Happy Heart Day

We had such a nice and relaxing Valentine's Day! Cory was off this weekend, so we were able to spend all day hanging out together as a little family, which was very nice. We opted out on going to dinner this weekend mainly because I figured every restaurant would be crowded and I didn't want to wait for a table for hours. So instead, I decided to cook. I made homemade fried chicken, mashed potatoes, fresh green beans, homemade mac and cheese, gravy, rolls, and a strawberry cake. It was YUMMY!!!! Here are a few pictures of our little sweethearts on their first Valentine's Day!!!

Our SWEET Burkley Ann

Couldn't you just kiss her to death?!?!

Just so you can see how small she really is
(although she has doubled her birth weight)

Brooks and Burkley

Oh so sweet!

Sweet little monkey's

The big picture of both of them

Daddy's Valentine gift from me, Brooks, Burkley, and Holly

(the scrub shirt Cory wore in the

operating room when the twins were born)

Posing with Daddy's gift

Brooks and Burkley's Valentine's!

I would say they had a GREAT 1st Valentine's Day.

Thanks to everyone who sent our precious babies a Valentine...

they appreciate it and so do we!

Sweet Holly Ann Belle

(our first little Valentine)

She's been such a great big sister!!

Oh, just in case you are wondering, I did get a Valentine. Cory and the kiddos gave me money to purchase a sewing and embroidery machine!!! My mom and I are going to go in together to make this big purchase. Neither one of us know how to sew, so this will be a learning experience for both of us. The good thing is, is that the store we are purchasing it from offers lessons free of charge if you buy a machine from them. Get ready to see monogrammed items all over this blog soon! Mom and I are SUPER excited about this new learning experience.

Hope you had a GREAT Valentine's Day filled with much LOVE!!!

XOXO~

Hayley

One BUSY Week

Whew...we've had one busy week. This past Saturday, Brooks and Burkley took their first trip to Hobby Lobby and it was successful, so we decided to go a few other places this week. Here's a quick overview of our week...

Monday:
What a day! When the twins woke up around 6 for their feeding, I just decided to stay up. I had so much laundry that I needed to catch up on and I needed to get the house in order. I swear I must have washed 6 or more loads of laundry...it seemed like all I did was wash and fold clothes all day long. I also unloaded both dishwashers, organized a few drawers in the babies dresser, sterilized bottles (twice), attempted to organize my closet some (packed up all of my maternity clothes), wrote thank you notes, pumped after each feeding, and fed my precious angels every 3 1/2 to 4 hours. Oh, I almost forgot that I did squeeze in a shower too. Honestly, I was one busy bee Monday. I think the only time I sat down was when I had to pump (and that only takes about 10-15 minutes). Needless to say, when I got in bed Monday night, I crashed! Good thing my babies listened to their mommy when I asked them to sleep good. They slept for 7 hours instead of 4-5 hours! They knew mommy was tired!

Tuesday:
I had another post-op follow up visit with Dr. Mike and I decided to bring Brooks and Burkley along with me to show them off. They weren't too happy with me the last time I went because I came solo, so I thought I'd surprise them this trip. Brooks and Burkley were little troopers! Here's a few pictures of Dr. Mike with Brooks and Burkley...two of the most precious babies he's ever delivered!

Brooks, Dr. Mike, and Burkley

7 weeks old

Dr. Mike was telling Burkley that her brother ate all of the food

when they were in my tummy!

Wednesday:

We took our first trip to Target with Grammy and Kyla! Funny thing is, is that we had to go in 2 separate cars because we weren't up to moving car seats around. Brooks slept the entire time just like he did at Hobby Lobby and Burkley was wide awake...as usual! She's going to be my little shopper!

Me with all of the babies

Me, Brooks, and Burkley

He's not at all interested in shopping!

Wide awake and ready to look for some good deals!

