Our Rainbow Babies!

I had never heard the term "rainbow baby" until reaching out for support after our miscarriage. With sharing and grieving, I learned that a Rainbow Baby is a baby conceived after a loss. "It is the understanding that the beauty of a rainbow does not negate the ravages of the storm. When a rainbow appears, it doesn't mean the storm never happened or that the family is not still dealing with its aftermath. What it means is that something beautiful and full of light has appeared in the midst of the darkness and clouds. Storm clouds may still hover but the rainbow provides a counterbalance of color, energy and hope."

With guarded excitement and hearts full of hope, we are amazingly thankful to God for blessing us with TWIN BOYS, our Rainbow Babies! Our hearts are so full of love for these little guys and could not have asked for a better way to complete our family. These miracles are due to come into the world in September. A twin pregnancy is definitely different. Even after carrying three babies relatively easily, this pregnancy is a whole new ballgame. We focus on one week at a time and hope and pray that they stay in till they are full term. The nice thing is that we see two doctors (our regular doctor and Maternal Fetal Specialist Dr) and they monitor the babies closely. We see both drs each month and around 26 weeks we will see each one every two weeks. So far they are doing really well and measuring perfectly. Please surround these babies with prayers and pray they continue to grow healthy and strong.

The Twins at 7 weeks

Baby A at 17 weeks

Baby B (our thumb sucker) at 17 weeks

Happy Easter!!

Happy Easter! We have so much to be thankful for this Easter season!!

The 6 year old!

Our oldest turned S-I-X! Such a big boy now and almost a first grader! Definitely the big man of the house. He had a great day celebrating his birthday at school for the first time. He wore his birthday crown, given to him by his teacher, the entire day. He wanted to go with me to pick up his cake after school and it was worn all the way through the grocery store. :) He picked McDonald's (of course) to go out to dinner so they all ate and then played on the playground for a little while. We came home, opened presents, and had cake and ice cream. We had one tired birthday boy on our hands by the end of the day. Andrew is growing up so much and remains our little smartie-pants but has developed quite a silly personality. He is known as quite the clown at school. What happened to that shy little boy?? No signs of that kid anymore. :) But he is so much fun and has a great sense of humor. Happy sixth birthday Andrew! We couldn't be prouder of you!