Happy Birthday Liam and Grant!!

Morning of their birth (yes I was a total cow!)
The twins with mommy and daddy
Jackson giving me a kiss
Mia being a proud big sister
Grant (left) and Liam (right)

I really cannot believe it has been 1 year since our precious twins were born. Thinking back to that day we were both so nervous and anxious. Everything we had been told about twins being at an increased risk for breathing difficulties, lower birth weight, and increased risk for C-section kept our prayers constant and our nerves high. I remember our nurse (whose name happened to be Amelia--weird, huh?) was Catholic as well and she pinned two St. Gerard medals (Patron St. of Mothers) to my gown to be with us throughout the birth. I remember crying so hard after they were born and were fine (and big--6 lbs 1oz and 5 lbs 12 oz). Even in the delivery room we weren't totally sure of their names. Twin A (first born--now Liam) was supposed to be Grant and twin B (second born--now Grant) we weren't sure about yet (I think we may have even called him Garrett at one point). Once we got to the post-partem room, Matt and I took a good look at them and decided that the smaller twin looked more like a Liam and the other baby was definitely a Grant. Too funny that they have reversed roles now and Liam outweighs Grant by over 1 pound! We were constantly examining them after they were born to see if they were really identical. They were easy to tell apart then and we were very skeptical about their being identical twins (we still have yet to get the expensive test to tell for sure yet, but we are going with the identical thing at this point). I remember crying (again I know, but the hormones!!) seeing how big my baby Jackson's hands were when he was holding one of them the first day we got home. True, the first few weeks after their birth were a whirlwind, but so amazing. Such a blessing from God. Happy Birthday baby boys!! We all love you so very much!

Enjoy the pictures of us 1 year ago today!