Is May REALLY almost over?!

I've totally turned into one of those bloggers that only posts about her adorable babies! They control my life these days! We have been having a lot of fun and took our first road trip but of coarse I forgot to take pictures of that! We visited with Courtney and my best friend Heather up in Provo! Katie and Shelby came along for the ride and it was an adventure!! Never again will I leave this house without their swing and bouncer! 

Anyway- things have been amazing and the kids are growing to fast!

@ 4 months...

Bostyn: 13.14 pounds and 24 inches

Madden: 14.2 pounds and 25 inches

FINALLY BIGGER THAN HIS SISTER!!

I've been so bad about taking pictures and home videos for them to see when they are older. I have the video camera out every day but have yet to use it! I will try to do better!

Well - I won't go on and on about how much I adore these litte ones so just enjoy the few pictures! And the pictures at the bottom are some of my favorites from a 2 year old photo shoot I did for a friend!!

They love to lay by eachother and talk!

She is getting WAY to big!! 

 Showing how they can sit up & stand! (with our help of coarse)

 ..He just wanted to take a nap but I wanted pictures!!!

My friends ADORABLE little boy! He just turned 2 so she wanted to get pictures done!

I should be showering....

...but of coarse instead I had to blog! Seems like thats how most days go! I have to decided between things.. Do I get dressed for the day or try to finish laundry? Do I actually do my hair or should I finish the dishes? Do I make dinner or make my bed? You may think I'm kidding... I'm not! (Jessica will understand!!!)

Yes, I absolutely love my kids but man-o-man are they work!! By the time Robbie walks in the door I'm  burnt out! And Madden and Bostyn are GREAT babies! They don't fuss (to much), I can tell the difference between their crys so I (usually) know what they want! I have them on a schedule which helps with naps and nighttime. but MAN- it's still not easy! 

We've had lots going on around here. Ok, maybe not LOTS but enough to keep us going! We were lucky enough to have BOTH of our cars in the shop costing us $800 to fix - awesome. Seems like since we've had our cars paid off we really haven't had any extra money every month because something always goes wrong!! I paid off the twins hospital stay and delivery the moment I received the bills yet somehow they never got them? I use to mail in payments until 5 checks just disappeared in the same month so I went to paying bills online and now thats not really fixing our problem either! I HATE PAYING BILLS!! Besides that the days seem to just fly by and most of the time I don't even know what day of the week it is! Robbie is super busy right now with work and school so most days he is only home to help get the kids ready for bed and the moment I lay them down it seems like I race into my bed and fall asleep before my head hits the pillow!

I don't really have anything exciting or really the "blog worthy" to write about so I will just share some pictures and maybe go get dressed for the day!!! 

((favorite picture!! haha! his face cracks me up!))

Blessing and more!

I have been loving every minute with these two babes! They are my whole life now and I wouldn't have it any other way! They are all smiles and lots of cuddles! They are changing everyday and I am so grateful that I am able to be at home with them and watch them as they discover their new world!

One of their favorite things to do it stare at the fan! They will lay for quite some time just smiling and "talking" to the fan! Cheap entertainment if you ask me!! Who needs baby toys!? 

Don't mind that I just rolled out of bed and put some clothes on (which is how most days go!!) but I just love this picture with both of them! They are SO attentive and curious! 

i LOVE this picture!! I just adore her HUGE eyes and big lips! Plus she makes for an extra cute little pink monster! I will have to upload the picture of Madden in his blue one!

BLESSING DAY!! What a great day this was with all of our friends and family! Rob is so amazing and did such a great job! The babes were on there best behavior and looked adorable! One of my clients made Bostyns dress and Madden actually wore Robbies blessing outfit! 

Yes, this is the one decent picture I got of the two of them together! Lets just say that it had been a few days since Madden had "filled his diaper!" So he wasn't very happy while he was awake! Poor guy!

4 Generations! Great Grandma Nelson and Grandpa Trace! Look closely and Miss Bost is smiling at my grandma!! They LOVE her!!

Life is busy but we love it! The kids sleep great and Bostyn has been sleeping through the night! Madden goes 7 ours though so I can't complain! They are both getting VERY chubby! Close to 13 pounds now! The Dr. say they are no longer considered as premie babies and they are in the 75% on the charts!! Besides being kinda short! I put away all their newborn clothes yesterday! Whoever says newborn is from 5-8 pounds is nuts! They fit just fine up to 11 pounds on these two!! 

I am so thankful for my life! It is perfect and I love going through changes together as a family! I have such a great support from family and I love seeing my brothers and sisters. I hope we can all live close someday because family IS all that matters. I am especially thankful for Robbie and how hard he works so I can be the one to raise our kids. I love him and the person that he is and think that he is the worlds greatest Dad! (next to my dad of coarse!!)

Hope everything is going so great to everyone that reads this too! We love you all!! :)

2 Months!

I cannot keep up! The past 2 months have gone by so quickly! My babes are changing everyday and giving me a run for my $$. I really can't complain because they are such great babies and sleepers but it is still a tough job! After Bostyn got over her surgery, Madden got RSV and she got a cold and double ear infection! So the last few days we've had lots of cuddle time and lots of naps, which i WILL NOT complain about!! 

Changes this month: 

MADDEN- 

After losing all of his hair, it's now coming back in brown! 

He smiles all the time from ear to ear and unfortunetly the only picture I have of that was when I put his sisters bow on his head! Should I be worried!? 

He is very alert and loves to be held sitting up so he can see what's going on! 

Loves watching TV, I can lay him on the floor and he will watch for quite some time! 

