Today is the day!

Same picture, different light

OK, it is 6:20 in the morning and I am waiting to go to our fertility clinic appointment. Today we are unfreezing the one embryo we have left and transferring it. I have such mixed feelings right now. I am happy and excited and I am scared and nervous too. I happy and excited because this means the possibility of one more child.. I am scared and nervous because I don't know if our embryo will even survive the thawing process, and if it does, it is not a guarantee that I will get pregnant. I really want this to work. This is our very last attempt at having a child. Maybe that is why I am feeling so much pressure? It this does not work today, that is it! No more chances... I hope that later today I am posting a picture of our little baby and that I am writing good news. Only a few more hours.......

As you can tell by the photos I posted our little baby survived the thaw. This is what an embryo looks like at only 5 days after conception. Isn't it just amazing? We transferred our little baby and now (as it always has been) it is in God's hands. I pray that it will take and we will become pregnant with a healthy baby. We will find out on Sunday October 7th!

Couple time

Oh my gosh, Chris and I had about 5 hours to hang out together today. I know that 5 hours does not seem like a long time, but for us it is! We had a babysitter come to the house to watch Lucy and Ava, Maddie was in school and then had a play date with a friend. So what do??? Chris and I decided to go kayaking! I really think this is my new favorite thing to do. It was so incredibly relaxing to just glide along the water. No crying babies, no whining, no stress... just Chris and I all alone. We worked up an appetite from all the paddling we did so we then went to Chevy's for lunch. This was great day and a day that I will remember for a long time to come. It is days like today that Chris and I can reconnect and remember what we liked about each other before we had kids. :) Not that we don't love them, it was just nice to be a couple again, even if it was just for 5 hours. :)

Sorry, no pictures...

Maddie can read!

We have read a book, or books, to Maddie every night since the day she was born. She loves books and will often read them by herself. Of course, she is not really reading, she is just making up words according to the picture. But tonight, Maddie read Biscuit all by herself! We have been working on sounding out words and learning new words for a few months now, and tonight Maddie surprised me by reading the whole story out loud. I am seriously impressed!

Look at me, NO training wheels!

Ok, Maddie JUST turned 5, and she has learned how to ride a bike with no training wheels! Maybe this is a normal age to master such a skill, but I am certainly impressed at how well she is doing! She has only had 2 falls so far, both very minor. :) Chris ran along beside her just in case she were to fall.

The girls and cousin Kaitlyn

Ahhh... how sweet!

Lucy's first bump...

Ouch! Lucy bumper her head today. This is Lucy's first boo boo... Although I am sure the first of many to come. She actually didn't cry that much considering how hard she hit...

Miscellaneous pictures

Maddie and Papa when we went to the fair.

Lucy and Maddie playing underneath the coffee table.
Maddie drew pictures for her friend Allison at school. What a sweetie.

Hey, hot fire captain... where is your shirt?!?!?!?!

Chair wars...

Lucy and Ava both have little chairs to sit it. However, they both want to sit in the same one! Almost every day they have chair wars. LOL Is these pictures, Lucy was sitting in the chair and Ava came over and wanted to sit in the SAME chair, even though the other one was right next to the chair Lucy was in. Ava is very focused and she really wanted to sit in this chair. She succeeded in pushing Lucy out and letting her fall on the floor... Poor Lucy. I then made Ava get out of that chair and put her in the other chair, and let Lucy get back in her chair. Too funny!

Look at me! I can walk!!!

It is official, Ava is walking! She walks everywhere now and thinks it is sooooo much fun. She laughs when she falls and just gets right back up again to keep on walking. She loves when we cheer her on. She is such a cutie pie!

This was one of the first times Ava took more than 10 steps or so. Look, she can read and walk at the same time! :)

Madeline and mommy

Maddie and I had a picture day. :) We were watching papa work while the babies were sleeping and decided that we wanted our picture taken together. It was a lot of fun. :) What a great girl Maddie is.

Crying

Yep, crying.. that is the one word that sums up today. I guess the girls woke up on the wrong side of the crib because all day long they cried, and cried, and cried some more. I really don't care for days like this, especially when Chris has to work and I am home all by myself. I could do nothing right today for these girls. I guess some days are like this... I just hope we don't have another one anytime in the near future...

On a good note, Ava actually walked today! We were getting ready for bed and she was sitting on the floor crying (are you surprised?) until I showed her her milk. She stopped crying and just stood in place. I put my arms out for her to walk to me not really thinking that she would, but she did!! WOW! I think that she will get this walking thing down soon. I really don't think that Lucy has any intentions of walking soon.

First day of Kindergaten!

Today went exceptionally well. Maddie was so excited to go to school today! When we dropped her she did not complain one bit. I think she was very prepared, so it was not a big deal to her. She made a few friends the other day when we went to the school to meet her teacher and to visit the classroom. She has already had 2 years of pre-school so this whole school thing is not new to her. I am so proud of her and I think she will do very well in Kindergarten! When we got home after dropping her off, I did have an empty feeling. The babies are taking a morning nap right now and the house is sooooo quiet. It is a little odd to have some free time.. I am not sure what to do with myself yet!! LOL :)

First homework assignment!

Maddie starts school tomorrow and we already have our first homework assignment! The teachers gave us a cut out of a paper doll and we are supposed to be as creative as we can to make it look like Maddie. We went to the craft store and bought some fabric to make the dolls dress, some yarn for the hair, and Maddie wanted to make a necklace with the pink and purple hearts. So, what do you think, does it look like Maddie??

Happy 1st Birthday Lucy and Ava!!!

Happy Birthday Girls!!

It is so hard to believe that one year ago today you were born. What a wonderful year it has been. I never thought that raising twins could bring so many challenges, but also so many fun times. It really is twice the love, twice the smiles and giggles, and 4 times the work! :) I am a little sad that you are no longer "babies", but I am looking forward to this next year in life.

Lucy's first year:
~says mama, Dada, ball, kitty,
~stands and cruises around furniture
~has 2 teeth on the bottom
~wears 18 month clothing
~takes 2 naps a day, about 40 minutes each
~favorite toy is a ball
~Favorite food: Peas, grapes, cantaloupe and watermelon
~Likes to play peek a boo, chase, ball, clapping games, reading books,

Ava first year:
~says mama, Dada, kitty,
~stands by herself for a few seconds at a time. Has taken a few steps to get from one piece of furniture to another.
~has 4 teeth, 2 on top, 2 on bottom
~Can still fit into 12 month clothing
~takes 2 naps a day, about 1 hour and 15 minutes each.
~favorite toy is bouncing tigger and baby dolls
~favorite food: Bananas, watermelon, cantaloupe and chicken... she doesn't like to many vegetables but will eat them

MORE COMING SOON!

Helping mommy in the garden :)

Today was fun. I LOVE to garden and I really wanted to get a few things done outside. I decided today that I didn't care how dirty the babies got, as long as I could get some things done. I eventually got my pot planted with flowers... but in the meantime there was a lot of chasing, taking dirt and rocks out of mouths, and cleaning up flowers and grass that the babies thought would be fun to pull out of the ground. Who ever knew two babies could be so much work? :)