Thursday:

Today, we decided to join daddy at Rotary for lunch. We've been trying for the past 3 weeks to go with him, but it hasn't worked out. Well, today Cory was able to show off the twins to the Rotary club. Guess who slept the entire time and guess who was awake?!?! Didn't get any pictures to document this outing...bad mommy!

Friday:

Who know's what tomorrow will bring!!!

Who's that Looking at Me Mommy?!?!

We've decided to bring out another "something" in the living room this week for the kiddos. We already have one glider, one bouncer, and two swings in here and now we have added the play mat. Cory told me that we are going to HAVE to put something up, but I just laughed. I think he forgot that our house will NEVER be the same...can you imagine what it will look like when they get older and have even more toys?!?! Guess we will have to turn the garage into a playroom (they will still be invading daddy's space out there)!!!

Last night, I put Brooks on the mat for several minutes before he ate and when I got down on the floor to "play" with him, this is what I saw! So stinkin cute!!!

Mom...Who's that boy looking at me?

Brooks and Burkley playing together...those feet were just a kicking!

Our First Trip to...

...Mommy's FAVORITE store!

Today, me, mom, Brooks, and Burkley ventured out in public for the first time. This was our first of many trips to Hobby Lobby and they did great. Brooks wasn't really interested in shopping so he decided to just sleep and Burkley on the other hand LOVED shopping! She stayed awake the entire time and helped Grammy pick out more ribbon for more bows! It took mom and I several minutes to get the stroller situated in the parking lot, but we managed to get them in and out safely (we did pretty good for the first time). Seriously, it's like pushing a limo or a tank...take your pick!!!

Taking a breather after pushing this "tank" through the parking lot.

Actually, we had to take 5 to re-adjust!

Missy ready to spend some of daddy's money!

He could care less about shopping!

Cory and I also took the babies to church for the first time this evening, but I don't have a picture of that. Both babies were angels and we were able to show them off. All in all, Brooks and Burkley had a very adventurous day and they are now sacked out in the pack-n-play. Maybe they will make it 7 hours again tonight like last night!

6 Weeks Old

WOW...it's hard to believe that Brooks and Burkley are already 6 weeks old. They are so fun and so stinkin' cute! Burkley stays awake for longer periods of time and is very alert and Brooks on the other hand...well, he'd just prefer to eat, sleep, and grunt. He's not worried about what's going on around him like his little sister. In comparison, Brooks is still quite a bit bigger than Burkley, but she's getting chunky and will catch up with him in no time at all. I've been a bit sad this week because it seems as if Burkley is beginning to grow out of most of her preemie clothes. She can still wear some things, but her jammies are starting to get a little too short in length. So, she's been wearing a few newborn outfits and they are fitting pretty good...she has more room to stretch out in them.



I took a few pictures the other day of Brooks and Burkley doing tummy time. I wish I had some of them together, but I decided to do it before I fed them and I didn't want one screaming the entire time I was feeding another, so we had two tummy times. Enjoy the pics!!

Mommy's sweet little man!

Don't you just want to kiss him to death?

Mommy's HANDSOME boy!

Tired and ready to eat!

Daddy's little princess!

Pretty in PINK holding up that sweet head!

Look at that little bitty body...hard to believe that she's twice her birth weight!

Sweet baby girl tuckerd out and ready to eat too!

A FEW RECENT AND RANDOM PICTURES

Brooks and Burkley LOVE their BIG cousins...
(Burkley, Avery, Colton, and Brooks)

Kyla checking out her baby cousins!

Kyla is looking at me...

When I was pregnant, Kyla took many naps on my belly so I was telling her that's who she was keeping warm and she was just a smiling away at me!

3 IVF MIRACLES...

Yesterday, Kelly and Anthony came over to visit us. We attempted a photo shoot of the three of them ,but my two were sound asleep in their swings and Anthony was starving! I'm sure there will be many more play dates in our future, so maybe we'll have better luck next time. Thanks for coming to visit us guys...we enjoyed it!

Burkley, Brooks, and Anthony (can you tell he's hungry)!