Updates

I see that it's been a while since I last posted, so I thought I'd give you all an update of what's been happening with our little family!

Izzie: This little girl is growing like a weed and just keeps us super busy. She'll be 21 months on June 2 if you can believe it! Her favorite things include Belle and all the other Disney princesses, watching Disney princess movies, dancing and singing to the songs from said movies, reading books that are all princess, wearing princess clothes, and did I mention she likes everything princess? She does also love Mickey and Minnie Mouse, as well as playing outside when the weather is nice. She can't get enough of her swing and slide, and also wagon rides at grandma's house. :) Oh, and her favorite food? Every day I ask her what she would like for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and the response is always the same—CHEESE! She throws in the occasional yogurt too, but that girl LOOOOVEs her some cheese. Anyway, here are a few pics from the last few months so you can see her in all her cuteness! :)

Walking around in mommy's shoes is FUN! She loves my silver sparkly ones the best!

Dancing with her baby doll.

Playing with her cousin Maddie.

Dying Easter eggs with mommy.

In her Easter dress. Soooo pretty!

Playing with daddy!

Making sure the baby bouncer still works for when her little sis arrives. :)

Melissa: I'm now about 28 weeks preggers and things are still looking good! No bed rest yet and the goal is just another 8 weeks of pregnancy—so I hope I can make it! I feel enormous already and can't imagine getting bigger, but that is apparently going to happen no matter what. The babies both measure over 2 pounds now and are right on schedule in size. I feel them moving like crazy and still find it hard to believe TWO babies fit in there! Here are a couple pictures of my growing belly. I can't believe how big it has gotten in such a short amount of time!

19.5 weeks

27.5 weeks

Todd: This guy has traveled to Hawaii twice now since the end of April and will be headed back toward the end of June. After that he's grounded until babies get here. Don't worry though, he'll be needed over there the end of August—yikes! We'll have two more kids in tow by that point, so wish me luck! I don't have any pics of Todd right now, but just know that he is SUPER tan and making me very jealous! I miss Hawaii!

Next I will try and get some pics up of the twins nursery. I'm just waiting on a couple little things before I take the pics. Try to be patient if you can!

4 Years Ago . . .

I can hardly believe that 4 years ago, on April 17, 2007, that we had our sweet little babies, Brock and Mia. I won't lie—that day and the 2 weeks proceeding (and not to mention the many weeks/months after) were definitely the hardest and saddest day(s) I've ever experienced.

Each year that passes does make it easier—the pain seems to lessen some—but we still miss and think about Brock and Mia every day. What makes things a little crazy this year is that we are pregnant with twins again, boy and girl—again. That part isn't so crazy itself, but the fact that this set of twins is on the EXACT same schedule as Brock and Mia is a little hard to believe. Brock and Mia were due August 25 and these new little twins are due August 26. I have to say that is all a little unnerving! (But things are looking as optimal as they could be, so we are feeling somewhat more secure this time, though if you ask me, I won't be able to rest easy until the safe arrival of two healthy babies!)

Anyway, I always feel the need to tell my sweet babies that we really are working hard to be able to be with them again, and that I hope they can be patient with us while we go through this life. I miss and love my little babies so much!

This year, as in years past, Todd and I (and Izzie!) go to Morgan and put new cute decorations up for Brock and Mia's birthday. We usually take some photos too, so here are the shots from this year.  

 

Just Some Recent Pics . . .

SUPER CRAZY hair after a nap!

Lovin' her bath like usual .  . .

Happy Valentines's Day! She was showing off her cute outfit and pigtails that day.

Playing at Grandma Barlow's house and wearing her favorite bead necklaces!

Reading with daddy!

She really is a little princess, isn't she?

Look at all the beautiful blonde hair! Soooo pretty!

Just a little cutie, and we love her so much!

Um, Can Anyone Say BABIES???

Yup, this is definitely an announcement!

I'm guessing most of you have heard the rumor that we are pregnant again . . . with twins. Again. Yes, as crazy as that sounds, it's true! We are super excited and nervous at the same time (the nervousness on my part due mostly to our previous experience with twins), but this time around we feel a little better prepared.

I'm now just over 12 weeks along and have already popped—YIKES! It's been hard to hide the last couple of weeks and is definitely noticeable at this point. My due date is Aug 25 or 26, but twins typically come about 5 weeks early, so we're thinking the little babes will be here the end of July sometime. I will be having my "stitch" put in on February 25 and we go to the doctor every 2 weeks for check ups. So far, the babies are growing well and looking great!

With that said, wish us luck!!!

Disneyland

We went to Disneyland in January and had a super fun time! Izzie loved the rides, especially the carousel, the tea cups, Dumbo, and the cute little rides in Bug's Land. We had so much fun watching her smile, giggle, and squeal on all the rides. She also loved seeing all the characters, which we were happy about. She's obsessed with Mickey and Minnie at home, so we hoped she would like them in person. And, when it came to stand in line to wait to see them, she called "Mee Maw" and could hardly be contained until her turn! She would run right up to each character and smile and give them her special "pat" of adoration. So all in all, it was a GREAT trip!

WARNING: Here's some (and when I say some, I mean TONS) of pics from the blessed event. :)

 

Super Late Christmas!

I just thought I better stick up some of these cute pics from our super fun day. Izzie actually opened presents this year and seemed to like them all! She didn't know what was going on or why she was getting presents, but she had fun anyway!