A milestone

My daughters just got over their first cold. I take a deep breath and try to swallow the lump in my throat. They will never know how big of a milestone this was for us. This time last year my daughters were still on apnea monitors. My Sofia spent 64 days in the hospital with severe apnea. She was perfectly healthy except for the fact that she would forget to breath while she was sleeping or sometimes while she was eating. Her heart rate would drop as mine nearly beat out of my chest. Our doctor warned us that if either child caught the slightest cold she would immediately admit them to the hospital. We couldn't survive another stay in the hospital. It had taken us so long to get both girls home. I missed my Sofia so much when we had to kiss her good night and leave her there in such a strange place. It was not the way a child should start out in life. Instead of the warmth of my arms and the reasurance of her sisters touch she had become accustomed to the beeps, alarms and hospital lights. My life quickly became one of solitary confinement. Day in and day out I cared for my beutiful daughters with out leaving our home for fear that I would catch something and give it to them. My husband constantly washed his hands and worried that he would expose us to something he had been in contact with at work. It was hard and lonely but we survived. Fast forward to today. My husband was on shift while my two little girls ran around with runny noses with out a care in the world. I'm so thankful for Gods everlasting presence in our life.

Twice the life

I was reflecting on all the amazing blessings in my life yesterday. My daughters are so beautiful and happy. I remember thinking that I was going to feel cheated if we didn't have another baby. I thought it was kind of sad that I didn't get to experience the pregnancy of each of my daughters. A year and a half later that thought I had in the back of my head couldn't be further from the truth. I was able to distinguish each baby in my belly. Abby was my kicker!! Which is SOOO who she is. Shes is always in a hurry and on the move. Sofia, on the other hand was such a mellow baby. She is so content with just hanging out. Its difficult to explain but I am a different momma to one then I am to the other. I have been so blessed to have the opportunity to raise these two little angels.

18 months

Abigail and Sofia had thier 18 month check up today! Abby is in the 5th percentile and Sofia th 20th. I am absolutly thrilled with that! They have grown so much. They both screamed bloody murder while they were getting wieghed and measured so I won't even try to describe the blood currdling screams when they were getting thier shots. Sofia actually shook her finger at the nurse and said NO, NO, NO.