Cuteness!

playing outside

Andy and Em before Avery's baptism

Future artists!

Cuteness!

playing outside

Andy and Em before Avery's baptism

Future artists!

March of Dimes - March for Babies

This last Saturday was the March for Babies walk down at the Rose Garden. The morning was cool and crisp but we avoided the rain and had a wonderful time. We raised over $3,000 for the March of Dimes and surpassed the goal I set. Thank you to all of our donors and walkers. Can't wait to do it again next year!!

Our banner on Ambassador Avenue

The grandma's pushed the girls the whole way!

March of Dimes - March for Babies

This last Saturday was the March for Babies walk down at the Rose Garden. The morning was cool and crisp but we avoided the rain and had a wonderful time. We raised over $3,000 for the March of Dimes and surpassed the goal I set. Thank you to all of our donors and walkers. Can't wait to do it again next year!!

Our banner on Ambassador Avenue

The grandma's pushed the girls the whole way!

Ellery Showing Off!

Ellery Showing Off!

1 Year Ago Today

A year ago today we were brought our sweet baby girls home from the NICU for the very first time. I was so excited to get them home but at the same time so very scared!! They were still so tiny and fragile. I was shocked that they actually let us leave. Ellery weighed in at a whopping 5lbs 9oz and little Emily was just 4lbs 10oz. She was too small for the car seat she had to come home in a car bed. Seriously....why would you send such tiny things home with first time freaked out parents. That should be illegal. I'm grateful that they did trust us, though. I took those babies from the NICU and never looked back. A year later I can't believe how easily & naturally Andy and I grew into our roles as parents. It's been the most amazing thing and hardest thing we've ever done. Ellery in her car seat.

Little Em in her car bed.

Ellery waving goodbye to the NICU

When I look at these pictures I can not believe that these are the same babies we see today!

Ellery & I were dancing.

El & Em on Easter after seeing their BFF Avery get baptized.

1 Year Ago Today

A year ago today we were brought our sweet baby girls home from the NICU for the very first time. I was so excited to get them home but at the same time so very scared!! They were still so tiny and fragile. I was shocked that they actually let us leave. Ellery weighed in at a whopping 5lbs 9oz and little Emily was just 4lbs 10oz. She was too small for the car seat she had to come home in a car bed. Seriously....why would you send such tiny things home with first time freaked out parents. That should be illegal. I'm grateful that they did trust us, though. I took those babies from the NICU and never looked back. A year later I can't believe how easily & naturally Andy and I grew into our roles as parents. It's been the most amazing thing and hardest thing we've ever done. Ellery in her car seat.

Little Em in her car bed.

Ellery waving goodbye to the NICU

When I look at these pictures I can not believe that these are the same babies we see today!

Ellery & I were dancing.

El & Em on Easter after seeing their BFF Avery get baptized.

Ladies and Gents we have a walker!!!

Ellery took 5 steps today all by herself. She did it a few times. Uh oh....I think we're in trouble.

Ladies and Gents we have a walker!!!

Ellery took 5 steps today all by herself. She did it a few times. Uh oh....I think we're in trouble.

Could This Be The Last RSV Shot?

On Friday the girls went in for their 6th RSV (Synagis) shot. Boy does this shot make them angry!! We're hoping that this is the last one for the year, but the Dr's are waiting for the Center for Disease Control to release the reports for April to determine whether a 7th shot is necessary. I would love for the shots to be over but at the same time I've just met the out of pocket deductible for pharmacy so this shot would be 100% paid for by my benefit coverage. We've paid over 7K out of pocket since November for Synagis - that doesn't make me too bad of a mom for hoping for just 1 more "free" shot...right?

The girls were weighed at the appointment and I'm excited to report that Emily was 17lbs 1 oz and Ellery was 19lbs 10oz. They are getting so big. Now, they were weighed with diapers on so that may make a little bit of a difference...but still I'm loving those weight gains! They've been eating table foods like maniacs the last few weeks. I don't even pack purees for them to take the school. They eat all big kid food now.

Ellery is starting to take her first steps. She's walked 1 full step maybe two all by herself. She's going to be walking before we know what hit us. Emily is perfecting her standing ability and in fact decided to stand on a basket this week. The basket was against the window so it was promptly moved to a new location.

Emily wants out!

We are exactly 2 weeks away from the March of Dimes March for Babies walk. The team is super excited for the walk...now we just need the weather to cooperate! We are only $2 away from our goal of $2500. I'm hoping that by tomorrow we will have met our goal! http://www.marchforbabies.org/teams/586132

We love the Nike daycare center and we love our teachers there! Here's a pic that teacher Amy took of the girls. They had just finished a walk around the Nike campus and fell asleep in the exact same position. :)

Happy Passover & Easter from the Singer Family!!

Could This Be The Last RSV Shot?

On Friday the girls went in for their 6th RSV (Synagis) shot. Boy does this shot make them angry!! We're hoping that this is the last one for the year, but the Dr's are waiting for the Center for Disease Control to release the reports for April to determine whether a 7th shot is necessary. I would love for the shots to be over but at the same time I've just met the out of pocket deductible for pharmacy so this shot would be 100% paid for by my benefit coverage. We've paid over 7K out of pocket since November for Synagis - that doesn't make me too bad of a mom for hoping for just 1 more "free" shot...right?

The girls were weighed at the appointment and I'm excited to report that Emily was 17lbs 1 oz and Ellery was 19lbs 10oz. They are getting so big. Now, they were weighed with diapers on so that may make a little bit of a difference...but still I'm loving those weight gains! They've been eating table foods like maniacs the last few weeks. I don't even pack purees for them to take the school. They eat all big kid food now.

Ellery is starting to take her first steps. She's walked 1 full step maybe two all by herself. She's going to be walking before we know what hit us. Emily is perfecting her standing ability and in fact decided to stand on a basket this week. The basket was against the window so it was promptly moved to a new location.

Emily wants out!

We are exactly 2 weeks away from the March of Dimes March for Babies walk. The team is super excited for the walk...now we just need the weather to cooperate! We are only $2 away from our goal of $2500. I'm hoping that by tomorrow we will have met our goal! http://www.marchforbabies.org/teams/586132

We love the Nike daycare center and we love our teachers there! Here's a pic that teacher Amy took of the girls. They had just finished a walk around the Nike campus and fell asleep in the exact same position. :)

Happy Passover & Easter from the Singer Family!!