Not only was this Sunday my first Mother's Day, but we also dedicated our precious sons to the Lord. After church, we had a luncheon at our home. It was so nice to have a day to celebrate these boys with our family and close friends. The boys looked so handsome in their smocked white outfits!
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This past Friday the boys turned one month old! I can hardly believe it! After a fun filled week spent with my grandmother, we packed up the car and headed to Columbia for the first time. We began the weekend with a celebration dinner complete with cupcakes. My parents fixed a great meal and Mimi and Granddaddy came too. One month old is a great reason for a party! After dinner we had a mini photo shoot since we hadn't had a family photo since we were in the hospital. I am going to have to do a lot better job about taking pictures, but who has the time? Saturday we got to sleep in a little, then lunch at Grouchos, one of our favorites! Then we went to visit Mimi and Granddaddy at their house. Later that evening we headed to the wedding of one of Daddy's very best friends. It was fun to have a night out all dressed up! Sunday morning we had a visit from one of my best friends, Alli. It was great to see her and introduce her to the boys. It was a great weekend!
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The end, or the beginning, is finally in sight! My doctors are telling me that if I can make it to 34 weeks, they will probably go ahead and take these boys. That's crazy because that is only a week and a half away! The longest they would make me go is to the 20th of February, but that is still right around the corner.
It is so amazing to me how quickly this pregnancy has gone by. So many times, when I was sick, tired, feeling huge or any number of things, I would find myself wishing away the time until the boys were here. But now that it is upon me, I find myself feeling sad that it is almost over. I pray that I don't do the same thing as these boys grow up. I know there are times that I will think I am losing my mind, but I just need to remember how I feel now and how ridiculously fast the time goes by.
Last night was the first time I really felt like a mother to these boys and it was an amazing feeling. I couldn't sleep, as usual, but not for the typical reasons. The boys almost always seem to go to sleep when I lay down at night. But for some reason, they thought there was some kind of party going on. They kept me awake for hours kicking, punching and pretty much driving me crazy. I finally got out of bed and went to the rocker in the hall. After rocking for just a little bit, they calmed right down and let me sleep. It was just unbelievable to me that I could have that kind of impact on them while they are still inside of me. It made all of this seem very REAL.
What a joy we have as women to experience all of this. We are blessed.
Please pray for our two sweet little ones, Benjamin James and McLean Alexander. It seems as though they are ready to join us here but we all want them to stay put for just a little bit longer! I think they are just running out of room as McLean is already 4 lbs and Ben is right behind him at 3 lbs 1 oz. Last night they released me from the hospital after a short stay and lots of drugs. They would like to wait to deliver the boys until 34 weeks, so that is about 3 1/2 weeks from now. In the meantime, I will be doing my part of staying off of my feet and letting people pamper me :). Thanks to everyone who has been praying and for all of our great friend's and family's support!
