The Greatest Thing Ever!

Maddox always does this with his hands. We say he's praising the Lord!
Maddox looked so cute in this shirt. This is one of daddy's favorite pictures.
Addison always does the cutest things with her hands when is sleeping. She is just precious!

Another cute picture of Addi!
This was taken at Mimi and Pops (great grandparents) house.

I had been getting little grins at random times from the babies, but Brent did not believe me. On Monday my mom came over and she really got Maddox going, so I ran and caught it on the video part of my digital camera (that's why the picture is kind of dark). Brent was so jealous he wasn't here! :) (Note: The smiling part occurs within the first 40 seconds or so.)

Meet Preston and More Pics of the Babies

Maddox's and Addison's cousin was born 3 weeks after they were. Here is a picture of the cutie (top pic)! Here are also some newer pictures of the babies. They turned 8 weeks old on Monday and are doing great. They have started sleeping for one 5 hour stretch at night. That has been really good, and I feel like I finally have a feeding system down. It is now under 1 hour! They are just precious and so much fun.

Hands

The babies do the cutest things with their hands. I love it! Here are some pictures I have taken.

First Photo Shoot

My talented photographer friend, Jen Harrell (http://www.jharrellphotography.blogspot.com/), came over a week or so ago and took some pictures of the babies. It was a crazy night, but somehow she managed to get some great pics despite the temperament of the babies (particularly Maddox). But I have to say she had the perfect subjects to photograph! :)

A glimpse of our new life!

This was after our first venture out with the babies. Thankfully this began happening on the car ride home, and this video clip occurred moments before we were able to feed them and calm them down. It's funny because one would cry and then the other would start. Very rarely are they both crying at the same time.

We're home!

We got to come home on Tuesday. The babies and I had been in the hospital for 15 days. I feel so fortunate that I was able to be with them the whole time. I couldn't even imagine going home without them. They are doing great! We had our first doctor's appointment on Friday. Addison weighs 4 pounds 11 ounces, and Maddox weighs 5 pounds 4 ounces. They are both up from what they were when we left the hospital. We are having a great time loving on our babies!

Both of the babies had jaundice and had to be put under these lights for a couple of days. Here is a picture of Maddox already protecting his sister.

Welcome Maddox James and Addison Blakely!

They're here! Maddox and Addison arrived on January 14th. Addison was born at 10:06 a.m. and weighed 4 pounds & 6 ounces. Maddox was born at 10:07 a.m. and weighed 5 pounds & 5 ounces. They are doing great! We are still in the hospital with them & I have been fortunate enough to be able to stay in a room with them. Hopefully we'll be home within the week! More later.

Emma Kate Video Clip

These are two video clips of Emma Kate at Christmas. Nana got her a cheerleading doll. As soon as the doll starting cheering, Emma Kate starting dancing. It was hilarious!

The Nursery

The nursery finally does not look like a disaster area. My mom has helped me tremendously over this past week or so to get the nursery ready for Maddox and Addison. We are still waiting on some artwork and a few other things here and there, but I thought I would atleast give you a sneak peak of what is there right now. The picture/frame was a Christmas gift from my parents. My mom and I saw this at a really cute kid's boutique, and I absolutely loved it! I cried in the store (blame it on the hormones). I thought it was so sweet. My parents surprised me on Christmas with it! I cried again. :)