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“Randomness…”

The above image will forever resonate as one of the top memories this home gave us.  It was 6am on August 30, 2007…I asked my husband to take one last photo of me at home before heading to Presbyterian Hospital to deliver my gifts.

Our house has not just been a house.  It has been a remarkable home.  It is the place we found out we were pregnant.  It is where I spent many, many weeks on bed rest.  It is the home in which we brought the twinkies home to for the first time.  It is where we watched the first rolls, the first words, the first crawls, the first steps. 

Here are a few things both special (and comical) that I know will bring smiles and laughter when I reflect back on these posts…

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Oh gosh…THE MINIVAN!!!  I will never forget Ken and I making the decision to turn in our cars for more practical modes of transportation.  We showed up at Hendrick Honda and first traded in the Sequoia for an Accord.  Then…well, then…it was time.  Time for my husband to man-up and do what was right for our new family.  Trade in the BMW 530i (with sports package…b/c I guess that is important) for the HONDA ODYSSEY!!  WOOHOO!! 

We know it’s not “cool”, but hey…I love it!!  With the click of a button we can open two doors, a hatch back and have those twinkies and stoller loaded in 5.5 seconds.  I think he has warmed up to it…we are now on our second Odyssey. 

I often wondered if our home would ever return to ‘normal’.  It is funny to watch a home transform in order to make it safe for little ones.

Addy cruising along shortly after taking her first steps.

Our uptown home in the summertime.

“The Nursery…”

Like most nesting, new mommies…when I found out I was pregnant I immediately started buying all of the pregnancy books AND thinking about THE NURSERY!!  Because Bray and Addy were conceived via fertility treatments, I only had a 24 hour window in which to think pink or blue (even though I had a strong feeling that I was carrying multiples).  We went from Day One…’You’re pregnant” to Day Two ultrasound, “It’s Twins!”. 

And so the planning began.  The walls had already been painted gray…a color that I loved.  And because I could not WAIT until week 18 to find out their sexes, my husband and I decided to stick with the contemporary feel that we had already started.  It turned out perfect for us.  My-oh-my the memories…

I will forever treasure and remember their nursery…