ONE MONTH

darling owen, 

happy one month little one! what a cutie you are! you are super snuggly and love to be held, especially when you're napping. you've started to fuss just to get our attention, and you really scream when you're hungry. you have a huge appetite, and are already getting little rolls here and there- can't wait for you to chub up some more! you sleep pretty great, which we love. you smell divine, and make the cutest wrinkly sad face ever. how lucky we are to call you ours! we love you so very much little owen!

xo

mama & papa

darling oliver,
happy one month ollie boy!! you are such a calm, content sweetheart! you love to sleep, and you far prefer to be swaddled than not. you have been more awake and alert lately, and are generally content, as long as you're not hungry haha. when you're hungry or getting a bath, you scream bloody murder, but you're easy to calm down. you love to stare at luc and lia, and are THIS CLOSE to smiling! you're so handsome and we love you so so much buddy!
xo
mama & papa

and three cheers to us for surviving an entire month with four kiddos, woo hoo!!!

SIBLING LOVE & HOSPITAL FUN

one of my favorite parts of having a new baby is seeing them with their sibling(s). sibling love is just so so special, and one of my very favorite parts of parenthood. 

this time, luc was absolutely in love, and on cloud nine to visit us in the hospital. he wanted to hold the twins right away, and never wanted to leave. he was very tender and sweet. at one moment, oliver was crying, and he stood up to the bassinet, pressed his face up to the basket, and said  soothingly 'why you crying baby twin? i'm here, i'm here, don't cry.' and another time, he spontaneously started singing 'i am a child of god' to them both, and the pediatrician and both nurses in the room stopped what they were doing, and we all just sat and listened to him sing to them. they said over and over afterwards that they were blown away by how sweet he was and i got all choked up. he is our best big brother and i know he was sent to be the example, leader, and protector of his siblings. how we love him!

lia was very anxious at the hospital, she is terrified of doctors, and she didn't want anything to do with me once she saw me in the hospital bed, all hooked up to the machines. but she adored the babies, and gave them lots of slobbery kisses. she wanted to hold their bottles and put on their hats and help with everything. it was darling. she has such a natural maternal instinct, it warms my heart. 

having my whole family of six there together for the first time was amazing. a little overwhelming- i looked around and i couldn't believe how many kids we have! but each one brings something so special to our home and i couldn't imagine my life without them. what treasures they are! we consider ourselves incredibly blessed to call each of them ours.

TWINS!

TWIN BOYS will be joining our family in just about 4 months! can you even believe it?? it was a huge surprise! twins don't run in our families, and we'd joked about 'what if it's twins? haha yeah right!' so many times in the past, that it seriously felt like a crazy dream. after a few weeks, it finally sunk in that this is for real, and now we are just super excited. they're healthy and growing beautifully and most definitely both boys. i thought for sure there was at least one girl in there, but i was way wrong haha! luc is excited to have two brothers, he oohs and awes over the ultrasound pics and calls them the 'cutest babies ever ever' which is adorable. he's going to be an amazing helper when they get here. lia is completely unaware, but i can say from experience that she is going to enjoy being the only girl haha!

so far, it's been a pretty easy pregnancy, though all my symptoms have been doubly intense. i was pretty nauseous the first trimester, way more than ever before, and i was so tired i could have fallen asleep anywhere, anytime. it was pure survival mode there for awhile! thankfully, the last four weeks have been much better, and i'm feeling energized and way less moody. i'm also always starving, so i eat constantly. my biggest cravings have been sour/tart things like lemonade, sour candy, cucumbers with lime and salt, and randomly- asparagus. i could eat a pound of asparagus all by myself (and i have a few times!). i started feeling them move around 13-14 weeks, which was way earlier than the two before, and has been really fun. they're very wiggly!

the only con of the last 20 weeks is that i've broken two molars, and i've had some major toothache pain. these babies are sucking the life out of my teeth! i finally got two root canals this past week, and i'm feeling so much better! i still need another root canal, 4 crowns, and 8 fillings but little by little, i'll get it all done.

we've had several ultrasounds to check on the twinners growth and my cervix, and it has been so wonderful to see them so often! they're fraternal, and have separate placentas and sacks. they're always right up next to each other, with their heads together, or this last time, curled up like little yin and yang, with baby b's bum right in baby a's face haha. they already looked squished, so i'm nervous about how big i'm going to get to give them room to get chubby. but it'll be worth it haha. the doctor says they won't let me go much past 38 weeks, which makes me very happy. this'll be my first time not going alllllll the way to my due date (or beyond!) and i'm thrilled about it. i don't want them to come too early of course, but a little early would be very nice!

i can't wait to see their cute faces and get double the newborn snuggles! it's going to be a fun summer over here!

SIBLINGS

'the greatest gift you can give your child is a sibling.'

-unknown

it makes my heart so happy that these two have each other. right now they ADORE one another and i am hoping and praying with everything in me that it stays that way all their lives. on the top of my list of hopes and wishes for my children are that they love the gospel and follow their Savior Jesus Christ, and that they love each other. i want them to be the very best of friends forever and ever, to rely on each other and help each other and always be there for each other. i want them to know that family is what matters the very most. i want them to know how blessed they are to belong to this family, to have a sibling to love on and grow up with. they're lucky kiddos!

MY VALENTINES

we spent a very low-key valentines day with our kiddos this year, playing at the park and eating donuts, followed by a movie and ice cream after they went to bed. and although there was a little less making out than usual, there was a lot more love.

so far, my favorite thing about having two kids is watching the two of them together. luc adores his sister. like really really adores her. he gets so excited when she wakes up- 'mommom! baby wee-a awake!' and he wants to hold her and sit next to her and kiss her and give her the binkie, and he has this baby talk voice that he only uses for her- 'baby wee-a soooo cute!'

it kills me EVERY TIME.

i can't believe how lucky i am to be married to my best friend and to have these two beautiful babes, they all make me so very happy!