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Tadd and I were so happy that we were able to spend Christmas at home. No hospital, no traveling, best of all no drama. We were both excited to see how the twins would react to everything.
We had friends and family over for Christmas Eve, of course I forgot to take pictures till almost the [...]

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We are driving home from Oakdale right now. I just downloaded the app for Wordpress on my iPhone so I can blog from ANYWHERE. Sometimes I think our life has become too convient.
Both of the babies were sleeping but Derby decided to wake up. You know how he dislikes doing things Loen is doing. He [...]

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All is quiet right now. Babies are asleep, Tadd is watching a movie and I am FINALLY posting.
We went to Arizona for Thanksgiving. We got to meet Kyle and Christina’s new baby, Madeline. I love her hair.

Loen wasn’t sure what to think of a baby smaller than herself, that was a first.

Deb did most of [...]

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I was worried about the flight to Michigan with the twins. This would be their first time flying and we would be at the very beginning of cold and flu season. One of the twins doctors gave us a great tip of wiping down the seat area with antibacterial wipes. So we brought a a [...]

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The twins have been trying my patience as of late. They have been so needy and are so very active! I can no longer multitask with pumping and feeding the twins at the same time. I had perfected my method of propping them in their boppys with their bottles while I pumped, but not anymore. [...]

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So I have a good excuse for not blogging as of late. Babies….yes the babes. I have barely checked my email let alone trying to put a few sentences together. But as they are sleeping at the moment I will try and post.
So we are teething with a vengeance. When Loen’s two bottom teeth cut [...]

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My cousin Brandy and I are only months apart. So when she got pregnant in 2002 I was so jealous. We both wanted children and it was exciting she was embarking on her new role as “Mom” (yes and I was still jealous because I couldn’t wait to have a baby myself).
Brandy’s pregnancy seemed like [...]

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Tadd took the month off to use California’s Paid Family Leave. It is a program that allows you to take time off to bond with a child or care for a sick family member without forgoing your whole paycheck. It is a great opportunity that those in the Golden State should look into if you’re [...]

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My Grandpa Kirk told me the twins had his Viking blood, hence the reason they were such tough little fighters. Last night his old Viking heart gave out. A man who survived a horrific shipwreck did not survive lung cancer. His seafaring years exposed him to chemicals meant to make ships fireproof, but made men [...]

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There is a dentist office in Michigan that was probably in a tizzy that we didn’t post anything yesterday. We have some very dedicated readers you know!
Yesterday was kind of like the day before. Loen was looking stable, while Derby needed a little more help. Same issues of blood pressure, increased blood sugar and no [...]

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