{This Is My Life}

Let's try this again.

This afternoon, I feel optimistic about changing things in my home.  (Which is surprising, considering the chaotic tear-inducing morning I had with the kids!)  I'm wondering if I could really use this blog as a sort of journal again.  I would love to document my ups and downs again.  It was so freeing.  I could possibly write about my successes in making a change in the house that day or let out a sigh while telling about letting something go.

Sure, I can.  Look... I have already done one thing today that I really hoped to do. Post to this blog.  :)

And since I love trying not to post without a picture, here you go.  I turned around to see what I could snap, and saw this.

Precious & Priceless

I have been anticipating this photo "session" ever since we found out we were having twins.  I never thought it would take a month for me to actually get around to it.  I'm kicking myself for not just making it happen in those first two weeks when they are so "moldable."  Some of the shots that I had in my mind just were not going to happen.  That's alright.  I am really happy with the shots that I DID manage to get.  Alright, enough with the talking.  Let's get on to the pictures.

Pilot Jasper






Finn Journey






Brothers












Sweetness!  Right?

I'm thinking I should print out this post and file it away for the teen years...

Teen Boy:  You can't tell me what to do!  I'm 16-years-old!
Mom:  Remember those photos of you and your brother together... naked?

Yep.  Precious, priceless photos.

Evidence

I thought today would be a fun day to look at some of the little details around the house.  Evidence that there are new little people residing here.

(Giraffes from my wonderful friend Desiree)

Diaper bag is actually a messenger bag from Deadworry

Cloth diapers: Adorable covers are from Wiggle Worm Bottoms.  LOVE Amy's covers and love her!  Prefolds are from Green Mountain Diapers.

I can hardly believe that Pilot and Finn are one-month-old already!  They fit in so perfectly with our crazy little group.

No Time For Words

Either no time or no energy... or both.

3-weeks-old

And just in case you were wondering... my other 3 children are still here.

Now I'm off to... zzzzzzzzz...

Sweet Dreams

All cozied up with Daddy on the sofa.

Introducing...

Pilot & Finn!

arrived on Sunday, June 7, 2009

From oldest to youngest:

Pilot Jasper Reaux
born at 3:50 pm
4 lb. 15 oz.

Finn Journey Reaux
born at 3:57 pm
5 lb.

Relaxed.  That is the best way I can describe their labor and birth.  It just all felt so natural and, dare I say it, fun!  For the almost 3 hours of laboring in the hospital room, we goofed off and laughed almost the entire time.  I will see if I can upload a clip of the video my best friend recorded while I was dancing between contractions.  I had Hanson playing on my iPhone, friends and family hanging out with me, and jokes going between me and the nurses.  Just the way it should be.  (Well... I would prefer to have been at home through it all, but felt better about being in the hospital once we saw meconium in Pilot's amniotic fluid.)  Just for fun, here is a picture I posted to Twitter 3 hours before I had the boys:

I am completely kicking myself for not getting around to do a photo shoot of Pilot & Finn before they turned 2-weeks-old (and still haven't done it!).  I have just had a lot going on, obviously.  I'm letting myself off the hook.  ;)  I'm sure I will have plenty of pictures to post here as time goes on, so hang tight.

By the way, the kids (and the girls especially) are just about as in love with them as Jeromy and I are.  I love the picture of Ella admiring them in my bed one morning.

And just because it cracks me up, here they were one morning stretching... together.  How adorable is that?

Be back soon (but no promises, because... well... you know how I am).  Ha!

35 Weeks!

Belly shot here!  :)

Hello Monday

It's a new week!  For some reason, I feel like I need a fresh start this morning.  I want to finish this week feeling like I accomplished a lot.  We had a really great weekend and that helped me get this week off to a good start.  Jeromy and I took the kids to a vintage motorcycle show, we had a fun lunch at a new-to-us place.  Best. Egg rolls. Ever.  YUM!  The kids spent a few hours with my Mom and Step-dad while Jeromy and I went on a date to look at baby stuff.

We couldn't resist picking up these hats at Babies R Us.

Now that I think about it... I never announced the details of our twins!  We have identical boys!  They are quite proud to remind us of that every 3 weeks when I have my ultrasounds.  I haven't bought much for them yet, but I'm on the look-out for super cute boy clothes.  I'm trying to figure out, in case they come out really looking identical, how we are going to tell them apart for a while.  I've read one tip of keeping one in prints and one in solids.  Any other ideas?  My idea was to just bring them by AAA Tattoo on the way home.

Since I haven't given enough belly photos lately, here are two:
24 weeks.... 25 weeks (took this one last night & I will be 26 weeks tomorrow)

As of last week's ultrasound, the boys were measured weighing 1 pound 8 ounces & 1 pound 10 ounces.  We also witnessed baby A getting kicked between the legs by baby B.  Ouch!  Poor sweetie... he peed immediately after.  The doctor said "who wouldn't?"  Haha!

Just for fun....

Maya and I being silly & Jeromy showing me how to pose for my belly shots (he is so going to kill me!)

I have a couple of sessions to show very soon.  Make this week an awesome one!