Special Moments

Silas and Jonah got to meet so many people before they left FL even though they couldn't go too many places yet. They met almost all their aunts, uncles, and cousins that live in Jax. I have such a great family! I am so thankful that our boys have that too.

Here is one of the many moments they spent with their Great Grandma Wootton (my mom's mom)!

Here the boys are visiting their Great Grandma Carswell. She had surgery the day the boys came home from the NICU, so we visited her in a rehab facility. I think Jonah looks a whole lot like her and my dad.

Becca came by to see them several times and brought presents almost every time... she is already spoiling them! She will be like family to them if she ends up working in Petén.

On the Way to KS

Silas and Jonah had to say goodbye to their Papa and Grandma Kiki this morning. This broke my heart. I feel horrible taking away their only grandchildren from them. They are very supportive of us and what God has given us to do in Guatemala, but it's still hard to say goodbye... harder now.

We are going to spend the next 4 weeks in KS before we head back to Guatemala around the 17th. The boys have one more doctors' appointment and this will also give them some time to put a little more weight on before heading off to the jungle.

We are obviously a little sleep deprived like normal parents of newborns, so Jimmy's dad decided to fly to FL and help drive us all to KS. This is very helpful and much safer for everyone on the road! It's a 20 hour trip plus all the stops to feed them.

The boys have been sweethearts! They did seem a little car sick today. We went through a lot more clothes than normal, so they arrived at the hotel naked... I'm sure little boys couldn't care less! They are sleeping soundly now... Jimmy too!

Seven Pounders

We love Jonah and Silas' pediatrician. He was so helpful today. He is a friend of my dad's. He is such a nice guy. I felt like we got extra special care, but he probably treats all his patients that nicely. He spent so much time with us going over questions. He hand wrote out a list of issues we might have in the first year and what medications to look for and the doses. He also gave us his personal number to call if we ever have an emergency and need some immediate info. This was such a blessing and made me feel a lot better about taking my little ones to the jungle!

The boys have been off bottles since Friday and the nursing is going great! This is such a blessing. I was having a lot of anxiety over this since there are 2 of them and they had been on bottles for so long in the NICU. God just brought the right people in my path to help me with this and offer encouragement. I know this is the best thing for our boys. Anyway this is a HUGE praise and one of the most rewarding things that I fought for in my life!

Jonah is 21.4 in and 7 lbs 2 oz and Silas is 20.4 in 7 lbs.

The boys got their 2 month shots today. They didn't make too much of a ruckus. Jonah actually took it better than Silas.

Silas Before:

Silas After:

Jonah Before: (He liked this vaccine)

Jonah after his shots:

The People You Meet!

We love being around the Proctors. They are so passionate about what they are doing and it's contagious! I love seeing them interact with each other and hope our family turns out like that. They have personally invested in us with their time, friendship and encouragement. They haven't missed a single milestone in our ministry. They wanted to meet our boys, so we got to eat lunch with them yesterday.

Crossroad's youth group is coming down in June and their son Clint is making plans too. Maybe we will get their whole family down there one summer!

Christmas Photos

One of the girls that was on the mission team that opened the door in New Horizon took some Christmas photos for us. We wanted one for our Christmas update with the boys. She was very patient. It was tough to get 2 wobbly necked babies to look pleasant at the same time, they kept making faces! We had fun!

Family Date

Last week we decided to go out as a family of 4 for the first time. We went to a small restaurant close by for a late lunch. It was nice and quiet. The boys didn't make a peep other than a little gas... boys are so fun! We are getting the hang of this!

CRAZY ITEM OF THE DAY:

Not sure how this happens. Silas likes to save it all for Daddy!

Our New Life

My mind is so sporadic I am having trouble forming a post. I think the being away from home for over 3 months is getting to me more than the 90 minute sleep incriminates. My need to have everything at a specific angle in its specific place is not being met! I feel like we have stuff everywhere. I cannot wait to put all the babies' things away in their dresser drawers and get back to my organized life. I keep thinking about our ministry and how I want to still be a part of it and how I am going to deal with everyone touching my tiny babies at first! We both are thinking about New Horizon and wonder how God is going to work that out. Our life in Guatemala will be forever different when we get back... the unknown is making me impatient.

Here is our family of 4! Jonah is grabbing at his brother!

This was their first time in their little play yard. Jonah rolled over to hug is brother.

The boys went to their first doctor's appointment and got a great report. The NICU conditioned us to measure everything, so we went to the doctor with a notebook of all their feedings and diapers. Their pediatrician is a musician friend of my dad and I had met him before too. We are thankful once again for the awesome folks God brings into our life. He told us to chill out and just be parents! We got rid of the notebook!

The boys are eating very well now. They sleep anywhere from 3-4 hours. Hopefully we can get them completely off the bottle feedings soon which means less pumping and that will add to our sleep time.

I will leave you with some photos of them flashing their dimples!

Jonah

Silas