The Luckiest No Matter What!

10. Bum Genius Diapers: At the advice and convincing of my teaching partner, Josh and I have embarked on the fun exciting world of reusable diapers.  Although the cost is large up front, we have already saved money over using disposable diapers.  We have a pretty good schedule of how and when we wash and it's been super manageable!  These diapers are stupendous with tons of snaps to fit babies until they're potty trained.  These are not the old cloth diapers with pins.  I would highly recommend using them!  9. Knowing Nurses:   Between my mom and friend Corey, I know I can call either of them and they can answer just about any question I might have.  This is invaluable for a new mom!  8. Chicco Double Stroller:   Our stroller is how I get out of the house every day!  It fits our Chicco car seats and has great storage and cup holders too ;)  7. Wubbanubs: These are pacifiers that have a stuffed animal attached to t...

I attribute a lot of my success both mentally and physically to certain things that I thought I would share in case it might help others.  Here is what I couldn't live without while I was pregnant: My DVD player:  When you're up in the middle of the night for almost SIX MONTHS before the babies are born, you need something to occupy your time.  I rewatched so many favorite TV shows in the wee hours.  I know this helped me get onto our twins' schedule once they were born! A body pillow:  I starting having trouble sleeping around 18 weeks and by the end, even switching sides of a huge ordeal.  The body pillow was the only reason I was able to sleep at all I think.  Pure Protein Bars : 20 grams of protein in these bad boys!  Isopure protein shakes (dutch chocolate to be exact): Put two scoops of this liquid gold with two cups of milk and presto!  66 grams of protein before eating or drinking a single other thing.  Obviously my 8l...

Throughout our entire three year journey with infertility, there were a lot of setbacks and triumphs along the way; good news as well as bad news. When we found out we were having twins, we knew as much as that was double the blessings and double the joy, it was also double the risks and possible complications.  I threw myself into research mode to find out what exactly I could do to create the best environment and pregnancy I could for our little ones. One of the biggest risks of twins is preterm labor and premature birth.  In fact, over 50% of twins are born before 37 weeks and the average birth weeks of twins is 35 weeks.  In addition, the average birth weight for twins is 5lbs and 5oz.  I was determined to beat ALL of those odds plus all of the naysayers that kept telling us I would go early or to be prepared for small premature babies with possible stays in the RNICU. As the pregnancy got farther along, we watched one of our best friends have a little one ...

Today is my babies one month birthday!  People ask me a lot if the time seems to be going fast or slow.  Partially, I feel as though I have never known another life than the one I have right now.  I say that happily, but I guess that might make some people think that I feel the time has gone by slow.  After almost three years of trying and one month of them being here, I cannot picture my life without them.  I have a hard time being able to visualize our house without baby stuff everywhere or the laid back nature of our schedules now that every single moment of the day is dedicated to these two amazing boys and especially when they have to eat next ;)  Another part of me feels like I just blinked and Nolan and Judah have been here for a month.  WOW. To capture their growth and our journey as new parents, I thought I would write down reflections each month. Things we learned about Nolan Gerard Hundt: Nolan, formally our Baby...