Christmas time

Kameryn opening presents

Maddie...

Daddy and mad Kenzie

Madalynn and Makenzie

Mommy and Maddie (bad pic of me, cute one of her)

Kameryn rocking out with her new Hannah Guitar

Kameryn with her new vanity (made her wait until the end to open this one..

Madalynn and Makenzie

We had a very good christmas this year! Kameryn was really excited and happy Christmas morning. It is always fun when you get to see them so happy about what they got and so nervous to go to bed the night before. She had a really hard time understanding why she couldn't see Santa on Christmas Eve and it took forever to get her to bed that night. On Christmas Eve we went to church. Sad to say this was the first time we vetured out to church since the babies were born. Things have just been too crazy. Anyways it was really nice. Kameryn loved the Christmas sermon that they had and all of the songs and the girls were really good. kameryn really enjoyed learning why we celebrate Christmas and why we get presents. I think Kameryn really enjoyed everything that she got... It is so funny that you spend so much time shopping and wondering what to get them and get some presents of all different prices and the one they love the most are the ones that don't cost much at all.

Madalynn and Makenzie are growing so much.... We were so happy to spend their first christmas with them. Even though they had no clue what was going on it was wonderful having them here with us for Christmas this year. It is hard to believe that on Christmas last year I prayed for another baby and this year here I am blessed with 2 beautiful ones. Kameryn even asked for a sibling to Santa last year. It just broke my heart, she was ready to put all the toys that she wanted aside to get something that mommy wanted so bad. Kids are amazing! Kameryn loved helping her sisters open their presents this year and playing with them. I guess they never get too old for baby toys! A few days before Christmas Madalynn rolled over for the first time.... I did not think that they could do this so early (6 weeks) but here I was laying next to her and she rolled from her tummy to her back. Needless to say it scared me. She hasn't done it since.... so hopefully she does again soon. We always thought that Maddie was going to roll first because she had been trying since the beginning and Makenzie was going to crawl first since she is trying to get up on her knees during tummy time. Funny how children are so different and we are getting to see that first hand with having twins...

Fun times....

Kameryn

Makenzie and Maddie laying by each other.

Kameryn making a snow angel.

Madalynn having tummy time

Makenzie having tummy time

We have been getting ready for christmas around here. It has taken me a long time to get the presents wrapped. I should have wrapped a lot when Kameryn had preschool but now that she is on break it is becoming impossible. I guess there is always staying up late on christmas eve.... All of the girls are doing great. Kameryn is super excited for the holidays. Maddie and Kenzie are growing like crazy. They are also staying awake a lot longer so we get to see those beautiful eyes. They are such good babies and we are so blessed. They started sleeping through the night last week. It has been nice and I have felt so much better. Who knew a little sleep was all I need to get through things. I forgot to mention that everything turned out fine with the spot that was found on Makenzie's stomach. It was not cancerous and it was not something messed up in the bladder. They are going to continue to watch it but it was a big relief to know that it wasn't the 2 things I was worried about.

I have been soo stir crazy around here. I wish that is wasn't so cold outside so I could get out and about everyday... I just hate taking the girls out when it is so cold but I also hate staying at home for many days in a row. This is one negative to having babies in the winter. Another is dry skin. The girls hate having lotion put on and I have been putting so much on them to keep them from getting so dry. .. Oh well can't always chose when you are blessed with babies and we will make the best of it. Hope everyone is getting everything they need to get done for the holidays :)

One Month Old!!!

Makenzie Rose 1 month old

Kameryn and Daddy decorating the tree

Mommy and her girls!

Madalynn Daisy 1 month old!

Both of them together!!!

The girls are one month old today! It does not seem like that much time has gone by but it has. I can not believe how much they have changed in a month. They have been doing really good. Makenzie has been smiling a lot today... I have also noticed that both of them follow my voice more. Yesterday while Kameryn was at preschool I was wrapping presents and walking around and they both kept slowly following my legs. It was very cute!

Kameryn had her christmas party at school yesterday. She was so happy that grandma got to go with her. That seems to be all that she talks about. She spent all last night playing with the things that she got from her little friends. I am so happy with her preschool, I really like that she gets to go and learn about god too :) Kameryn also go to decorate for Christmas the other night. We usually put everything up at Thanksgiving but, we have been soo busy. Anyways she really enjoyed it!

Kameryn was so glad to see snow the other night. She kept asking me all day to go out in it. I told her that her sisters we too young to do so and that maybe Daddy could when he got home. Richard took her out when he got home and they had a blast!!!

