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Welcome Khiarah and Audrianah!!

Here they are! Born early at 35.5 weeks via c-section. A couple of complications and issues but we'll write more in detail later. Wanted to get the pics posted here because it won't allow me to email to them to family and we don't have the energy or patience to figure out why not or how to fix it or what have you. The girls already look different from some of these pics..but we'll be posting more as time goes on, of course! There's not a lot of NICU pics in here just cuz it's a troubling thought and not something I feel comfortable posting a lot of pics of. God has been good as always and saw us through all of that mess but I still don't like to think back on how hard it was. But like I said, there's more to come as the days go on so stop by every now and again and check them out!

Hangin in there...

So...feeling kind of done with the pregnancy. Mommy is miserable... uncomfortable, in pain., exhausted.. just miserable. Due date is the 29th of March but we won't be going past the 9th or 10th. Trusting God that they will both be plenty healthy enough to come out then and will enjoy a normal stay at the hospital and come home after a day or 2.

Baby shower started off as a disaster (Mamaw stepping on a nail when getting out of the car and having to rush to the ER with all the food and decorations in their car.... then them having a flat tire when they came out.... having a guest have to stop at the hospital to get everything... leaving us little to no time to prepare before guests started to arrive).... but after everything got ready and calmed down, it was really nice. Enjoyed getting to see everyone and talk and catch up and just celebrate this awesomeness together. The gifts were all awesome and really thoughtful. We have some amazing friends and family and we are so thankful and truly blessed.

Justice-kymorah turned 2 on the 11th. It was like an overnight transformation too. She's doing so many new things... and saying a lot... it's unbelievable. We weren't able to make as big of a deal over her bday as we wanted to... given the snowstorm and all. Funny, there was a huge storm around her bday the year she was born too. Luckily she's still too young to even notice... and she was plenty happy with her lil ice cream cake and few presents. So blessed to have such an amazing and even-tempered kid... it's not often you see 2 year olds like that.

So that's about it for now. Just a waiting game on the twins.. could be any day now. Just keep praying they stay head down... so far the praying has been working and God's been faithful... so we don't expect any different in the days and weeks to come.

Pics sometime soon...

So it's been awhile, hasn't it??

Wow... it's been over a year. Sorry bout that. This last year has been an interesting one. To spare the crazy details we'll just sum it up -- engagement, Daddy moves in, pregnancy. Yes in THAT order before you go thinking one had something to do with the other, which is a natural thought, I know. We'd be married already if we could afford it... as in, afford the wedding we want and if it wouldn't effect our financial situations negatively. So.. we already wear our rings because for all intense purposes and as far as anyone is concerned, we're married.

Justice-kymorah will be two in a couple weeks. She is growing and developing wonderfully. She adores having daddy around permanently and is def his number one fan. She's starting to talk a lot more and is very very good at figuring different things out. She's got all the love in the world and the people who really care for and about her are involved in her life and love her very much. She's got it pretty good. She's still very well-behaved. Has her occasional normal two-year-old breakdowns but they aren't bad at all, so we can't complain. We are quite blessed with how her personality is and most people, even strangers, can tell that right way. She's an amazing blessing.

So yes, pregnancy. We're expecting TWINS in the end of March. Twin girls. Audrianah and Khiarah. Definitely really excited about that. It'll be a challenge at first but we'll get the hang of it. Three under age 3 should be fun...and all girls LOL. But God is good and never gives us anything we can't handle. We're looking forward to the adventure.

The pregnancy has been going perfectly despite mommy's inability to sit back and do nothing. The doctor's say that so far it is going as good as they could ever ask. The girls are growing accordingly. Their hearts are good (which they thought might be an issue because of one of mommy's health issues), they are growing and gaining weight as expected. They both have been head down which we are praying they stay that way so we can avoid a c-section. But there's still quite a few weeks left before they are likely in the position they will stay in. But God, as always, has been so good. He has blessed us with these children and even more, has kept them healthy and progressing positively.

We're 32 weeks along now -33 tomorrow actually (added a pregnancy and baby ticker to the page at the top and on the side). We are praying to get all 40 weeks in with no problems. But the doctor makes it sound as if they won't even allow us to go the full 40. So we just pray that GOD'S will be done, not those trying to play God. If we can get at least 37-38 weeks, I guess that would be okay. We just really want them to be fully developed and a large enough size/weight to be able to leave the hospital just like any other normal healthy babies. Trusting God for good health, no NICU stays or tubes and monitors needed, and a speedy recovery for mommy. It's a lot to ask but God is able.

We're also trusting God for work for Rob once the twins are born. He really needs to find something so we can have some income and hopefully our own health insurance. If you know of any job openings, let us know. He's smart as smart can be and learns quick for stuff he's not familiar with. Hard worker and has a family of 5 to support so..keep us in your minds, hearts, and prayers =)

That's the update for now. We'll be trying to to do them regularly....daily hopefully since mommy is supposed to be taking it easy.