a day out with family

This was taken today at the Mall of America. We were told we could go to the Mall and walk around. It was nice and quiet there today so it allowed us to be out and my anxiety level was low since we sort of had our run of the place. My mom is in town visiting so she helped me take the kids out. A huge thank you to her!! (she has been helping out with the babies and lavishing them with love as well as cooking for us) We met my brothers wife, Annette, and her kids at the Mall. My mom and the big kids enjoyed going on some rides at the Nickelodeon park. I enjoyed holding my babies and being out in a different environment and a good chat with Annette. Max, Mia and Adam are very respectful of the rules of not touching the babies. They love to look at them though. Max and Mia wait paitently for their turn to hold the boys. I keep telling them by the time cousins Ava and Jack (my sisters children) get here from Colorado in early June, they will be ready for holding by other kids...especially their cousins.

Max and Mia, for those of you just joining us, are our 4yr old neice and nephew that are also IVF twins. They have been very good teachers to Randy and I. This whole experience hasn't been as scary or nervewracking because of them. They even watched me receive shots when Randy was traveling for work. I would go out to their house for my brother or Annette to administer the shots. Both kids wanted to watch so we let them. Because of this, they were in on things from the get go and have been waiting for these babies along with the rest of us. Cousin Ava in CO has been praying for the babies and their safe and healthy arrival from the beginning also. She too is excited to meet the babies! My sister and her family will be joining us for 2wks in June! We are patiently waiting to introduce our sons to them.

I found one more of Gavin.... he was making all of these faces while Randy was holding him two nights ago. We just kept snapping pictures and caught a few good ones.