Minivan

It has been over a week now that both girls have been home and we continue to adjust daily. The twinners definitely keep us hopping and on our toes...and we love it! It is amazing how having children really changes who you are. I never understood how people could be so protective of their children...now I do. I never understood why so many moms drove minivans...now I do. Yeah that is right. Dave won. As many of you know Dave has wanted a minivan for quite a while...even before we had kids. He thought they were great because of all the space they have. Well I was not on the same page as him. I could not get over how unattractive of a vehicle they are (no offense to those of you have have and love your minivan). Well, I changed my mind the day we brought Adalyn home. Allow me to pain you a little picture.

...Dave and I head up to the hospital to pick up Emma. Adalyn is along for moral support. We get both of the girls packed up and into their double stroller (which is much like a stretch limo in terms of stroller size). We head out to the car and get both girls car seats locked into their bases in the back seat of my lovely volkswagen golf. The stroller gets very strategically placed into the "trunk". The girl's monitor occupy the only space left in the back seat. The diaper bag get crammed behind the passenger seat. I get into the car and I am sitting a little closer to the dash then usual, but since I am not really what most people would call tall, I seem to fit just fine. Dave on the other hand looks like a large person driving a smart car...in other words...he just does not fit. His seat has to be so far forward that he has to drive the entire way home with his knees touching the dashboard. Poor Dave had to listen to me giggle at him almost the whole way home. However, it was at this point where I realized that we needed something with more space and really a minivan was the most practical choice.



So in this instance my girls changed who I was in terms of my car. You see I have always become friends with my cars. My little white volkswagen golf was very "me" and I lovingly called it princess. Well we traded princess in at the end of last week for a white chevy venture. And now rather than having a car named princess I have a car that I can very comfortably use to transport my princesses. You see I really no longer care what kind of vehicle I drive as long as it is the best thing for my family. I am still getting to know my minivan so I have not come up with a name for it yet, but I will :)

Things continue to go well at home. Dave & I are still adjusting to getting no more than 2 consecutive hours of sleep at night. We are also adjusting to almost always smelling like spit up. And we are adjusting to the joy of parenting such wonderful miracles. We continue to feel blessed on a daily basis and it is our prayer that it never changes.

The girls had another eye exam yesterday. Emma has stage 2 ROP of both eyes and Adalyn's eyes are still immature, but show no signs of disease. So both girls will continue to go in for eye exams until their eyes are mature which usually occurs between 40-44 weeks gestation.



Both girls continue to struggle with their reflux, Emma still more than Adalyn. Please boldly ask God to heal there reflux. I am okay with them spitting up as long as they gain weight, are comfortable, and do not have alarms. Well they are gaining weight, but there are times where their reflux seems to bother them despite being on Zantac. And they are still having some alarms when they spit up. Please pray that they continue to grow and develop well and that God protect them from illness and infection.

On another note. Dave & I were contacted last week by a reporter from the Holland Sentinel wanting to do a piece about our girls. The story is in today's paper in the Life Style section. It can also be found on there website by following this link: http://www.hollandsentinel.com/feature/x1920340700/Tiny-blessings.