We survived…

-6 months of sleepless nights
-Samuel and Kaylee getting a cold at only 3 months old.
-all of the family (except me, praise be to God!) getting the flu a month after they got over the cold.
-being spit up on and peed on more times than I even want to know.
-lots of other things that I can’t think of right now.

I love these babies more than I could have ever imagined I could, there are not even words. I do have to say that being a mom is probably one of if not the most hardest and trying things I’ve ever done. Samuel and Kaylee are huge blessings and I feel so grateful that I get to be their mother. Everyone says having a baby will change your life, but there is absolutely no way you can grasp just how much until you’re there. Though the wonderful joyful times far outweigh the rough times it is hard, it’s the hardest thing I’ve ever done but at the same time I love it!

It’s so awesome to watch them grow, they smile and laugh at us now and make all kinds of cute little noises. They change daily, it’s just amazing to me. Samuel just randomly decided last week that he knew how to sit up, so he can now sit up unsupported. Haha. Kaylee is going to have two little pearly whites in a few days. We went to see my sister’s new baby a couple of weeks ago, and it just blew me away that my babies were ever that small. In fact, they were smaller than Marshall. They only stay so tiny and cuddly for a couple of weeks, then they learn how to do all of these things for themselves. It’s so easy to wish that they can sit up, crawl, walk, so that they become more independent…but as soon as they do you wish they were little again. I’ve learned to cherish every little waking moment with them. I feel like I’ve only blinked since they were born.

They had their 6 month check up yesterday. Samuel is now 16 lbs. 10 oz. and 26 inches long. Kaylee was 14 lbs. 15 oz. and 24 3/4 inches long. It’s crazy to think that they were just over 6 pounds when they were born and 18 1/2 inches long. Both of them roll all over the place and are slowly figuring out how to scoot. I’m going to be in big trouble here in a couple of weeks. They are going to be into everything! It’s funny when they learn a new sound because then it seems like that’s the only sound they make for a while. Kaylee is currently babbling “ba ba ba ba ba ba” and then the famous “pig squeal”. 🙂

Well there have been times during these 6 months when I have had to think back to when my last shower was, or if I remembered to put deodorant on that morning, but for the most part I am a survivor – maybe a smelly survivor, but a survivor none the less!!!