It’s National Twin Day! So a photo of Bennett an It’s National Twin Day! So a photo of Bennett and Everett with their twin big brothers (who they look more like than each other) is the perfect one to share! 

I read earlier today that the worldwide twinning birth rate is 12 in 1000 births. I guess we are just a rare bunch in this household with our medical histories (Kawasaki Disease.. Guillain–Barré syndrome..) and now twins. 🥳 #nationaltwinday #twinmom #twinmomlife #boymom
It’s World Breastfeeding Week! Having preemie tw It’s World Breastfeeding Week! Having preemie twins really flipped everything I thought I knew about breastfeeding upside down. 

This time around I’m having to pump more, bottle feed, nurse, and add in a bit of formula a few times a day to help them gain weight. I can’t just nurse them both at night because Everett doesn’t get full, so I have to get up and deal with bottles and pumping. Otherwise, He would literally stay awake all night snacking every 20 mins! They’re still only going about an hour and a half before they get fussy again so by the time I’ve changed diapers (and some outfits) and pumped, I lay down for about 30 mins before at least one wakes up to eat again. 🤪 And if you don’t wake the other.. then you’re up twice as much!

As they get bigger it’ll be easier to tandem nurse and will save so much time and energy (especially at night). We practiced yesterday morning and this was the most successful attempt we’ve had. I felt so proud of them. 

This is the hardest thing I’ve ever done, for sure. But I know the days are long and the years are short. I know this because we are taking a 2nd grader to school orientation and I swear it was just yesterday that I was going through these sleepless newborn nights with him. 🤯❤️
Just a little bite! #twinlife #twinmom Just a little bite! #twinlife #twinmom
I love to think about the journey that brought us I love to think about the journey that brought us here. Nothing about how Nate and I ended up together or all of the things that led right to where we are now could’ve happened by chance. If you would’ve told me back when I was putting up “cool music” on my MySpace page to try and impress this hot guy in Kentucky that one day  we’d be married and raising four cute boys together in our dream house .. driving a dang minivan.. I’m not sure I would’ve believed it. 💞✨ We are sleep deprived, slightly outnumbered, and the dream house needs occasional ($$$) repairs but man… I still feel like I am the luckiest because I’m doing it all with him.
In case you were wondering, no, I still can’t be In case you were wondering, no, I still can’t believe I had twins. 🤯🥰
Not a bad place to be nap trapped! 🥰💙💙 Sw Not a bad place to be nap trapped! 🥰💙💙 Swipe to see little baby Cohen .. he needed to get in his own @dockatot!
Today is the ✨b e s t✨ day. 💙💙💙💙 Today is the ✨b e s t✨ day. 💙💙💙💙
The big boys went fishing with dad this morning wh The big boys went fishing with dad this morning while mom and Everett slept in! 🎣
NICU life is hard. It would be hard no matter what NICU life is hard. It would be hard no matter what, but trying to juggle one baby at home + our bigger kids adds another layer of difficulty. We have to be present for them, so we can’t be at the hospital constantly. And when one of us is there, it doesn’t feel like we’re doing much. The fact that we have no idea when he will be ready to come home is the worst part. I’ve tried to imagine what this is like when I’ve seen other people going through it but like so many things, you just can’t know until you experience it yourself. 

He’s doing well, but just has to keep growing and getting stronger! He is down to one liter and on 21% oxygen. He still has to be able to eat all of his food by mouth and he gets a little too tired to do that right now. But all in all, I know he is making improvements every day. I can’t wait to bring him home! 💞
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Quarantine Life · April 15, 2020

Hey Quarantine

4/15/2020

Hey friends! I’ve decided to start using this space as a place to hopefully get a little creative again. I have been in such a rut lately. I suppose that isn’t a strange response to being stuck in my home for over a month with no real outside contact with anyone other than my immediate family. Managing work, kids, stress, and the fear that comes along with Nate working on the frontlines of this whole thing is … weird. But I know we’re all struggling with different aspects of it. It feels comforting to know that!

I’m thankful for a lot right now and I remind myself often to just be thankful – but some things are really just a bummer right now. I think it’s okay to admit that. This year I took the initiative to really plan out some events. In January I made birthday party plans for both Cohen and Landon. I even rented out a space for Landon’s party so that we could invite all of our friends and family. I wanted to make a big deal out of it. I let him pick out a theme and he chose a Splatoon theme – one of his favorite video games. He has been so excited! With less than a month away from that date, I am not seeing any way it happens.

Cohen’s FIRST birthday is tomorrow. I can’t believe my baby is going to be ONE. At this time a year ago I was feeling preeeetty uncomfortable. I can’t believe how quickly an entire year has passed. My plans for his birthday weren’t as elaborate as Landon’s but I was planning to have friends and family over to the house to celebrate. Instead, we will have a little cake, cupcakes, and a few presents. He isn’t going to notice but today I started feeling guilty that I didn’t go all out, order decorations, etc. Guilt is a feeling I feel a lot lately as a mom trying to juggle everything I want and need to get done.

Landon is supposed to start Kindergarten this fall. We had plans to take a pretty big vacation to Disney and the beach in June before he starts school. I am holding on to some sort of hope that it works out somehow but I feel like I know in my heart that it just isn’t going to. Thank goodness we were going to let the Disney part be a surprise. This is the first time we’ve ever really sat down and planned out a vacation with this level of preparedness and it just stinks to see those plans fade away. If we don’t get to go in June, with Nate’s job and other upcoming obligations, I don’t think there will be any vacations in our future for quite a while. Obviously not the end of the world but another thing to be bummed out about, ya know?

One positive though? We have been working on our house quite a bit! We have been fixing up the back patio and deck area so we can really enjoy our backyard. The basement is coming together – aside from the carpet that I want to rip out with my bare hands. I think that project will have to wait a while but I can’t WAIT to get that done. It has felt really good to hang things on the walls and just really feel at home in this space. Honestly I’m so glad I’ve waited until now to do some of that. It has given me something creative to do and something new and fresh to enjoy.

So tomorrow I will wake up to my one year old. I’ll work from home. We’ll celebrate him. We’ll eat some cake. We’ll set up his presents and play. It will be another day on a long list of days that have started to run together. I pray you’re doing well. If you ever need someone to reach out to I’m here. Even if I’m a stranger, even if we haven’t talked in years, even if you think you don’t need to talk – feel free to reach out. We all need each other, now more than ever.

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