One year ago today.......

our little guys settled into my wonderful cousin Jamie's welcoming body! As most of you know our precious miracles were brought here by taking my eggs and Matt's sperm and putting them into Jamie's body, which was also referred to as the "golden uterus" or the "cervix of a school girl" along the journey :) (inside joke- Jamie, I know you get it!).

I remember the day we went to the doctors and we were very nervous about the news he would tell us. We were all overjoyed to find out that we had two perfect embryos! The doctor asked Jamie about 10 times - "are you sure you are ok with twins?" and "there is a real possibility of twins with these embryos!". Matt and I wanted to try for twins but we left the decision entirely up to Jamie- it was her body afterall! Jamie being the selfless and giving person that she is said she would love to help us complete our family with not one but two babies. Soooo....we went for it!

Five days later we got this:



Jamie's husband, Dale, was always optimistic. He told us not to listen to the statistics when they said that there was not a great chance we would even have one baby from this. He told us not to worry when during our 2nd ultrasound they couldn't find baby B's heart beat (they found it, of course). He told us it would be ok when there was a scare at 17 weeks along. He was so wonderfully supportive of his wife and of our dreams!

And Jamie, well, without her our dreams would never have been a twinkle in our eye. She carried our twins to almost full term. Not only full term but two great weights - one nurse said they were the biggest twins she had ever taken care of! How did I get so lucky to have her as my cousin? I just don't even know where to begin. We just love her so much! She gave not only a family to Matt and myself but grandkids to our parents and nephews to our sisters and cousins to our neice and nephews! She truly has touched so many lives by this incredible gift. How many people can say they made such a profound impact on so many people? Not many.

Ok, sorry to get so sappy! But, I am just feeling so grateful today remembering where we were a year ago. We wanted these babies SO badly and I still can't believe they are actually here!! Even though Sam is sick today and mean and cranky and the day took a turn for the worse when got a fever and we spent the day in and our of doctors offices- we are just so happy for our miralces!

Thanks James, we love you!


Aunt Jamie and Sam for the first time

Aunt Jamie and Ben for the first time