Just some pics

Kameryn and Maddie

Kameryn and her sisters

Kenzie Close up

Maddie and Kam

Mommy and tired Maddie

Here are a few pics from today!!! Just thought I would post.

Christmas Program

Richard and Maddie at Kameryn's Program

Kenzie sleeping during Kam's program

Mommy and Kenzie at Kam's program

Close up of Maddie

The star herself! Kam

Kameryn had a christmas program last thursday. Richard and I were both very excited for it. She had been practicing for the last month. She also had a scripture that she had to memorize. I had worked really hard with her on it (it was very hard for her age) and I couldn't get her to remember it in the order she was supposed. So tuesday when she came home from school I asked her about it and she said it perfectly. I guess they really worked on it at school. She was even able to say Luke 211 after. It was so cute! The program was very cute, she did a really good job and we were so proud of her.

The girls are all doing good! I just love having them all here. It is crazy but my life finally feels normal. I can not believe that Maddie and Kenzie are going to be a month old. It does not seem like it has been that long. They are both doing really well. There is not a day that goes by that we don't think about how blessed we really are. Going to the stores with them is really hard though because we get stopped so much. Yes we love having people admire our children, but sometimes I just need to get what I need and get out. Richard and I have decided that maybe sometimes it might be easier for him to take one baby and me the other. One thing that is really annoying is how many people ask if its a girl and a boy or 2 girls. They both have pink covers!!! The first time someone said that to me I asked Richard "ok which one of them looks like a boy" Maybe I should always make sure they have bows in their hair.

Can't believe christmas is so close. It is funny how you are so excited when you are child and then you go through a time where you feel like an adult and miss how surprising christmas can be. Then when you have children it becomes so excited again. I know Christmas is about Jesus's birth but to see my child so anxious and excited makes all the lines, shopping and everything 100 percent worth it!

New update

This is Makenzie

This is a close up of Maddie

All my girls on Thankgiving...

Playing together on the playmat.

Maddie and Kenzie's eyes open with mommy holding them.

Things have been really crazy around here. It is hard to imagine what life is like with 3 children but I never could of imagined how busy it would keep me.... That being said, I still love it. Madalynn and Makenzie are doing good. Eating good... Sleeping good... and gaining weight well. At their last appointment they are already above their birth weights which is great! Maddie is 6 lbs 12oz and Makenzie is now 7lbs 1oz. I want them to gain weight and grow but there is another part of me that doesn't want them to get any bigger. With Kameryn we always wanted her to be bigger or walk or talk but this time around I am realizing that this is probably the last of the baby stage as a mother that I will witness and its a little sad. I just want to stop time and enjoy every moment but with being so busy it is hard.... We gotten the girls on a really good schedule. We have to wake them up for their night feedings. Luckily the doctor said that after they are a month old we can let them sleep and not wake them for feedings at night. Makenzie smiled at me today.... Although she and Maddie have been smiling in their sleep today was the first day I was holding her and I smiled at her and she smiled back several times. I was very happy!!

Kameryn is doing really well. She is excited for her christmas program at school next week. Hard to believe it is already almost December... I have been working with her on a bible verse that she has to learn for the program. It is funny listening to her repeat it. She had also been practicing the songs she has to sing. They are very cute! We are super excited to see the program. Kameryn is also still very excited about the babies. She is such the little mother around here. She is always wanting to hold the babies and kiss on them. She says everyday that she is so happy to have the babies at her house. I am very glad!

So Thanksgiving was good this year. We have a lot to be thankful for. We are soo thankful and blessed for our beautiful daughters. We are thankful that god gave us another chance to be parents again and know that the struggles that we went to get pregnant for a while was all worth it. I have always wanted to control and plan for every aspect of my life and over the last year I have realized that I can't. I had to rely on faith and love and the unexpected outcomes of life. Which was something that was really hard for me. I am very thankful for my husband as well. He has always loved and supported me through the years and he has given me 3 beautiful children to watch grow. That is the best gift I have ever received. He has also been very helpful while I have recovered and adjusted to my new life. We are very thankful for the support and help that we have received... I am not one to ever ask for help or advice but we are overwhelmed on how much people have been there for us. Whether it be to see the girls, bring over meals or just be there when we needed someone to talk to. We are very grateful for everything!

Home....

So we came home from the hospital on saturday. Kameryn was really happy because she had a really hard time with me not being here at nights. I really just wanted to be home because I was tired of the hospital and being confined to one room. The girls have done really good about sticking to a schedule up until last night. They woke up at 5am to eat and didn't want to go back to sleep until 8:30 which is really not like them. So I am a little exhausted today but its all a part of being a mom.

