Week By Week

Well obviously I have had very little time to sit down and write a post, so I thought I would do a quick update of the last 4 months. Life is definitely busy but I wouldn't change a single thing. We are now getting solid sleep every night..amen! The babies eat between 7-8, go down for the night and don't wake until after 6 only to eat again and then back to bed for another 3 hours!!!! :-) Our kids have some sleeping genes because even Connor doesn't wake-up until 8:30. So that means I usually have a solid 2-3 hours in the morning where I can workout, eat breakfast, shower, and get ready for my day (ie couponing, cleaning, etc) all undisturbed. :-) But before you get jealous, once all the kids are up, it's non-stop the rest of the day and almost nothing gets accomplished except for taking care of the kiddos. Babies just started taking 3 somewhat predictable 2 hour naps during the day..usually at the same time but occasionally they get off a little. Although in the afternoon, I'm able to time it so Connor has 'rest time' in his room while they babies are down and that usually gives me at least another hour to start prepping for Eric to come home and get dinner going.

For those of you who are curious here are some answers to common questions....yes, they are on the same schedule. If one wants to eat, I wake the other to eat. Yes, I'm still nursing and they are doing great :-) I'm very proud that I've made it longer with them than I did with Connor. The only downside is I realize that I hold onto my weight while nursing and lose it like crazy when I stop but it's worth it to not be paying for formula. As far as personalities go, Jack is definitely more of a snuggler and needs a little bit of extra holding and loving. He talks a lot more than Ali and has a huge ear to ear open mouth smile. We are even getting giggles out of him which of course melts my heart every time. He is very alert and always looking around just like Connor did as a baby. Ali is sooooo easy going and laid back. She has the softest but sweetest voice when she talks to you and a cute little grin. She definitely makes you work harder for the smiles but she never breaks eye contact with you. Whenever we talk to her, she will start moving her mouth trying to imitate but no sounds comes out..lol.

Connor is still doing great with them! He is done with school for the summer and the heat has been awful especially this past week, so it does get a little tricky trying to keep him entertained without dragging the babies out in the heat. Connor just finished a soccer camp and I'm going to look into signing him up for basketball. He is so athletic and wants to play every sport.

Work is going great for Eric as he just got a promotion recently that was well deserved and overdue. I still love being a stay at home mom and wouldn't trade these years for anything!! I did start selling Tupperware recently (which makes me feel a little old..haha) because after spending so much of our days now within this house..I really enjoy getting out a couple evenings a week to laugh and have a great time with other women/moms...and the extra money doesn't hurt either. ;-)

Here are some week by week pictures just to show you how much the babies have changed. We go next week for their 4 month checkup (a couple weeks late)..can't wait to see how much they weigh but dread the shots...it's very hard to comfort two babies at the same time by myself with Connor :-(

Hope you all are having a wonderful summer and I will try and add some albums as soon as I can sort through the thousands of pictures (literally, thousands..I'm not joking!)

God bless,

Becky

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Our Double Blessing Has Arrived!

Ali on the left and Jack on the right

On February 11th we welcome Ali Kathryn Williamson at 10:36pm weighing in at 6lbs 50z and 18 1/2 inches long. Jack Turner Williamson followed one minute after weighing 6lbs 11oz and 21 inches. Jack had a brief visit to the NICU due to the cord being wrapped around his neck but Ali went straight to the regular nursery. I unfortunately hemorrhaged just like I did with Connor and ended up with two blood transfusions. We all went home together 5 days later.

The road that led us to this point was anything but smooth. Eric and I faced many challenges, disappointments, a range of every emotion you could think of. There were countless nights that I was not only emotionally drained but physically and mentally too. However, through it all God continued to lead and guide our every step. It is never easy to wait on God and His timing, but I can tell you if you are in that place right now, I just want to give you a little encouragement. God is faithful...God IS faithful. I can't tell you how often I had to say that over and over to myself during this journey He took us on. I needed that constant reminder and He would provide me with just enough evidence of His faithfulness to keep me going when I didn't think I could any longer. There were difficult decisions along the way and we didn't always have the support of those around us that we wanted, but Eric and I were confident in the direction God was taking us and had to lean on each other to know that we both felt He was telling us exactly what to do and when. Doors were opened that I never could have knocked down no matter how hard I might have wanted...it was Him. There is one verse that the Lord gave me as a small child that has stuck with me my entire life and especially through this circumstance.

Isaiah 40:31 'but those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint.'

Now, holding my sweet new babies the joy I feel can't even be put into words. God has carried us from the very beginning all the way to now and I know He will continue to do so.

Jack and Ali were 4 weeks on Friday. Jack weighed in at 7lbs 2 oz and Ali 6lbs 14oz. They have already started to go from 4 hours in between feedings at night to almost 6 hours! Praise God! I really can't complain because we are getting way more sleep this time around than we ever did with Connor. Connor is loving the role of big brother and is such a huge help. He is constantly giving them hugs and kisses and gets very upset when we let them cry too long. The other day I wanted to take him for just some mommy and me time. I thought he would be so excited but boy was I wrong. He was very upset that Jack and Ali weren't coming almost to the point of throwing a tantrum. I asked him later if he had fun and he said yes but that Jack and Ali needed to come next time..lol. He has transitioned so well and we couldn't ask for more.

My heart is overflowing and thanking God for these precious miracle babies! They truly are a gift from God and I already can't remember what life was like without them here.

God bless,

Becky

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