oh how time flies...

It was one year ago today that we got the news that rocked our world...we were having TWINS!

I remember it like it was yesterday.  I was 9 weeks pregnant, the Dr. quickly found the first baby and it's heartbeat and then he grew quiet.  He studied the screen and I heard him say "you have monozygotic twins" "...mono whaa...whoooo???",I said (I swear I thought he was telling me I had conjoined twins)  "identical twins" he replied. 

We just laughed. 

I think he was more in shock than we were.  The chance of identical twins from a single embryo transfer is about 1%. 

As Arcelious drove me back to work we just laughed.  What else could we do?  The shock quickly turned to excitement and before we knew it the thought of just one baby sounded almost boring. 

Nothing could have prepared us for what was ahead...a perfect pregnancy turned difficult, near daily trips to the hospital for monitoring, a nail biter delivery and a NICU stay. 

And two tiny perfect baby boys.



Oh what a difference a year makes...





I can only imagine what the next year holds.





beach bum'n it...

We made a little impromptu trip to Ocean Shores yesterday...and by impromptu I mean we decided to go at 11 and were on the road by noon.

It was so beautiful and the perfect little Saturday road trip.  Kai loved the beach and dipping his feet in the sand and water.  Kaden wasn't feeling too good so he was less than impressed.  But we did coax a smile or two from him and I can't wait to take him back because he looooves the water.  Eli didn't hesitate to jump right in the tide (note to self...next time you go to the beach remember to bring towels, duh.)

We followed up the beach by a little arcade and bumper boat fun and a stop at the candy store where Isaiah and I may or may not have eaten a LOT of salt water taffy.

By the way, if you would like to die and go to hamburger heaven stop at Lighthouse Drive-In in Aberdeen.

buckle up for safety...

So, apparently they install buckles in baby gear for a reason...who knew.  We nonchalantly put the babies down in the swing and bouncer for a nap.  There was no fussing and I was about 10 feet away the whole time.  However, I may or may not have been totally engrossed in doing my nails (ok,may).

They decided it was more comfortable to sleep like this!

Babies can be so weird...