Saturday, May 29, 2010

How are we adjusting?




Kevin and I are adjusting pretty well to our sweet little boys. We are definately tired even though the boys sleep 10-12 hours a night. I had no idea being a parent would be so wonderful and yet so tiring at the same time. I think one of the blessings of waiting so long to have our boys is that we don't mind the exhaustion. We know it is well worth it all! We have figured out all of their little signals for being tired or hungry or teething and it feels good to finally be the experts on our little boys and know them better than anybody else. We definately appreciate all of the prayers and support everyone has given us. We can still use them for sure! We promise to be more diligent about updating the blog in the future.
We would not be surviving without Nana and Mamaw and Papaw who help watch the boys all the time! Twins are double the fun and double the parenting! I am sore in places I did not know I had muscles from all the lifting of our little guys. The boys love the Johnny Jumper and it is their favorite place to be! Mommy's wrists are sore from putting them in and out of it all the time too. Daddy is an expert on changing diapers, making bottles and loving me well. I could not ask for a better husband and dad for our babes! We promise to update again soon!

Update at Last!




First, we want to apologize that it has taken us so long to update our blog. I think it has almost been 2 months! Time has gone by so fast! The boys will be 7 months on Monday and we can hardly believe it!
So...where to start. It has been a wonderful past two months and a very busy two months as well.
The boys have adjusted amazingly and are bonding better than we could have ever dreamed! They definately know we are mom and dad now- which just melts our hearts! We are not sure why we were ever chosen to be so blessed. I am just staring at them as I write this and I just can't express with words what treasures they are.
They each have their own personality already and are very different from each other. Kaiden is still our squirely bear and can roll from one side of the room to the other in the blink of an eye. He is the life of the party and loves to squeal all the time! When he smiles, his whole face lights up. He has learned the funniest face ever from his Mamaw which is on one of the videos we have posted. He gets over stimulated easily so we have had to help him learn how to calm down. One of our favorite things about him is that he plays peek-a-boo by himself. He will put his own bib over his face and squeal in delight when we removes it and the world is sill there. He has earned the name Hocus Pocus from his trick! We think he is very intelligent as he is very pensive alot of times and seems to be examining everything around him.
Kamden is our sweet heart. He is a gentle giant already. He continues to weigh 2 more pounds than his brother at every check up. Kevin's favorite thing about Kam is that every morning when we wakes up he smiles from cheek to cheek at us. When you pick him up, he hugs your neck and kicks his legs in delight. He already looks after his brother and loves our dog, Akia. He loves to blow bubbles and has the most precious smile when you rock him to bed at night. He is not quite as mobile as Kaiden but you would not be either if you were his size. His nick name is Chunky Monkey, but mom is trying to stop calling him that as I don't want to damage his ego. He smiles with his eyes and can light up a room!
We feel like we have been given the most amazing babies in the world and would not change the path God put us on for anything! I think often of their birth mom and dad. The sacrifice they both made in giving these sweet boys life. We will forever be grateful to them and honor them in the boys' lives. What sacrificial love their birth dad had for them. What an amazing man.