Unnamed Family Life
10 years ago
Monday, December 29, 2008
Our "other" twins
In case you didn't know we had another set of twins. They are our little girls, Masenita and Jadenita. Aren't they cute?
Some Christmas Pictures
Grandma Beckie, the boys, cousin Beckham and aunt Jen
Grandma Beckie with the boys
Staring at the crazy Santa
On Christmas day we went to Ben's parents and opened presents then went to a family party at his uncle's house. Ben's parents bought them little electric four-wheelers. Once they figure out how to push the button they will be riding those things all over the place. Ben's parents have a dancing/singing Santa and at first the boys were scared of it, but after awhile they just say there and stared at it.
Grandma Beckie with the boys
Staring at the crazy Santa
On Christmas day we went to Ben's parents and opened presents then went to a family party at his uncle's house. Ben's parents bought them little electric four-wheelers. Once they figure out how to push the button they will be riding those things all over the place. Ben's parents have a dancing/singing Santa and at first the boys were scared of it, but after awhile they just say there and stared at it.
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
1st year check-up
The boys had their 1st year check-up on Monday. Masen is 17 pounds 5 ounces and 27 inches in length. Jaden is 17 pounds 7 ounces and is also 27 inches in length. Man I have such small little munchkins. But the doctor says they are proportionate and so they are fine. Maybe someday they will hit a growth spurt.
Monday, December 22, 2008
It's Asian tradition that when a child turns 1 they choose from a tray of different items to determine their career later in life. When Ben was 1 he chose a tool and now he is great at fixing things and very mechanically inclined. Anyway, Masen chose a pen and Jaden chose a spoon. Jaden will be a cook or do something with food and Masen will be some kind of office worker. Maybe Masen can manage the restaurant that Jaden cooks at!
Happy 1st Birthday!!
We had 2 parties for the boys, one at each grandparents house. The first one was at my mom and dad's on the 19th. We just had family over, ate pizza and had cake and ice cream. Jaden loved his cake and got it all over himself. Masen did not like it too much. He got some in his hands and squished it and started to whine. He must not like the feeling of squishy stuff in his hands.
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Baby Tag
Tagged
I have been tagged by Jen!
1-Where were you when you first found out you were pregnant? In the bathroom at work. I worked at an OB/GYN office, so I used one of their pregnancy tests.
2-Who was with you? Just me.
3- How did you find out that you were pregnant? I was late. After I took a urine test I went to the lab and had my friend run a blood test to make sure.
4- What was your first reaction to finding out you were pregnant? I was nervous and excited. I was a little shakey.
5- Who was the first person you told? My husband
6-Did you plan to get pregnant? Yes,I stopped taking birth control the month before.
7- Did you tell everyone else right away? Shortly after
8-Was everybody happy for you? Yes!
9- Did you go out and celebrate? No, I was at work.
10- Did you want to find out the sex? Yes!
11- What was the sex? 2 boys.
12-Did anyone throw you a baby shower? Yes
13- If yes, who? My mom, sisters and friends did one and my mom-in-law and sis-in-laws did one, my visiting teachers also did one for the ward.
14- Did you get any outfits at the baby shower that you just knew you weren't going to put on your baby? Of course not ;)
15- How much weight did you gain? 30 lbs, not bad for having twins right?
16- Did you lose all of the weight that you gained? No need to to work on that
17- Did you get a lot of stretch marks? I had twins, what do you think?
18- What did you crave the most? Ice Cream, but no many cravings
19- Did you crave anything crazy? No
20- Who or what got on your nerves the most? Not really anything
21- Were you married at the time? Yep
22- Did you have any complications during your pregnancy? No, I had a great pregnancy, no morning sickness or anything. Just bad back pain near the end.
23- Where were you when you went into labor? I didn't go into labor.
24- Did your water break? No
25- Who drove you to the hospital? My hubby, Ben
26- Did you go early or late? 1 week early, but it was planned
27- Who was in the room with you when you gave birth? Ben, 2 amazing doctors, 2 nurses and the guy who numbed me up. Oh and the respiratory therapist for the boys.
28- How long were you in labor for? No time.
