And He will give you the desires of your heart...: Made on the Fourth of July!

Happy Fourth of July! We are celebrating this Fourth of July with our two sweet babies and enjoying a nice day at home! I have to admit...I never was really into the Fourth of July that much. I thought it was fun and I liked eating with friends and family, but it never was that big of deal for me. That all changed for me last year because my babies were MADE on the Fourth of July!!! What a great day! Last year at this time we were coming out of our retrieval and our precious little embryos were being formed. IVF is a pretty cool process, I have to admit, because not many people can say they know the exact moment and day that their babies were made! And not only were these two precious miracles made that day...but also our two little frozen babies were made too!!! God was BUSY that day! And what a great day it was! We have not stopped thanking God for His good and faithful work last Fourth of July! So as you celebrate today, thank God for the miracles He made at this time last year!

Fourth of July, 2012
Egg Retrieval/Fertilization

My miracle babies dressed for the Fourth!

I have been reflecting a lot on our journey last summer and going back and reading my blogs. It is such a SURREAL experience to go back and read about the details of last summer and then go and hold my miracle babies right afterwards. It is SUCH a neat experience and I am thankful that I have it documented! I spend just about every day just thanking God over and over again! I can't praise Him enough for the JOY that He has brought into our lives! If there is ever any question of if God exists, read back through this blog! God brought two precious lives into being where there was nothing! Made this barren woman a happy mother! God created a family of four in an instant last summer. God wins!

The funny thing about it all is that I can remember the details so clearly, but I CANNOT for the life of me remember the pain and sadness. I know it was there...I know I was so sad for so long. But its like my heart is OVERFLOWING so much with LOVE for these two that I can't remember what it was like to not have them. God is SO GOOD! He is SO faithful! I really feel like these two babies are worth EVERY heartache and tear that led to this point. It really is everything that I ever imagined it to be. My love seems to grow for them every day! I can't get enough of them! They are so sweet and so funny and so lovable! God is GOOD! And the love that a mother feels is so unreal! Can't even describe it!

Through it all, I pray that God has been glorified in this process. I pray that God is given all the glory time after time. I pray daily for those girls out there who are still struggling in the darkness and who desire to be a mother like I once did. My prayer is that they call upon the name of the Lord and wait patiently for His perfect timing. Of course that is the hardest thing in the entire world to do, but the blessings God had prepared for me were SO MUCH better than anything I could have ever dreamed up myself! God is FAITHFUL!!!! He will provide! And He desires to give good gifts to His children...just as I desire to love and care for mine!

Motherhood has changed me so much! I would hope mostly for the better...but I know there are also some not so good...ha! I will say that my memory has gone and a scatter-brain has replaced it...ha! Sometimes I am thankful if we are all dressed and fed for the day. Other days I feel like we have run a marathon with all the things we do! I am trying to keep up with blogging, but even that seems scattered and jumbled. I guess I will just keep trying the best I can...bear with me! And if there are misspellings or things that don't make sense just laugh along with me...ha! There is never a dull moment with these two around! They are doing great and GROWING so much! Here's a quick update:

Tucker Boy is getting to be a CHUNK and is stretching out his 3-month clothes. He is still serious, but is starting to show his personality. He LOVES to get dressed and undressed (so funny) and loves standing up and stomping his foot. He still LOVES to eat and is usually only fussy when hungry or tired. He is very attentive and watches EVERYTHING that we do. He also likes the Golf channel (go figure) and Praise Baby. He is coo-ing and smiling most of the time and is starting to like other people besides just Mommy...ha!

Adelyn is still our lively child! She wakes up in the morning LAUGHING and talking and will entertain herself in bed until one of us picks her up. She is quite a bit smaller than brother, but is HAPPY pretty much all the time. She has started throwing some red-headed fits, but they are super short and are kinda funny. She loves to lean backwards over pillows, our legs, or anything she can find and LOVES to talk to Bubba. She is getting stronger at standing up with us, but still would prefer to lay or sit. She is not at all stretching out her three month clothes...haha...and she has the TINIEST little foot ever! She is our sunshine and keeps us laughing ALL THE TIME!

The twins will have their four month check-up next week. I will post an update and let you all know how big these two are. We still pray every day for healthy babies and pray that they are growing and developing on track. Hope you all have a HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY! Enjoy some pictures of our two LOVES! We took them swimming at a hotel not too long ago and they loved it! They even got to swim with Brody!

"He is the Rock, his works are perfect, and all his ways are just. A faithful God who does no wrong, upright and just is He." Deuteronomy 32:4