First off, I need to apologize for not writing more often but the last few weeks have been a blur with basketball games, practices, hanging with the boys, and trying
to find some time to plan "the Very Hungry Caterpillar" birthday party I didn't find time to up date but here we are...
As the weekend comes to an end I sit here thinking wow a year... ALREADY?? As I am a little emotional. How very blessed we are and what a scary start to our precious little miracles we have! But now looking back you would never know that they were 8 weeks early and only 3 lbs. 9 oz and 3 lbs. 13 oz. They are doing great and are the love of mommy and daddy's hearts!
So here is how the weekend went, waaay to fast also! Friday night my family came into town and we hung out ate some pizza and got some last minute things done for the "BIG Party". Saturday was the partay, it was so fun wow! I will post pictures as soon as I find my cord to plug into the computer from my camera(I swear nothing is where you think it is:)). Anyways boys did GREAT! They took long morning naps which was a good thing with their big day a head of them. The party started at noon and our little caterpillars we ready to play. Mommy put lots of time into the invites, decorations, food, etc. but all of it was way worth it! They may not remember besides looking at pictures but it was worth it. Thanks to our families and friends who helped us soo much with everything we needed. The boys are truly blessed to have so many people that truly and deeply love and care for them! They got spoiled with gifts(that people didn't need to do) and love from everyone...THANK YOU, means soo much!
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| I made a caterpillar of the boys from newborn til today to see how much they have grow above Tristan below Landon |
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| yep another caterpillar |
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| Caterpillar with Happy Birthday for gift opening background |
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| The Hungry Caterpillar book everyone wrote a little note |
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| Landon was being shy |
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| Treat bags for the kiddos |
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| their cakes that auntie Kris made with cake pops on top for the caterpillar that mommy made |
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| Their own little cakes that aunt amy and grandma Janet made, thank you! |
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| sleds from grandma and grandpa Bodammer...they loved these (they got so many wonderful gifts and they loved them all) |
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| caterpillar I made out of pumpkins |
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| Grandma and Grandpa Rosenmeyer gave the boys their tractors they love them |
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| Landon above (feel asleep eating cake, poor pumpkin) Tristan below finally started eating the cake when people left the room |
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| Some of the boys nurses form the NICU...thank you ladies so much for taking such good care of our little peanuts! |
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food table (notice what my dad did to the (caterpillar sub)
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| notice the saying goes with the book:), I didn't get a picture of all the food but I did all of the fruit adn some other things he ate on Sat. |
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| kiddos playing in boys' room (boys are really liking to play in there lately) |
That night I had a game so my family stayed in town and went to my game so the boys had a long day! We lost which sucked big time but got to see my smiling precious almost one year olds in my office afterwards. Amazing how they can just make you melt...love them soo much.
Sunday was my side of the families Thanksgiving! Last year we had it at my house because I didn't think I was going to be able to make it home and it worked great with my family so we decided to do again this year. It worked out great to do the boys' birthday party too! Unfortunately my brother Mike and brother Ryan couldn't be there but we had a great time. It is always so great to hang out with family! Its so fun to because we have a BIG slumber party and everyone stays at our house, which I LOVE. It maybe a mess by Sunday when they all leave but that is perfectly fine with me and is expected.
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| Landon showing off he is eating turnkey for first time |
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| Gracie saying what she is thankful for before dinner |
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| Tristan....cheeser |
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| Mom thankful for "all of us that we take such good care of her adn are so good to her, she loves us all" soo sweet I love this lady so much! Dad said he was thankful he was still here. They taught me so many wonderful things and Lord, I am thankful for then and theyare still here. |
When I think back to a year ago I think about how scared I was in the hospital about to give birth to twin baby boys and had no idea what to expect as a mother let alone to babies that were going to be 8-10 weeks early. I just laid in the hospital bed and said many many MANY prayers to God that I know he has a plan but please be with my boys as they come into this world. The weeks in the hospital leading up the "Black Friday" delivery day there was not many word to explain what I was feeling beside plain old scared! I know if you would ask my family and friends that visited they said I was doing good and holding it together, which I think I did. But there was many nights as I laid there before falling asleep and would look over at Jared and say, what is going to happen?, can we do this? what did I do wrong? are they going to be ok? As sweet as my husband is he would just look at me with a smile and say, "God will take care of them and they will be ok". He would tell me daily they will be ok. I have to say I had my doubts especially at 30 weeks when one of the nurses came down and told me the run down of the NICU and then again when the nurse practitioner came down game down at 31 weeks, when they didn't think they were going to be able to stop me that day I was scared!! I was so blessed to have AMAZING nurses and doctors take care of me and we all we so BLESSED to have such great nurses and doctors to take care of our babies. Even the morning I had them I was scared of the "unknown" how they were going to be and what they were going to have to be hooked up to, and when they would be healthy enough for me to hold them. As it wasn't a normal delivery and such it was a blessing and as we look back we are blessed that GOD is so great to us!
Thanks to all of you and many more that said prayers weekly, daily, or hourly for us we couldn't have made it thought those trying weeks without you all. With that being said we couldnt' have made it this past year with out all of you being so supportive and helpful!
Sorry so many pictures, but wanted to paint a picture for those of you that didn't come:)