29- Did you have any drugs for the pain? Yep, spinal block
30-Did you go Natural or have a c-section? Planned C-section
31- What was your first reaction after giving birth? Excited and nervous.
32- How big was the baby(s)? Masen was 5 lbs 10 oz and Jaden was 6 lbs 3 ounces
33- Did your Husband cry? Yes.
34- What did you name the baby(s)? Masen and Jaden.
35- Does his name have any significant meaning? No, but my sis-in-law Jen suggested Masen. So thanks Jen!
36- Did you have any visitors? Yep
37- Did the baby(s) have any complications? Both were born with pneumonia.
38- How old is your baby today? 1 year old tomorrow
39- When is the next one(s) coming? Never!
40-If you could, would you do it all over again? Yes, it gave me 2 wonderful boys.
41- Tag: Anybody!
I have been tagged by Jen!
1-Where were you when you first found out you were pregnant? In the bathroom at work. I worked at an OB/GYN office, so I used one of their pregnancy tests.
2-Who was with you? Just me.
3- How did you find out that you were pregnant? I was late. After I took a urine test I went to the lab and had my friend run a blood test to make sure.
4- What was your first reaction to finding out you were pregnant? I was nervous and excited. I was a little shakey.
5- Who was the first person you told? My husband
6-Did you plan to get pregnant? Yes,I stopped taking birth control the month before.
7- Did you tell everyone else right away? Shortly after
8-Was everybody happy for you? Yes!
9- Did you go out and celebrate? No, I was at work.
10- Did you want to find out the sex? Yes!
11- What was the sex? 2 boys.
12-Did anyone throw you a baby shower? Yes
13- If yes, who? My mom, sisters and friends did one and my mom-in-law and sis-in-laws did one, my visiting teachers also did one for the ward.
14- Did you get any outfits at the baby shower that you just knew you weren't going to put on your baby? Of course not ;)
15- How much weight did you gain? 30 lbs, not bad for having twins right?
16- Did you lose all of the weight that you gained? No need to to work on that
17- Did you get a lot of stretch marks? I had twins, what do you think?
18- What did you crave the most? Ice Cream, but no many cravings
19- Did you crave anything crazy? No
20- Who or what got on your nerves the most? Not really anything
21- Were you married at the time? Yep
22- Did you have any complications during your pregnancy? No, I had a great pregnancy, no morning sickness or anything. Just bad back pain near the end.
23- Where were you when you went into labor? I didn't go into labor.
24- Did your water break? No
25- Who drove you to the hospital? My hubby, Ben
26- Did you go early or late? 1 week early, but it was planned
27- Who was in the room with you when you gave birth? Ben, 2 amazing doctors, 2 nurses and the guy who numbed me up. Oh and the respiratory therapist for the boys.
28- How long were you in labor for? No time.
29- Did you have any drugs for the pain? Yep, spinal block
30-Did you go Natural or have a c-section? Planned C-section
31- What was your first reaction after giving birth? Excited and nervous.
32- How big was the baby(s)? Masen was 5 lbs 10 oz and Jaden was 6 lbs 3 ounces
33- Did your Husband cry? Yes.
34- What did you name the baby(s)? Masen and Jaden.
35- Does his name have any significant meaning? No, but my sis-in-law Jen suggested Masen. So thanks Jen!
36- Did you have any visitors? Yep
37- Did the baby(s) have any complications? Both were born with pneumonia.
38- How old is your baby today? 1 year old tomorrow
39- When is the next one(s) coming? Never!
40-If you could, would you do it all over again? Yes, it gave me 2 wonderful boys.
41- Tag: Anybody!
