Overview of the past year

2013 will always be a precious year to me. My husband and I began it in January with the hopes to starting our family that year. Little did we know that we would become pregnant right away, finding out on March 27th. The next milestone happened just a few weeks later when we went in for our first ultrasound. We were about to participate in a medical study through our hospital for first time mothers and in return we would receive frequent ultrasounds, a carseat, babygear, and a 3D ultrasound (all for free). So at 12 1/2 weeks along we sat in on our first appointment, excited to learn more about our baby and how our pregnancy was progressing. This is the first time I've seen my husband lose his composure, the moment I will always remember in detail, when the nurse said, "Oh! There's TWO in there!" From that moment on we were destined to be parents of multiples, identical baby boys. My husband, a clever and witty man, blogged about the entire pregnancy from a fathers perspective so you can read the details of the next 9 months here.

On November 7th we welcomed our littles into this world without once deviating from our birth plan, thanks to my husband and coach, and our amazing midwife. I am still amazed at how the female body is made to go through hours of labor and still have the energy to push (through the pain) not one, but two babies out. Our Creator is amazing! Jackson was born first followed just 22 minutes later by little Samson, both weighing just under 6 lbs. each. A few days later we brought our boys home and thus began life as we know if full of beauty and chaos. I have never been more tired in my life and I have also never felt so blessed before now. Watching my babies grow is the best gift God could have given me.

My husband and I have so much to be thankful for from 2013 and are looking forward to all that this next year will bring. My goals this year are to read through the bible (Genesis - Revelation), breastfeed my littles until their 1st birthday, grow in wisdom and grace, lose the rest of my twin preggo weight, and document our lives (via blogging) weekly. I am getting a late start but, hey, I just had twins!

Here are the highlights of our last few months together: