Weekend with Family

Saturday we went out to Grandma & Grandpa Krupa's house. The girls are so bored with all our toys at home, so they were quite entertained with all Grandma's toys!

C in blue, O in orange

"Hello??" My girls love phones.

Piano Playin' time!

Liv rough-housing her sister, as usual.

Grandma Diane teaching Caroline how to play.

Video:

They love Shautze.

They're kinda freaked out by grass,

not quite sure what to think of that stuff.

... so we got out a blanket.

Charlie was loving the fresh air too.

Olivia flipping the bird, or picking her nose.

Either way, we did NOT teach her that!

Then Sunday we all went to Aunt Kari & Uncle Jay's house. C&O had a blast with all their cousins "big boy/girl toys". Uncle Jay got some cute pictures of all the kiddos.

Of course once we got back home, they didn't want anything to do with their own toys. So what better way to entertain them for a few minutes than mom's mixing bowls and wooden spoons!

A video of them playing:

Shortly after that, the spoons became weapons so had to be taken away.

In Remembrance

Our kids will be reading about this day in their history books.

One year ago today...

A little flashback - On September 9th of last year, I waddled my way into my 29 week check-up. It was a normal weekday morning and I was going into the office after my appointment. However, these babies had different plans even in utero because my doctor discovered that I was having preterm labor symptoms - dilating and having contractions 3-5 minutes apart. I was immediatly admitted to Labor & Delivery where I was given steroid shots in both legs, and was told I would remain for the duration of the pregnancy. And so there I sat on modified bedrest for the next 5.5 weeks until our baby girls were born. All I had with me that morning was my maternity business suit I was wearing! So it was up to Rob to go home and pack all my clothes and necessities to bring up to me. He would do my laundry every week and bring me any food I would ask for - it was really cute. And Lindsay was a lifesaver by packing up all my work files and laptop to set up my "hospital office" - working from my hospital room kept me sane all those weeks! I still am super appreciative to all of you who came to visit me throughout my stay - family, friends and co-workers. All of your prayers, thoughts and gifts were truly a blessing for Rob and I.

Here I am on that fateful day, all hooked up to the monitors.

My home for almost 6 weeks.