November

 

World Prematurity Day

Yesterday was World Prematurity Day, which holds a special place in our family's heart. I always had interest in prematurely born babies being a premie myself, but having our own sweet babies being born early and going through everything we did with Asher, it now has a whole new meaning to us. Here are our premies then and now at 11 months old! In a nutshell, they stayed inside mommy much longer than expected after going into preterm labor at 27 weeks and being put on bedrest. Once they were born Avery was the littler one and healthy while Asher was very sick and had a month long stay in the NICU plus an additional month being on oxygen and monitored at home. But today they are both healthy, happy and thriving! We are so grateful for the miracle of modern medicine, prayer and these sweet blessings in our lives! ❤️

Bathroom fun!

Why is the bathroom the most intriguing room in the house for babies?! I found Avery standing next to the toilet reaching her hand inside two days in a row! (despite my efforts telling the big kids to KEEP THE BATHROOM DOOR CLOSED!) Luckily bathrooms had just been cleaned by wonderful grandma Lori. So today I followed them into the bathroom and let them explore for a minute, and just look how happy it made them! Silly babies! 

Twin fun!

These two are just too much fun. They bring me so much joy everyday! I can't believe they are almost 11 months. I really wish time would just freeze! We are having so much fun with them and I want to slow it down! 

I just love this little tongue sticking out thing Asher has been doing lately. He is a happy, content little guy and loves to crawl around. He LOVES balls! He loves to throw them and if he spots a ball he has to go get it and try throwing it! He says "mom" or "mama" over and over all day long, but it sounds more like "mam". It's really cute. And his little raised eyebrow look with his little cute expression is just too much to handle! He's so cute! He's a very fast crawler and loves to stand up to things, especially to the gate by our stairs! Lately if we say "good job Asher" he starts clapping for himself and it's really cute. Sometimes he gets a little lazy and claps his hands into his arms and it's really funny. He loves me to throw him into the air and laughs and giggles. He has also been laughing at the dog lately if she is chewing on a toy or chasing something. He seems to think she's pretty funny. He's such a sweet, darling, and fun little guy and we love him so much!