Here are some pictures of Uncle Michael holding Jackson for the first time - we even convinced him to feed Jackson his dinner! Also, some pictures of me holding the boys in the comfy chair my grandparents bought me, as well as some of the boys nursery stuff which we'll have finished when the curtains come in this week...!

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Here's a video of Jackson trying to hold his head up....

Baby Dedication

Here is a video of the boys baby dedication on April 14th. The boys were crying most of the time on stage and we were very stressed about it. We later found out and confirmed by video that no one could really hear them because there were no mics on them. All that worry for nothing! Also, I realized I am humongous (i have no idea how to spell that). Oh well, I guess that's what happens to us pregnant people. The weather is getting nicer and it's time to get in gear to lose those pounds!
I edited this video with a free trial software (thus the green ad at the top of the video....sorry) Anyway, I thought everyone would rather see the green ad then watch another family they don't know dedicate their son also... it makes for a much shorter video. So, if you're interested, here it is...

Tired

I am so tired. The good news is that the boys will occasionally sleep 5 hours and that helps alot!
Jackson weighed in at 7.13 the other day and Jaden at 7.6. They still wear preemie clothes but I don't think it will be much longer! Unfortunately, Jackson has a cold which seems impossible with how crazy we've been making people wash up and not taking them places! Pray for him to get well soon and for noone else in the family to get it!
A friend of Jared's took some pictures of the boys for us which was so nice - he does a really great job. Here is a link if you'd like to take a look at some of them!
Pictures of the Boys

Family Photos

I have a huge bear Jared won me at a fair years ago that I think I'll take regular pictures of the boys next to to see how they are growing. I was using a smaller bear but I think it's really too small. The boys were not fond of getting their picture taken with the bear. Here are some of the photos anyway with the boys at 8 weeks...
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Checkout these pictures of Jared feeding the boys at the same time....



We had a family photo session and here are some of the results....
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Grandpa and Grandma's Photos

The boys had their two month appointment the other day and here are the stats...
Jackson - 7 lbs 7 oz
Jaden - 7 lbs 3 oz
They each gaind nearly 10 oz in 4 days and the weighing before that they gained almost the same in 6 days so they are growing FAST!!!

Here are some pictures that my parents took while they were visiting....
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More Pictures

Here are some more pictures of the boys and what we were doing today!
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Here's a video of Jackson playing...


Here's a video of Jaden playing...


Here's a video of the boys playing "together"...

Visiting

My parents (Holden side) are visiting this week and have been a huge help! For one, they are doing the night feedings which is so nice for us, but unfortunately for them the boys have chosen this week to stay awake ALL NIGHT!!!! We're trying to resolve that. The boys are doing well and growing SUPER fast! Jackson is 6 pounds 14 oz and Jaden is 6 pounds 3 oz. They have an appointment on Friday and I'm secretly (well maybe not so secretly) hoping that he will tell me I don't need to wake them up every 3 hours!
Here are some pictures we've taken so far of the boys with Grandpa and Grandma Holden as well as a few additional ones!

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Pictures Finally!

Here are some pictures from the past few weeks.....

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Here's a video of Jackson waking up....



Here's Jaden Waking Up....



Here are the boys swinging...

Blessed

We felt so blessed this weekend! Our friends Raeanne and Caleb came to visit us this weekend. They brought our changing table, which was wonderfull because we had been using a desk and hadn't had a chance to go down and get the changing table. Caleb is a chef and fixed us all kinds of wonderful meals all weekend and left us some to eat this week! They helped with some things around the house and even fed the boys through the night so we could get some sleep. What a huge blessing - thanks guys!
Our Bellingham house sold and is closing in 10 days! Please continue to pray that it goes smoothly. We still have to move the garage over, but hopefully that won't be TOO huge a task.
I would just like to say how thankful I am for health insurance. It gets annoying to make those payments every month when we don't even use up enough to pay our deductible each year, but we are beginning to get insurance statements (LOTS of them) and though this ordeal will cost us much more than we were planning at least we will not be going bankrupt!!!
I'm finally getting my hair cut today. Hopefully that will make me feel like much less of a slob!

Random Questions

We should get the "office" set up next week so it will be easier for me to post pictures....which I haven't done in a while. In the meantime I'm just going to list out a bunch of random questions and thoughts that have popped into my brain over the last weeks. This will be a form of venting :)

• Why would someone in the medical profession tell you you have to wait 6 weeks to drive when, in fact, you do NOT have to wait 6 weeks to drive?
• Why is it necessary for there to be a sign on the front of the childbirth center doors that says "no weapons aloud"?
• Why do nearly all nurses and drs have different opinions from each other? Is this just to confuse us?
• Why do people feel the need to tell me what to do with my children? Especially people I don't know - I think that's wierd. Extreemly wierd. My mind cannot understand it. I hope I never do that. I'll have to watch myself.
• Will I ever stop doing laundry?
• How is it possible for 2 extreemly small babies to create so much laundry?
• Why do Drs expect you to be able to come to an appointment at any time and then be frustrated that you took your children off their feeding schedule?
• With so many appointments how is it possible to even have a schedule?
• Why am I so blessed with so many people that care about us and help us out when so many others are not?
• Should I take a nap or should I unpack? I always seem to choose to unpack.
• Will I ever have to resort to using formula sometimes out of necessity and if I do will I look back and see how much more sane I would have been if I started it earlier?
• Will I ever go to church again?
• Why did I stop losing weight?
• How can I continue to lose weight when all my time is used up and I can't cut back on the calories?
• Is it really possible for any baby to ever fit into barbie clothes? And if so, would any parent actually dress their child in them? (Don't ask)

Enough venting for the day. Off to feed the boys