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Today Derby was up to his usual antics of putting the medical staff through their paces. We were scheduled for the first surgery at 7:30 (meaning we had to be there at 6:30 am). After all the usual paperwork they let me bring Derby into the OR and stay with him while they gave him [...]

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They just took Derby back for surgery. He was flirting with the nurses and anestheologist, the kid was clueless about what was going to happen. I on the other hand know what will happen and feel sick to my stomach.

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For the last couple of months we couldn’t get Loen to walk with this toy more than a couple of feet, but suddenly yesterday she was ready to motor!

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Here is an update about the NICU donations we collected in lieu of birthday gifts for the twins. The grand total came out to $1000! We were told that they purchased two glider chairs and a new digital camera with printer with the money. They previously used to take Polaroid photos of the babies when the parents couldn’t be there [...]

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Some may have noticed that posts for days long gone have suddenly popped up. I have been so bad about uploading pictures and then attaching them to posts that they have fallen by the wayside. Now that Christmas cards have been mailed I will try and get some stuff up.
The kids are looking great. They [...]

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And now, the end is near;
And so I face the final curtain.
My friend, Ill say it clear
Ill state my case, of which Im certain.
The time has come…..
to turn off the breast pump.
“Say good night to the breast milk Derby”
“Goodnight”
(Just shy of 14 months of pumping I feel like I’m going to cry now that it [...]

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Loen doing her Mark Wahlberg impression (personally both versions crack me up):
“Hey turtle, you’re a little turtle. What’s up with that? Say hi to your mother for me”

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