One year stats

The boys had their one year appointment. Let me just ask why the hell a PEDIATRICIANS exam room is not baby prof. I was exhausted by the time we left trying to keep them out of drawers and away from uncovered outlets. Anyway, here are the stats...

Jet: 20 lbs 7 oz  30.5 inches
Jax: 20 lbs 14 oz  30.5 inches

Birthday bash

Here are some pics from the boys first birthday...They did NOT like all the attention at first, but soon warmed up to the idea of opening presents! Thanks to all our family for helping us celebrate these two little guys!

The decorations...

I sent McKade to get the balloons while I was getting ready...this is what he brought back. He didn't notice what they said, and I didn't either until I started blowing them up!

The presents...

new "pay pay's" (blankies) were the favorite present. These boys love their blankies!

 The cake

These boys were a DISASTER after eating cake. I had to strip them down and wash them off in the sink!

One Year!

I can't believe my little guys are one today! The last year has really flown by, probably because it's been so busy. It really seems like they were just born a little while ago, not a whole year ago! I'm kind of sad about it really. I was looking at the boys the other day, and they just looked so big! They are looking more like little boys and less like babies and that makes me sad. Everyone who has twins told us the first year was hell and not to worry because it gets better. I'll admit it was pretty rough, I'm not sure it was hell though. Of course we've had tons of help from family to make it a little easier.

When I was in my last trimester I was really sensitive and emotional about what I looked like. Really you couldn't blame me considering all the hits to my self esteem I took daily. Random strangers would comment about how big I was, and how I must be due any day (even when I had two months left), or how I must be having twins because I was so big. What if I wasn't jerks? And who says that? Isn't it common knowledge that you don't comment on a pregnant ladies size? ( I know you're feeling me Jamie) Anyway I've had a year to get over it and so for purposes of the blog I'm brave enough to post the only belly picture in existence of the twins. This was at 38 weeks, right before we left for the hospital to be induced. I realize I was pretty big... but looking at it now I don't think I look as big as I felt.  But notice the expression on my face...I was MISERABLE.

I'm so grateful that I had no complications with the pregnancy or the birth. Everyone was perfectly healthy, the boys didn't have to go to the NICU or even the special care nursery at all, and they came home when I did two days later. I was shocked beyond words (well, maybe except that one sware when the doc did the ultrasound) when I found out we were having twins, but I wouldn't change it!
(I'll post pics from their party tonight)