Daddy!

Russ LOVES his boys and LOVES being a daddy! We still don't get to see him very often but are all VERY happy when we do! We love daddy!

4 Months

I can't believe it's already been four months!!

1 month

2 months

3 months

4 months

Linkers

I've been posting so much about the babies that I haven't updated much about Link's life. He is loving living at Grandmas and gets into EVERYTHING! I have been pleasantly surprised with how good he has done with the babies. He doesn't ever go too close to them or touch them but he will talk about them all day (ie: "Why my baby crying?" "Why my other baby crying?" "He needs his pacifier." "Why my baby cute?" "Where my other baby" "Why my babies sleeping?"). He still loves letters and numbers. He has a journal that he writes in all the time and I love seeing what he comes up with to write down! He has never really been into movies until now- he found "Word World" and asks to watch it everyday! He loves playing basketball with Russ who has been teaching him how basketball points work (foul shot=1, dunk=2, layup=2, 3 point line=3). Russ put tape lines around his hoop so they can keep score!

I saw a pin on Pinterest using craft foam circles in the bathtub (the foam sticks to the tub when it gets wet). I knew what Link would love much more than circles... numbers and letters!

Link has discovered scissors and spends a good amount of time each day cutting paper.

 We took link to the store for a present and he wanted a new calculator. He is comparing the iphone and his new one in this picture.

We've been so excited to go outside again!

Mother's Day card. (He told me to buckle up)

Sock bubbles! Link LOVED this!

He loves playing games now- especially Candy Land and Uno!

(I love mom. I love you. Be kind Link. No sleeping dada wake up.)

He loves to make up silly words! 

He LOVES his dad!

He brings me scissors and paper everyday and makes me cut out the alphabet.

He LOVES water right now! He will get water from the fridge and pour it into bowls all over the house. We were so excited for summer so that he could play with water OUTSIDE!

He borrowed "Flying Lion" from his Grandma and he takes it with him everywhere. ("I'm just hangin out with Flying Lion.")

Green Volcanoes

Link and 'his babies'

Link had his annual checkup at Primary Childrens. Everything continues to look good with his heart. He was fascinated with the letters all over the walls. We had to stay and look at all the letters for quite some time. 

We love this page! It has family names with a random 'shark'!

He loves playing with all the baby stuff!

Bubbles!

Whitney

He wanted magnets to make numbers out of them but didn't have enough so he got his broom and swept the magnets and pictures down til he had enough.

He's been quite the handful lately but we love our Linkers!

McKay's Surgery

McKay had his surgery yesterday. He ended up having a hernia on both the left and right sides (so two incisions plus one through his belly button- poor thing!). He was such a trooper. They had him and a parent (Russ- he is an AMAZING husband and father!!) stay the night because of his age/weight. He did great and came home today.

Our Memorial Day...

McKay woke up at 5:30 am screaming like he was in pain. I took him to his pediatrician who found a hernia (apparently that is common is premies and twins). He told me that we needed to take him to the Primary Children's Emergency Room and possibly have surgery to get it fixed. We took McKay to Primary Children's and for the next six hours did blood work, vitals, ultrasounds, more blood work, etc. (and they wouldn't let him eat in case he had surgery- poor kid!).

Ultrasound

EKG (His potassium levels were high because of his kidneys. High potassium is bad for your heart so they did an EKG to check the electrical activity of his heart. The EKG looked good.)

When he finally was able to eat!

 It was determined that McKay had a hernia on his lower left intestines and possibly one on his right. He needs surgery but Primary's was only doing emergency surgeries that day because it was a holiday. So we have his surgery scheduled for tomorrow, Wednesday, May 29th.

Home Sweet Home

Kooper and McKay are both at home and doing great! I am now just trying to keep up with TWO babies! (I am so grateful for my mom because most days it takes both of us to keep up with the boys!)

 Kooper

 McKay

* I was recently reading Neal A Maxwell's talk from October 1997. He had been going through cancer treatments and said "I have been mercifully granted what might be called a 'delay en route.' Whether short or long, it is a wonderful blessing from the Lord! I have thereby learned, however, that there is another side of the "Why me?" question, since some are not granted a 'delay en route' at all. Whichever side of that question, what is needed is mortal submission, even when there is no immediate divine explanation. Thus we are to press forward, whatever the length of the near horizon, while rejoicing in what awaits us on the far horizon."

I was struck by his statement because I too feel like I am on the other side of the 'Why me?' question. Why me? Why am I so blessed to have three boys who are alive and well? Why am I blessed to live when there is advanced medical capabilities that has made it possible for my boys to enjoy healthy lives when they were born with imperfections that could have been fatal not too long ago? Spending time in hospitals, especially children's hospitals, helps me to focus on what is most important in life and makes me even more grateful for my blessings, health, and children. I am so grateful to continue my journey of motherhood with these two special babies.