
With that said the boys didn't like that option. My labor continued throughout the day and got more intense. That evening a specialist Dr. came to see me who makes decisions on when preemie babies should be taken if it is better for them out of the whom. Once he finally came to see me I was dilated to a 4 and 80% ephased. He said" Ok, we will be taking you back and have the babies out in the next 30 minutes". I was in love at that very moment, he instantly became my favorite person in the world.
Everything during the section went smoothly. We only got to see the boys for a split second before they took them away into the NICU to be checked out thoroughly since they were so early. Cooper came out first and came at 10:18pm and was 6lbs. 11 oz and 18.5inces long. Cohen was next and came out at 10:20pm. and was 6lbs. 11oz. and 19inces long. They shocked all the nursing and Dr. staff. They didn't need any oxygen or help with anything. They spent the night back with the NICU staff until the next morning. They came wheeling into my room at 9:30 the next morning. They looked beautiful and I was so excited they got to come out and stay in our room. They kept up their body temperature and all vitals looked perfect. ( I thought they would be perfect in every way)
We got started right away with breast feeding and again another surprise, they did great. Babies at 35 weeks usually don't do any of these things.

night before the c-section a bare belly shot before the section
proud parents waiting patienly

our precious angels!
first time holding our boys first time holding our boys Mitch and Payton admiring the babies my big baby girl and her momma Now I have 3 of the most amazing boys in the world. Cooper on bottom and Cohen on top momma's boys
Daddy's too Thank you to all who have kept us in our prayers and we were blessed with these two wonderful baby boys. God has blessed us with these miracles of life. We are adjusting to our new way of life and new schedule. It is a little overwhelming but we are figuring it out along the way.