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For some reason I could not get these two photos attached to the previous blog so here is Rebecca before church today in her super cute outfit Aunt Brenda gave her. Sean is having a little cookie with his sprinkles :)


 

 

Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day everyone! Things here with the Taylor's are getting better. Two weeks ago Sean got a nasty case of the flu...he passed it to Jacob...and Jacob passed it to Eric. Eric is feeling a little better, but I am still keeping my distance just in case.

The twins are smiling much more as you can see...I only wish they were progressing as well with sleeping through the night :) They had their 2 month check up and both babies were over 10 pounds! Luke weighed 3 ounces more than Rebecca. Luke has a little issue with his neck. He does not turn his head to the left on his own and struggles when I try and make him. We are going for an x-ray and PT eval this week to make sure all is ok. Besides that, their check up was perfect.

 

 

I actually have two of these bibs even though they are photographed together. I couldn't get them both smiling in the same shot.

 

Jacob decorating our Valentine's Day cookies.


 

Thanks for checking on us. We will talk to you soon.

Smiles

As promised, I am adding some new photos and giving a quick update on the Taylor house. I only missed my week update by 2 days....and that ain't bad :)






The babies are starting to give us smiles. We have to really work at it, but they are starting to be in response to our smiles and silly talk rather than just gas. We still have not settled into a schedule, but they seem to be happier much more than not which seems to make the rest of the house happier.

I still can't believe they are 8 weeks old, but they are growing so fast. My back is letting me know that they are putting on the pounds...especially Luke.

Time flies when you're having fun!

Hello everyone! I am sitting at my computer with a quiet house. Yes! All 4 of my kids...and my hubby...are napping. I found myself wondering what to do with myself. I don't even have to plan dinner because my sweet friend Jennifer brought us a yummy chicken pie for dinner...Thanks Jen! So, I decided to update my blog since it has been a while. When I logged on I couldn't believe it had been 6 weeks since an update....I felt like only a week or so had passed by, but time truly does fly by when you are having fun....or when you are just exhausted. I have had a lot of both in my life the past 6 weeks.

Where to begin??? I guess I need to start with a photo because many of you have not seen Luke and Rebecca since their hospital photos.







Are they beautiful or what ????? I truly am a blessed woman. Rebecca is in her girly pink and purple, and Luke is our little baldy. The photo with Sean is so funny because he made that face when Sean screamed "Cheese!!!" for the picture.

Our last few weeks in a nutshell.....

The first 2 weeks were pretty calm because the twins slept ALOT. It fooled me into thinking that I was just a seasoned mom who was up to the task. Boy was I misinformed because on week 3 they woke up! Don't get me wrong, the twins are not bad babies. In fact, when people ask I say that if either of them were a single they would be an easy baby...but when they gang up on you-look out. The lack of down time is probably the hardest thing to adjust to, but I have always been one to stay busy....it is just now I have no choice.

Both babies are eating well and sleeping much better. Luke wakes up frequently crying needing to burp or spit up, but after he gets it out seems to do ok. Sweet Rebecca just likes to be held and look around. She is so inquisitive already...I can tell :)

Jacob has jumped right into the big brother role and has been such a big help to me around the hosue. Sean loves is little brother and sister, but is having a harder time adjusting to "sharing mommy." Mattie (our dog) just tries to find a quiet place to nap....good luck!

2009 has just started so wonderfully and our family feels so blessed to be healthy and surrounded by such good friends who have really taken care of us with meals, phone calls and outings for the boys. Thank you just does not express our gratitude.

I am hoping that these quiet times will be more frequest and I am going to post at least once a week, even if it is just a short note and photos.

God Bless!

Going home.

Jacob holding Luke for the first time

Sean holding Luke for the first time






Jacob sees his brother for the first time

Wanted to let you know that I'm packing up our room and looking forward to taking our new family home. My mom and dad came up yesterday with the boys and we had a great visit. The boys were excited to see Rebecca and Luke, and mommy too, of course.

Everyone seems to be doing ok. Luke is a bit jaundiced, as is Rebecca, but nothing a little supplement won't fix. Last night was a long night for everyone. It seemed as if every time you'd get "comfortable" where you were napping, someone would fart, poop, pee or cry. At one point Danel put them together with her in the bed and they slept for 3 hours!

Note to self...

Anyway, I'm sure Danel will blog more when we get home.

First photos (click photo for larger version)

Right before we left for the hospital



Luke William


Rebecca Christine


One amazing woman

They're here!

Rebecca was born at 5:39, weighing in at 6lbs 1oz and 19 inches long. Luke followed 6 minutes later at 5:45, weighing in at 6lbs 7oz and also 19 inches. Mom is doing fantastic! The babies are in ICU right now, their breathing was a bit labored but nothing to be overly concerned about.

I'm sure that Danel will have much more to write when she can.