Why was I blessed with twins?

I am a member of an online group of Mormon moms of multiples on Facebook where there are thousands of MMOMs (as they call it) and we share experiences, tips, etc. It's been an awesome resource to me to have so many experienced moms within close and easy reach if I have questions, and to learn from what others shared. Today one of the moms on there asked us to share why we think we were blessed with twins. After I wrote my response I thought I should included it in journals :). Here it is:

I'm not sure why I was blessed with twins, but I definitely feel I was meant to have them. Leading up to my pregnancy I had a feeling I was going to have twins for awhile so when I found out I was pregnant with them, although I was surprised, it wasn't a huge shock because I was almost expecting it. There have definitely been hard stages (bedrest pregnancy and newborn stage were challenging!) but I have still enjoyed them in the busiest of times. Even with all craziness that is now with toddler twins I'm so grateful everyday for them! They are such good babies and make it easy to love. They have truly made our family complete and have brought us so much peace and joy. We love our twins! 

Take us back to Disneyland!

Asher had been wearing his Mickey Mouse ears all day long! I think he wants to go back to Disneyland. I agree!

And, just look at his cute little face! I just can't get enough of it! Such a sweet guy!

17 months!

I can't believe my sweet babies are almost a year and a half years old! They are getting too big too fast! They are so much fun and we are enjoying them so much. It's so fun to see their little personalities coming out. Here's what they are up to at 17 months...

Asher is a laid back little guy is but very physical and always on the move. He loves balls and says "ball" very distinctly and loves to throw them. He is such a sweetheart and is sensitive to when Avery or other babies cry and often does simpathy cries for them. He loves music and loves a certain Barney episode that had lots of little songs on it. I love how he will plop right down and sit and watch "barn" as he calls it, while Avery rarely sits still for anything. He loves to eat and especially loves fruit. He loves to be chased and tickled and laughs and laughs. He is also becoming such a good hugger and if I ask for a hug he will lay his head on my shoulder and snuggle right up to me. I love it! He's a smart little guy and is catching onto things so much lately. I can tell he understands so much of what we are doing and saying and sometimes he catches onto things without us even trying to teach him. Like on the airplane last week going to California we noticed all the sudden that everytime we would say "airplane" he would point up in the sky and make a little sound that sounded like "up." It was so cute. A lot of the words he says he says them with almost a questioning sound to them with the end of the word going up in tone as he ends it. It's super cute. 

He's such a sweetheart and we couldn't love him more!

Accidental crib switch

I just put Avery and Asher down to sleep in their cribs and after a minute of both of them looking at me with confused little expressions realized I had put them in the wrong cribs and given them the wrong favorite stuffed animals. And they weren't even dressed alike, Avery had pink pjs on and Asher had blue ones, yet I put her in the blue bed and him in the pink one. I haven't done that since they were newborns. I must be tired!

Once I got then situated in their right beds I snapped a picture of I snapped a picture of each of them, and the flash kind of surprised them. I love that look they have as they are laying there getting tired and sleepy, and I think it's so cute how they hold their bottles and stuffed animals. They won't have bottles much longer so I want to remember how they looked, my sweet little babies.

Love them both so much!

Learning to color

The babies are learning to color! They both are interested in coloring and try to do it when they can get their hands on some markers or crayons. 

Twinning

I came around the corner to find these two little sillies lounging in their chairs with big smiles on their faces. Such a cute sight! And yes, they love hanging out in their diapers! 

Thankful

After being super sick last week I'm so grateful to be outside with my kids enjoying the sun and just to be out and about driving today, picking up carpool and dropping books off to the library. It's the little things!