The girls had their first doctors appointment today. Things went ok. The doctor found a small lump (the size of a pen tip) on Kenzie's belly so tomorrow we are taking her to get it checked out. I am hoping that everything turns out ok but I am really nervous about it all. Other than that the girls are doing great. Gaining weight and almost up to their birth weights which the doctor said doesn't usually happen until they are 2 weeks old. They got checked today for jaundice since their levels were low at the hospital they wanted to make sure and everything turned out fine there. The girls are eating great too. Last night we gave them their first bath here which had to be a sponge bath since they still have their cords. Neither one liked it at all. Kameryn was happy to be able to help. Kameryn is really loving on her sisters but has picked Kenzie has her favorite so we have to remind her to give Maddie so attention :) But Kameryn is enjoying her new role as a big sister (and a little mother).

We go tomorrow to get the girls pictures taken for christmas and birth. We are really excited! It was going to be a family picture but my bell's palsy has not totally cleared up yet so I don't really feel comfortable in the picture. Other than that I am doing good. I am still really sore, and tired but each day it is getting better. Maybe tonight the girls will let me sleep ;)

New Arrivals

They finally made it. Madalynn Daisy and Makenzie Rose made there way to our hearts yesterday. Madalynn was born at 12:33 on 11/12/08. She was an 18.25 inches long and 6 lbs 2 oz blonde. Makenzie was a 19 inches long and 6 lbs 12 oz brunette. They are both beautiful babies. We are so grateful that everyone is healthy. Julia is still recovering from the C-Section. She is walking around the room every once in a while, but still has sharp pains from the opperation. Julia and the babies are getting some much needed rest at the moment, while Kameryn enjoys another afternoon out to lunch with Grandma Kathy. She should be back soon. Just in time for everyone to wake up, I'm sure.

Fall Fun

Richard took Kameryn out today and she loves playing in the leaves. She also likes to be able to help with yard work, it is very cute! She is getting very excited about her sisters getting here. I know that she will make a great big sister! I think we are now ready for the girls to be here. Crazy to think in a few days our lives are about to change completely but we are really excited about it and look forwatd to the new challenge and welcoming the new family members!

its been a while.....

It has been a while since my last post.... Things have been crazy around here getting ready for the babies arrival next week. When we first started this pregnancy and knew that it was twins we always thought that we would have the girls early. So now that my 38 week scheduled c-section is quickly approaching we are realizing that maybe the girls are not ready to come out.

Kameryn had a good Halloween. She is really getting the hang of the whole trick or treating process. I just have to make sure the candy is put up high so that she doesn't get too many treats. She went out trick or treating with her cousins and Jay dressed up like the guy from scream with blood in the mask... She really wasn't too happy about that. Even today almost a week after Halloween she ask me why he couldn't just be a football guy who wasn't scary. But all and all she had a good time.

I have been doing alright. I took my first trip to the ER on monday. I was having numbness in the left side of my face. I was diagnoised with bell's palsy, which is when half of your face is paralyzed. Although mine is not fully paralyzed on the left side I can't smile normal, drink without a straw or eat with my mouth closed which has been really hard for Kameryn because mommy has always preached that to her. So this has all made me really self concious. I guess the stress the pregnancy has put on my body could have caused this and it will most likely be gone in a couple of weeks! Good thing is that it isn't affecting the babies and the medicines that I am no are not affecting them at all. My doctor is out of town until monday and I wish she was in town to assure me that everything is going to be alright but...

Richard has been getting nervous too about that babies. I think we both are because we don't know what to expect. I will have to post some belly photos later because the girls have really grown and so have I but it still doesn't feel like my belly is big enough for 2. They should be born next week around 6lbs which is a good weight for twins. I will make sure we post when they get here!

Boo Springs....

Yesterday we took Kameryn to the Boo Springs Harvest Fest here in town. She had a fun time trick or treating at the stores downtown. She was a little scared by some of the people dressed in costumes... I really think she had a great time. She loved wearing her cheerleader costume and didn't want to take it off.

Later that night we took her to a park and let her play. She always enjoys doing that. This playground area was for older children so when she climbed up high it made me really nervous. It is amazing how fast she has learned to play at the playground and doesn't need mom and dads help as much anymore :( We have a really great time at the park. We went to Waterfall Park right by the New Bass Pro Shop and it was a really nice one to go to.