Easter

**I totally got behind and never posted this!  I am posting now for posterity sake!  The twins 12 month post will be up soon! 


Easter this year was amazing. It has always been one of my favorite holidays. I heard it described as the super bowl of Christianity. I totally agree!  It is what we base our whole religion on. The fact that Jesus rose from the grave to forgive our sins so that we may have eternal life if we choose to believe.  This Easter was great because I had my two little miracles to celebrate. Last year I was in the hospital on bed rest and this was so much better.  I choose to host Easter at my house and it went off without a hitch!  On Saturday we enjoyed some yummy food an Easter Egg hunt and time with family. Sunday we spent the day just our little family and it was perfect.  Here are tons of pictures from Emma and Levi's first Easter!

A First Birthday

On Friday May 4th, Emma and Levi turned one. I sincerely cannot believe it.  I know technically they aren't even 10 months old.  This year has been nothing short of a miracle.  God has done amazing things in our lives and we are incredibly blessed. 

On Saturday we had a small party to celebrate their birthday. Now when I say small I mean the amount of people. I may or may not have gone overboard with the decorations and such but like i told the hubs it is their first one so I had to go all out!  We had a wonderful time and I am so thankful for everyone who came to celebrate with us. 

Here are a few pictures from the party! Sorry they are iphone pics. I am hoping to get the real pics downloaded quickly!

  We had such a fun time!  They loved their cake as you can see!  I am so grateful for my little miracles!  I will write their 12 month post soon!

For MOMs by MOMs- Introducting Myself

 Hi, Yall!  We are starting our first link up for MOMs by MOMs.  If you are a mom of mulitples please introduce yourself and link up with Heather from Just Wait Till You Have Kids.  Heather is a fellow MOM!  She has beautiful twin girls and she is hosting the link up this week! Our topic is introducing ourselves.

I am Amanda and am the mom of boy/girl twins.  Their names are Emma and Levi. My twins recently turned one year old and our story is one of miracles.  After an extremely rough pregnancy and even harder birth my twins were born at 29 weeks pregnant.  You can read about my pregnancy here and their birth here and here.  After 8 weeks in the NICU my babies came home just shy of their two month birthday. 

Being the mom of preemies has been a learning experience. I never expected this and it definitely has been a journey for us.  Being the mom of twins has been life changing.  Sometimes when asking for advice only another mom of multiples can understand.  This is why we have started this link up. 

After I had my babies and got involved in the blogging world I met many moms of multiples. Some of them have become my really good friends and I love having them for advice!

Anyway, I digress.

My husband who's name is Clayton and I have been together for roughly four years. We've been married for almost two years and got pregnant a few months after getting married during an IUI.  He has been my rock through it all and I cannot imagine life without him.

So anyway feel free to click back and read old posts and leave me a comment so I can connect with your blog!  Hope you enjoy the link up! You can read about the other hostesses here. Megan, Jennifer and our link host today is Heather! Please click over to Heather's blog and link up! Can't wait to learn about other moms of mulitples.

What a Difference a Year Makes

The week of birthday fun has come. I have so many mixed feelings and every time I think of them being one my heart leaps in my throat. Slow down babies. I think because they have only been home with use for 10 months it doesn't feel like they are allowed to be one. Well we have a fun party planned this weekend and are looking forward to celebrating with friends and family!  Each day I am going to write a post about them! But until I can get my stuff together here is a cute picture taken by the wonderful Narci D photography.

What a difference a year makes. Here is a post I wrote last year a few days before going into labor! Crazy to see how far we have come! Here is one of the first pictures taken of my sweet tiny babies. I don't believe I have shared this on the blog but I feel like I should show you all how far they have come.

Levi

Emma

I am incredibly proud of my babies.  Clayton and I feel extremely blessed for everything that we have.  It was a long road and a hard fight but we would do it all over again to get our babies.  Emma and Levi we love you beyond belief and we will never stop thanking God for allowing us to be your parents! 

Happy first birthday week Emma and Levi!