My mind is continuously stirring with thoughts. Seemingly in a constant hurry to keep one step ahead of even the most fleeting object. The start of this blog is an absolute example of that. There are so many visions, words, thoughts, aspirations, and dreams with in myself for my family ( as well as myself), that i have no idea where to begin. I could start from the beginning and give and absolute play by play of how our family has come about over the past 11 and 1/2 years. However i would love for you, as the reader, to remain conscious, as well as alert. I will, on the other hand, divulge that i have an incredible family that has been held together by a lot of work, persistance, bumpy roads, scrapes, bruises, and the familial glue we all call LOVE. Because of that i have a Husband that is awesome, and has truly given me everything that he promised and more. He and i had a really rough start, a really rough middle, and that ended up being the sand paper that smoothed us into what we have now, and what we are together at this moment in time.
Together we have 4 amazing children. Now i know that everyone says that their kids are amazing, talented, cute, or what have you. In all seriousness i believe my kids are amazing. Each of them have their own unique beginning in this world, and i am sure they will have surprising and unique moments their entire lives.
My oldest son Bryce was born 9 months to the day of our honeymoon night, on August 11, 1999. He was really very sick for his first few months of life and was in the ICU. Bryce had an allergic reaction to my breast milk, as well as the protein from the cows milk particles in regular baby formula. This in fact burnt his stomach and esophagus nearly shut. He came out of it perfectly, became the happy chubby baby, and is now our overly intelligant 9 year old son. He loves to learn, debate ( as he calls it, we call it mouthing off as he always HAS to be right), read, and do anything that involves being outside. He is very strong willed and is certainly ready to make his mark in life. Look out world, when he is set loose the theory of chaos will be tested as will the people in his path !!! I suppose thats not such a bad thing. It's is just very hard watching as my first baby grows and heads into being a man... the time really flies by. Don't blink or become to busy wrapped up in yourself, before you know it your kids will be grown and gone.
Our daughter Hailee was born 1 year and 9 and 1/2 months ( approx.) after Bryce, on May 23, 2001. She is my "Birthday Baby". She was due on her dads birthday, though she had plans of her own, and came 5 days early on mine. That's right we share our birthdays, and that is the best present i could ever ask for! The day she was born we were told that she could not hear. The doctor had no explanation as he gave us the news, he just told us to prepare and have her retested after 6 weeks. Not prepared for the news i was crushed. My husband, who is usually pessimistic, was ready to learn sign language and make the most of it... after all we had and otherwise healthy and stunning baby girl. Needless to say at her 6 week hearing check she passed!! Hailee is now 7. She is the drama queen, center of attention, loving, huggable, giggly and non stop talker and very much a free spirit! Sometimes i wonder if she doesn't hold the soul of an old hippie :0) She really is a peace maker and has enough love for everyone who comes into her life.
Now for Kaden and Kaleb. Anyone who says having twins isn't AMAZING will get a very firm argument from me. I was not supposed to have anymore children after Hailee. I was having some medical problems, was put on birth control, and was all set for exploratory surgery and most possibly a partial hysterectomy. Low and behold we find out during pre-op testing... WE WERE PREGANT!!! At 26 weeks i had an ultra sound to make sure the baby ( yes i said BABY.. as in one) was o.k., and opted out of finding out the sex. The ultra sound only detected ONE baby, although my clairvoyant sister-in-law and one of my best friends knew otherwise and was very unforgiving in "seeing" that there was 2. So, thinking all was well, because the doctor had not stated otherwise, my husband, Bryce, Hailee, and i relocated to Washington state. Promptly 6 weeks after being there i went into premature labor, was admitted to the hospital, put on bed rest, and the problem was diagnosed... TWINS!!! 3 weeks later on March 5, 2003, we welcomed Kaden into the world via natural birth, and Kaleb via C-section. Both small ( however good sized for early twins) they were unable to hold their bodily temperature and had no reflex for sucking. A few days in an incubator and being fed from a cup, they came home. They are now healthy, active and catching up with everyone else. We still have a few set backs with them but we are getting there! Kaden and Kaleb are my little comedians. However different their personalities (they remind me of Penn and Teller, just a little less rude or crass) they can still bring a smile and laughter into any room. It's awesome to sit and watch them learn new things and come up with devious ways trick us, get into things, persuade people, all with out saying a thing to each other! And yes, they still like to tell people that do not know them that they are each other ( as in Kaden saying he is Kaleb, and Kaleb saying he is Kaden), i feel really sorry for their future teachers! Unbelievable to think that they will be 6 in a few months.
In all of our adventures through the years, between living in 5 different states, having 4 kids, and the roller coaster of life taking us all on a ride, i would have to say that however rough or blessed it has been, i would not change one moment of it for anything. We have acquired so many friends through out the years that accept us and love us for who we are. Our families, however dysfunctional either side is or has been, have always been a constant source of love for us. And all the rough sand paper years we have traveled through has put us in a smooth spot for the moment, and we are actually able to look back and be thankful for all of it and be proud of where we are now. Everything has definately been worth it.
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