A Birthday to Remember

Avery and Wyatt were born on March 12th, 2009. Avery was born first and Wyatt came but two minutes after her. Avery was able to meet everyone and then after some initial assessments it was determined she needed to be taken to the NICU for more intensive care. She remained their for her first few days of life. Wyatt was spoiled by visits of family and friends and even took a trip or two to visit his sister with mom and dad. We spent those few days feeding and taking care of Wyatt and traveling back and forth to the NICU to get Avery the milk, love and cuddles she needed. It was on this day a year ago that we were told Avery could finally room with us and we were finally together as a family! It was a sweet day as we became acquainted with one another. We have frequently, over the past few days, stopped to think where we were but a year ago. It's amazing what has happened in the past 12 months.

This weekend we celebrated Avery and Wyatt's first birthday. It was a wonderful day shared with family and friends. We waited so long to start our family and it made this past year and the celebration at the end so special. Morgan and I not only celebrated Avery and Wyatt's big day, but also the fact that Morgan and I have survived our first year of parenting twins. Through the blur of sleepless nights, feeding frenzies, and double the crying we all made it.

We are so grateful for Avery and Wyatt. They have the best personalities - full of smiles and goofiness, kisses and cuddles. We both absolutely love being parents - not to mention we are excited about the next year of Avery and Wyatt's life. I can't imagine the new things they will learn and do. Here's to another year!