New Pictures again

It sure has been fun and a lot of work with the new babies! I would not trade it for the world but it can take it's toll. I am lucky enough that my wife is able to take care of the twin girls, Taylor and me and still find time to take care of everything else. She sure is a special person.

New Pictures

These pictures are a little older 4 weeks old

Happy Thanksgiving

We are thankful to have 2 happy & healthy twin baby girls this thanksgiving.

2 months old - a picture says a 1000 words

2 months old and cuter than anything! Look at how sweet these babies are? From their baths to just laying down are they not just fabulous?

Two babies, feed me Daddy!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Big Sissy and me!

I love my MOMMA!

We are tooooooooooooo cute.

Sink bath, I love the attention!

Poppa and Reese, what a good picture.

7 weeks old - I have been slacking with the blog updates!!!!!

I can't even believe how much the girls have grown. They definitely have two completely different personalities and I love to see the differences in them. Michelle has been working so hard to take care of the twins while I am at work and I know it can be very difficult. They are both beginning to sleep through the night and for this we are very thankful. I love to hold the babies and they are just so darn cute. Life has changed dramatically for our entire family but I love every minute. Taylor has been a great help with the girls and we are starting to get into a routine. Feedings start usually around 6:30 Am and Michelle keeps them on a schedule throughout the day where they eat every 3 hours. I usually feed and change one or both of the babies when I wake up and then take Taylor to school.

Michelle is getting cabin fever from staying in with the girls all day and I don't blame her. By the time I get home from work (usually 7:00 PM) she is worn out so I do my best to feed them and change them twice before I go to bed. If I feed them at 10:30 or 11:00 PM they can make it to 6:30 AM or later. Reese still is fussy at times during the night but will fall right back to sleep. No one told me how tired I would become during the day but I have started to feel the effects. Last week, I left home without my cell phone. I got almost all the way to work before I realized it and had to go home to retrieve it. I went back home and got the phone and once I got to work I left my little black book of contacts in the car. Needless to say, I think the sleep deprivation had something to do with it. What a wonderful feeling to see your babies smile at you. Michelle and I have both seen Riley smile for the first time this past week. They are both so strong now that they can roll over and try to flex their legs to stand up.

I'm the lucky one!

I've been silent way too long. Let me first start by saying, I am sooooooooo blessed! I love the fact that my husband has been keeping track of the pregnancy and now the girls progress after birth. What an amazing memory to provide to our daughters. I am truely the lucky one, I have been treated like a queen while pregnant, felt two lives inside my belly for 38 weeks, watched our nine year old daughter bloosom into a beautiful and compassionate big sister, delivered two healthly little girls and our friends and family have provided us with their support and generous gifts. What more can one possibly need in life? Well....other than sleep.

The girls are now three weeks old today and I still can't believe we have twins. It's craziness. I am a little sleep deprived and I have a hard time asking for help. I really want to get the hang of feeding two babies at a time and getting them on a schedule. I get a little freaked out when they both cry at the same time and sometimes I feel I pay more attention to one versus the other. Oh yes, the motherly guilt has already kicked into overdrive. I also fear that I am getting off track with our older daughter in her school homework. Hopefully in due time, I will get all of the pieces to our family puzzle put together.

I am blessed to have such a loving family and a wonderful husband. It's great, more people to love, free laughs, hugs and kisses. Another bonus for me.... every time I watch my husband with our daughters, I seem to fall in love with him all over again.

Signed- Michelle Stewart