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
A tough start
Jaden
Masen
My little guys were born 12-19-07, only 1 week early. I delivered them by c-section at Orem Community Hospital. My c-section was done by Dr Judd and Dr Gordon. Right away the nurses saw that Jaden was having a hard time breathing. After a couple x-rays and a lot of blood work they decided to transport him by life flight ambulance to the NICU at UVRMC. While they were working on Jaden, they brought in Masen to me. I got to hold him for a little while. Then they brought Jaden in to my room. He was in this big box with all these tubes sticking out everywhere. Then after a minute they took him away. Ben and his parents followed him to the hospital. While Jaden was in my room they were checking Masen's blood sugar, which ended up low. So they checked his oxygen levels and those were low. So they did x-rays and blood work and decided he needed to go to the NICU as well. Ben came back and then followed Masen down to the hospital. The same life flight crew that took Jaden, took Masen. After what seemed like the longest night I got to transfer to UVRMC and be closer to my boys. Once they were off their ventilators and most the tubes were out, they got to be in the same bed. They were on the ventilators for a couple days. They spent almost 3 weeks in the NICU. That was the longest 3 weeks of my life. I spent every day, all day with them. I am so grateful for all my family that supported us throughout the whole time and still do. I am also grateful for all the wonderful nurses that gave our little guys such great care. I am thankful that our boys made it through that and that they are happy, healthy, almost 1 year old boys.
Masen
My little guys were born 12-19-07, only 1 week early. I delivered them by c-section at Orem Community Hospital. My c-section was done by Dr Judd and Dr Gordon. Right away the nurses saw that Jaden was having a hard time breathing. After a couple x-rays and a lot of blood work they decided to transport him by life flight ambulance to the NICU at UVRMC. While they were working on Jaden, they brought in Masen to me. I got to hold him for a little while. Then they brought Jaden in to my room. He was in this big box with all these tubes sticking out everywhere. Then after a minute they took him away. Ben and his parents followed him to the hospital. While Jaden was in my room they were checking Masen's blood sugar, which ended up low. So they checked his oxygen levels and those were low. So they did x-rays and blood work and decided he needed to go to the NICU as well. Ben came back and then followed Masen down to the hospital. The same life flight crew that took Jaden, took Masen. After what seemed like the longest night I got to transfer to UVRMC and be closer to my boys. Once they were off their ventilators and most the tubes were out, they got to be in the same bed. They were on the ventilators for a couple days. They spent almost 3 weeks in the NICU. That was the longest 3 weeks of my life. I spent every day, all day with them. I am so grateful for all my family that supported us throughout the whole time and still do. I am also grateful for all the wonderful nurses that gave our little guys such great care. I am thankful that our boys made it through that and that they are happy, healthy, almost 1 year old boys.
Almost 1 year old
We took some pictures of the boys so we could make invitations for their birthday. I can't believe they are almost one. It is so crazy. It seems like not too long ago that we were visiting them in the NICU at UVRMC. Time has gone by so so fast. I love my boys they are such a great part of our family. I can't imagine what my life would be without them. I am looking forward to all adventures that I am sure to come.
Fun with Jen and Beckham
Jaden and Masen
Masen and Jen
Beckham on a Razor
Beckham wearing antlers
Beckham wearing dreads
We also got to spend time with Auntie Jen, Uncle Curtis and cousin Beckham this weekend. Beckham is pretty good at riding the Razor and he looks so cute in dreads.
Masen and Jen
Beckham on a Razor
Beckham wearing antlers
Beckham wearing dreads
We also got to spend time with Auntie Jen, Uncle Curtis and cousin Beckham this weekend. Beckham is pretty good at riding the Razor and he looks so cute in dreads.
Visiting Santa
Santa and the boys.
Camilla and Beckham on the train.
Me and the boys on the train.
Over the weekend we took the boys to see Santa down at the Provo Mall. We rode the train and then went to see Santa. The boys liked the train ride. They, however, did not like Santa. Poor Beckham looks like he is bored out of his mind. I think he was excited to see Santa but probably didn't like the boys screaming.
Camilla and Beckham on the train.
Me and the boys on the train.
Over the weekend we took the boys to see Santa down at the Provo Mall. We rode the train and then went to see Santa. The boys liked the train ride. They, however, did not like Santa. Poor Beckham looks like he is bored out of his mind. I think he was excited to see Santa but probably didn't like the boys screaming.
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Jaden is my little climber. He like to crawl up into his bouncer and then stand up and rock in it. It scared me to death the first time he did it. He gets up there fast and I was out of the room when he did it the first time. Now I make sure if I am not in the room, to move that chair somewhere he can not get it.
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