Hey You!

... yeah you! Happy 26th birthday!
We love you to bits.
Love,
Your girls

Meet Our NICU Family...

This is Lindsay... she watched our girls on a number of occasions. She was a mother of two, expecting her third when this picture was taken. She said that she enjoyed looking after the girls because she and I had the exact same due date, so as the girls would grow, she could compare them to her unborn baby. We love you Lindsay, and hope you are enjoying your new baby!
This is Launa. She is the mother of one grown son. I was able to meet him at the hospital one day, and he was very nice young man. She watched the girls often, and I appreciated her attentiveness to our needs. She was the one who showed us around the 5th floor...ie. the parent room, pump room, milk freezer etc. We miss you Launa!
This is Erica. We love Erica for her sweet disposition. Jordan and I often wondered "Is it possible that someone could be so kind and cheerful ALL of the time?" Erica was fun to chat with because she and her husband are young married students just like us, so we had a lot in common. Before we left the NICU we learned that they are expecting their first baby! We hope all is going well with the pregnancy Erica!
This is Jamee. Jamee, Jamee, Jamee...We had such fun with her! Jamee was one who helped us gain confidence as new parents. Often she would encourage us to roll up our sleeves and do the cares... and if we seemed a little hesitant or nervous about our inexperience, she would assure us that we would be fine. She was also one of those rare people that understood, and even appreciated Jordan's unique sense of humor:) She also told us that she was expecting her first baby before we left the NICU! So exciting--good luck Jamee!
These are just a few of the wonderful nurses who made our little corner of the NICU feel like home those first few months. We also want to thank Carly, Becky, Chris, and all of the other nurses who took such good care of us! Mom Stutz once made the very insightful observation that while we spent much of our time praying for the well being of our girls those months, it was through our sweet nurses that Heavenly Father answered those prayers. How do you properly thank someone for taking such good care of your children in a way that you are unable to? We aren't quite sure, but we want you to know how grateful we are. We miss you guys:)

Blessing the Bebes...

Cute picture courtesy of Emily, cute hats courtesy of Aunt Lauren--thanks girls:)

Okay, so I AM sending announcements... don't fret. I am just completely behind. Don't be surprised if they show up extremely late :). This has been quite the holiday season due to a last minute trip to California for my grandfather's funeral. The girls did great with all of the traveling, but all of our schedules are now completely thrown off. Hopefully things will return to normal soon, but again, I am sorry for the tardiness of the announcements. (You'll see why all of the apologizing when they arrive:)

However, I do want to announce that we will be blessing the girls on January 4th at our ward building. Anyone who would like to attend is, of course, welcome.

The address of the church is:
1005 S 500 W Provo, UT 84601
Sacrament meeting will begin at 12:10

Can't wait to see you there!

p.s. If you would like to look at more pictures from the girls' photo shoot, please visit friend Emily's amazing photography blog, relivingthemoments.blogspot.com

Tummy Time...

Happy Days...

Well, I don't have too much to say, besides 'all is well!' We are thoroughly enjoying having our girls home--they are such happy babies! They pretty much only get upset when they are hungry, and even then they don't really cry--but yell rather. It's fun to watch their little movements... especially when they are lying side by side mirroring each other. We love watching our little doublets grow!
This is how I found Avery this morning when I came in to get them out of bed. She was dead asleep like this. If there is one talent our little girls have, it is to 'Houdini' their way out of a tight swaddle.
This is Matilda enjoying a ride in the sling Aunt Emlyn made for us. Thanks Aunt Em, they love it!
My mom came out for a week during Thanksgiving. It was so fun to have her here! She was a huge help, and I even got most of my Christmas shopping done. Woohoo!
Our quaint little Thanksgiving table for three.. we wanted to keep it low key this year since the girls are still 'new':)
Jordan thought we should try feeding Avery a Lil' Smokey breakfast sausage... she didn't seem too interested.
Here's a little family pic we took this Sunday. Stay tuned for more professionally done family/ baby portraits via my friend Emily:)

Two of a kid's favorite things...

Swinging...

and milk and cookies.

 And these babies are our two favorite things!

We're Home!

Woohoo! After 81 days in the hospital...it seemed like the day would never come--but it did! The last couple of nights have been kind of rough as we have had to stay the night in the hospital with the girls and "prove" ourselves. Matilda is still on oxygen and a monitor, so they wanted to make sure we felt comfortable with all of the equipment before turning us loose. We were discharged yesterday at about 12pm, and took the girls on their first van-ride to our house! We are so happy to be all together at home. Anyway, I hope to post lots more pictures and news soon... but in attempt to take the good advice I have been given on a number of occasions... While they are napping, I will nap:) Thanks again for all of the continued love, prayers, and support-- I will let everyone know when visitors are welcome!

p.s. and a whopping THANK YOU to all those who took care of our girls in the hospital-- we will have a post dedicated to you in the future!