He finally is enjoying his bath time but still hates getting out! 

Last week he weighed in at 9 lbs 8 oz and 22 inches long. (only 2 oz to go to catch up to sister!)

Wakes up once at night but goes right back to sleep after he eats.

BOSTYN-

Losing her hair strawberry blonde hair on top, but its still coming in in the back!

Got a bit behind from her surgery so she is trying to catch up to brother. 

Smiles with her tounge sticking out! 

Still goes cross-eyed most of the time! 

Has the biggest blue eyes I've ever seen on a baby!

Loves her daddy!

Loves sleeping in her crib!! (last night she loved it so much she sleep for 7.5 hours!)

Weighed in at 9 lbs 10 oz and 22 inches long, yet somehow she looks HUGE next to Madden

PICTURES

I tried taking their 2 month pictures today but they weren't loving it! I'll wait for them to feel better next time! I've recently read "BABY WISE" and LOVED it. I started the recommened schedule 2 days ago and the kids have done GREAT at night. Only getting up once. They are learning to put themselves to sleep and will only cry for less than 5 mintues before they pass out! I for sure recommend this book to zombie mothers! 

They are going to be blessed in two weeks and I can't wait! One of my clients made Bostyns dress and it is so beautiful!! 

Other than that, life is going so wonderfully and I apologize for the long post but since I know I don't always have time to do this I just had a lot to get in!! Hope everyone is doing so great!!!!

One crazy week!

My poor little lover has had one hell of a week!

We found out last friday that Robbies grandma had passed away so last minute he got on a plane and went out to Idaho. I decided I'd go to vegas and stay with my mom so I could have help with the kids for the weekend... and boy did I need help!

Bostyn had been throwing up occasionally and I wasn't worried at first because I thought it was normal for a new baby. Well it got much worse and to the point that she was throwing up every feeding and multiple times in between. 3:30 a.m. rolled around and Bostyn and I had been up all night because she just wouldn't stop vomiting. So after much debate my mom and I headed to the E.R in Las Vegas because my poor baby was looking terrible. The Dr. seriously looked at her for one minute and told me she had a bad stomach flu and that it would pass. So one LARGE POINTLESS bill later we were back at my moms. She didn't get any better on Sunday so my dad and brother gave her a blessing (and one for me too because I couldn't stop crying!) And after that my dad felt strongly that we needed to go back to St. George in the morning and see our peds Dr. Right when our Dr. saw her he knew something was wrong and ordered an ultra sound. Come to find out she had Pyloric Stenosis and needed emergency surgery.

Pyloric Stenosis is a condition where the pyloris muscle between the stomach and intestine closes off and when that muscle tightens it doesn't allow food to pass through to the bowels. and she couldn't keep anything down for 3 straight days so she was starving to death.

Having to watch your one-month old baby go into surgery has to be one of the hardest things I have ever done. I think the whole week hurt me more than it did her! She is home now and still trying to recover. She isn't quite her normal self yet but today she is finally eating more normal and keeping it all down. I feel so bad for her but I know she feels so much better than a few days ago.

This picture was right after surgery. She was so worn out and finally got some solid sleep after 4 days and hardly any at all. Where that tape is, is where her scare is (about inch and a half long) So after a very long few days things are finally getting a little better. 

Besides all of that things have been going really well and the kids are growing like weeds. We love them more and more every day.

Newborn Pictures!

We had some fun the other day trying to get some cute pictures! But naked babies can only go so long before peeing all over the props and blankets! We still got some cute ones though and I am excited to get them printed and hanging up in the house!! 

I love my babies!!

My life as a MOM!

I can't believe I have already had my little lovers here for 3 weeks! I feel like the last 3 week of my pregnancy were never going to end! Things have been so great!! The babes are so wonderful and growing up to fast! We go to the Dr. every week and this week they had both gained 11 ounces! Bostyn is growing the cutest double chin you ever will see and Madden is filling out as handsome as ever! They are starting to be more awake but still sleep most of the day! They wake up to eat every 3-4 hours and once during the day they both sleep for about 5 hours! It's so nice! I am getting plenty of rest and loving every minute of being a mom!

Being a mom has got to be the best thing that has ever happened to me! I have always wanted kids but never knew it would be like this! I just look at them and have a better understanding of life and the gospel and my purpose. They are so amazing and have brought such a different kind of love into our home. 

We've had lots of visitors over and its been great! Our friends and family are such an amazing support to our new little family! We are truly blessed. Robbie has got to be the cutest Dad ever! My favorite part of the day is him coming home from work and picking one of the kids up and telling them he missed them and how he loves them! He has been SUCH a great help! I have to make him stay in bed sometimes at night to get some sleep but more times than not he is out helping me every time. And he loves it! You see a different side of your husband when they are with their babies and I think it is the greatest gift of all! 

Bostyn Rae all dolled up!

I tried to get some cute pictures but it just made me realize there is a reason people get paid to take newborn pictures!! Doesn't she have such a sweet face!?! And i love her big ol' lips!

Madden looks like an old man in this picture!! I adore him! He is SUCH a sweet baby and just loves to cuddle and look at you! He is starting to eat more than his sister so he will catch up in no time to her!

Madds and Bost meeting their friends! Jaxon and Taislee!

They both stretch just like this ALL day long! You can tell she took up the space in my belly and he was just squished! 

I love him more than ever and I appreciate all he does for our family!! I feel so blessed every time I look at him and am so thankful for our simple life!! 

Well thats about it for now! Things are going great and I feel great! Thanks to everyones well wishes and please feel free to come visit us!! We're home all day!!

xoxo