Some "Older" Pictures

Tonight I found a memory stick to our old camera. I popped it in the computer and found my heart full of happiness. It's been a while since I have seen these newborn babies, but I thought I'd give you a quick glimpse of them in the NICU. Remember, when they were born I had been "sitting around" quite a bit. Too bad I had not started a blog to keep me busy. I sure wish I had started sooner to have saved more memories of these tiny miracles.




I decided I should include this one of me. This picture was taken 3 days before I delivered the boys. As I look at this picture I wonder why it looks so much emptier and the carpet looks so much cleaner. Then I come back to reality and remember...
This is Max less than a day old. He was 5lb 12oz if you want to know how big he was.
This is one of the few I have where you can see from above. This is Max too.
Here's Myles. He was 4lbs 10oz. Notice the black and blue foot. It was from taking blood. The boys went into incubators not long after these were taken. I guess they always start the babies off with minimum and then see what they can do on their own.
Papa and Max. I think Max is telling Papa he is not fond of his Huskers jacket!

I think this is Myles with GJ. My mom is the sole reason we have survived having TWO preemie babies at the same time. She stayed with us Sunday night through Friday night and then slept at home on Saturdays and Sundays. She was and still is truly a blessing. All of our family is, but GJ can say she was there through thick and thin.
If you look to the left of my mom's shoulder you will see a "B" with small footprints next to it. The B represents Baby B which was Myles. Those are his footprints and his name is next to them. I believe there was also a dinosaur by the prints.
Look at the chair I am sitting in. You can see the milk in the feeding tube for Max. It was probably 7-8 mL...MILLILITERS! It's like one and a half teaspoons. Seriously!

Look how much younger and thinner I look here! (And Kelly had the guts to show up with full makeup and outfit!) Geez, I have aged in the past 3 years. I am now showing signs of sleepless nights and busy days. I'm not complaining, because I know just how blessed I am!

Snow Day!

Max and Myles finally experienced snow. Yes, I know we have had lots of snow in the past three years, but I told Sean the minute they play in it they will know how fun it is. And then they will want to play in it whenever it snows...

Lord knows we have been scooping and shoveling for years. Notice how Max has a rake. The handle to his snow shovel broke off, so he was not interested in using it. As soon as his brother put his down, he was all over it.



I think these two would have played all day. Max was not sure he wanted his mittens on, so I told him if he took them off we would be heading in soon. It's just like Max to want to take an article of clothing off.

Believe it or not, the boys were a help. Look how much Myles scooped up!

We had lots of fun. Luckily our house faces north, so our snow lasts a lot longer than others. As many of you know, I am always dreaming of snow days during the week. I am still hanging on to hope that there will be one for me this school year.

My Heart is Singing!

Whose heart wouldn't sing being with these two sweet boys? Trust me, mine does!! It is really singing tonight. Want to know why? Just let me brag a little...

Tonight when I went to pick Max and Myles up from school I was talking with the director when she said, "Let me tell you something that will make you proud. And you need to be sure Sean hears it too."

She then told me that one of that one of the high school girls who helps in the afternoon told her she hopes when she grows up she will have twins. She also said she wants them to be just like Max and Myles because they are so good.

I could not call Sean fast enough.

Below are the very few pictures I took around and before Christmas. Since ours was not the best, very few pictures were taken. Uncle Doug took some we are hoping to get, but check out these below. You can see it's getting hard to take pictures of my "super heroes".

Another Wildcat Alum in the Family

Okay, so I am really late making this post. It's not because I am not a proud aunt...maybe it is because December is such a blur. :)

Our darling niece, Brittani, graduated from K-State in December. It's crazy to think she is 22 years old. Can you believe she was in first grade when I first met her? It's been so much fun watching her grow into the beautiful young woman she is today.

Sean and I are very proud of her, and we are proud to have another KSU alum in the family!!


Check out Brittani's purple suede high heels. They were darling!

Here is Britt with her boyfriend, Clay. Talk about a sweet guy! And he has an identical twin brother! Gotta love him!

Sick Bay!

Growing up, my dad always referred to our house as "Sick Bay" when anyone was sick. I guess Sick Bay is a mild statement. It's Sick, Miserable Bay!

Myles started last Sunday night with a fever and not sleeping. We went to the doctor Monday and she said it was a virus. (I hate this...no other explanation.) On Tuesday, Myles was on fire with bright red cheeks. He did not sleep at all and was inactive. Sean and I decided to just take Myles back to the doctor where he told us Myles had an ear infection and pneumonia. He gave us a prescription for good ol' Omnicef (given to those allergic to penicillin).

So everyday Myles has had a fever and has gotten little sleep. Of course we could not miss out on Christmas so we went to GJ and Papa's on Christmas. I was sick too, so it was not the best of times for us. We stayed up too late and of course paid the price...

All of the McDaniel clan was here and we celebrated on Friday and Saturday nights. Myles was miserable, but we parents were too selfish to stay home. It was fun to be with all of them, but I think most of the McDaniels are now sick too!

Last night was the worst night so far. When poor Mylesie coughs so much, he throws up. Needless-to-say we have done lots of laundry. Not one wink of sleep was had by Myles today, so we hope he will sleep tonight. I've got my fingers crossed...he has been in bed for about an hour.

I hate to be such a downer! I told Sean I am such a baby, but I hate that we have had such a miserable holiday. I've missed out on shopping and spending time with my family. (I know, I am being selfish!)

Luckily the boys were pretty good Christmas morning and loved their race track and cars from Santa. It has not gotten much use, but I am hoping Myles is better and able to play soon.

On another positive note, we did get many wonderful gifts. Sean gave me a pretty light green amethyst ring. I really do need to stop complaining...

A Few New Pictures

Okay, here are a few cute pictures that are sure to make you smile. They are not centered or cropped, but they are precious anyway!

Santa

We went to Bass Pro Shop to see Santa Claus. Each day we take the boys to and from school, we pass Bass Pro. (AKA Fish store) Max and Myles love to go to see the fish, bear, fox, turkeys, etc. They love to go. This year, Santa is there. We waited in a short line and received a free picture. Both boys were thrilled to sit on his lap and loved the candy cane he gave them before we left. Correction: Santa gave the boys each a candy cane and Daddy received a "broken" one. For some reason Santa didn't bother to give me one. Boo hoo. I guess he's waiting to give me my BIG presents on Christmas day!!
Max and Myles love to ride on the four wheelers. I believe they tested each and everyone!

By the way, we parked in the front parking space with Sean's handicapped pass. I guess it's the only perk to having a cast on your foot. (I'll have to take pictures to post soon.)