It's That Time of Year Again!

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Above is our Christmas Card for 2013.  Waiting on them to arrive next week sometime so I can get them shipped out.  I usually have them sent out by now but we had to delay our photo shoot until November

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Just When I Thought I Was Over It........

Just when I thought I was getting over the whole traumatic NICU experience and preemie thing an amazing yet hard to watch video brings it all back.  Check out this amazing video by Linkin Park below.  I'm so glad they made this video but that didn't make it any easier to watch.  I felt like I was re-living our NICU experience with Livie all over again.  If you know someone who has a baby in the NICU please say an extra little prayer for them.  It's a very terrifying experience.

Go to this link to watch the amazing Video

Linkin Park-Castle of Glass

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rXOV0jRkf4

It's hard to believe that 18 months ago Livie came into the world at 29 weeks 5 days.   I'm so thankful to our amazing NICU team.  They were truly amazing.

October 15th- a Day of Celebration and a Day to Remember

Tomorrow is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Awareness day.  It's a catch 22 for me because it is also my husband I's Wedding Anniversary.  I hate that I have to share and celebrate these two occasions on the same day every single year.  Tomorrow will mark 8 years of marriage to my wonderful husband and although it is a day for happiness I am also reminded of our 8 angels in heaven and the struggles we went through after our wedding to start a family.  I am so thankful that I can look back at those years and know that my biggest fears were conquered since we have 2 amazing little girls and are a family of 4 now.  Still, to share the day with something sad kind of sucks.  So, this year I will light our 8 candles, hug our two miracles, and celebrate the joy of marriage with my husband. We have sure come a long way in the past 8 years!

Kayla and me 7/8/09

Livie and me 4/29/12

A little fun with Magisto!

Livie's short video



Kayla's short video

TIME Cover Says: Having It All Means NOT Having Kids

Love this blogger's comments about the Time Magazine cover.  And as a parent who has gone through infertility treatments, jumped through the hoops to adopt and finally carried a baby and gave birth I can totally relate to this blogger's take on the cover.


 http://www.yummymummyclub.ca/blogs/julie-cole-the-baby-machine/20130807/having-it-all

K & Livie

Today Miss Livie is 15 months old! (1 year 2 weeks and 5 days adjusted age)  She had a blast in the Toddler area at the Play Factory while her big sister K attended a birthday party there.  K graduated from her Goldfish swim class on Saturday and is now a Jellyfish!  We are all very excited for her!

rock wall climbing

Wow!!

play time at the Play Factory

Moving up to the next class in swimming!

Miss K (7/28/13)

New Shutterfly Book of the Girls- Sisterly Love Volume 1

New Shutterfly Book  of the Girls- Sisterly Love Volume 1

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