The Boy, The Girl, and The Babies: Love Came Early...

Wednesday, April 13, 2011

Love Came Early...

A year ago today...at this very moment and one moment after, Grayson and Rogan entered this world nearly 11 weeks early.

Grayson Lear

April 13, 2010

8:33 a.m.

3 lbs 8 oz

15.5"

Rogan Emerson

April 13, 2010

8:34 a.m.

3 lbs 10 oz

16.5"

Their birth caught everyone off guard. If you'd like to read their birth story, click here. Everytime I think about that day, I feel guilty and tears well up in my eyes. They should've stayed safe inside me for much longer. Instead, they spent eight weeks in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU.)

I actually don't regret the NICU experience. I learned so much. The doctors and nurses in the NICU at Women's Hospital are some of the best people I've ever met. When the boys came early, I knew there wasn't a better place they could've been.

They came home on June 8, 2010. That feels like their birthday to me.

The boys have come so far this past year! You can't even tell they were preemies. They don't have any health problems and are doing great!

This first year has been rough, though. Life with twins isn't easy! It's easier than it used to be. However, I still have days where their screaming drives me insane! They always want to be picked up at the same time. If you walk past them without picking them up, they scream like banshees! At least now they can sit up and crawl. They're able to entertain themselves...even if it means getting into mischief!

Rogan has always done everything first. Once Grayson does it, however, he perfects it. Rogan rolled from his back to his tummy a couple of months before Grayson did. Once Grayson finally rolled from his back to his tummy, he was rolling everywhere! Rogan still just laid there. Rogan cut his first tooth before Grayson did. Once Grayson did, he cut two teeth at once. (Rogan currently has 2.5 teeth, and Grayson has 4!) Rogan was able to sit unsupported for a few days before Grayson did. Once Grayson was able to, he had perfect posture. Rogan slouched and had bad posture. Rogan began crawling one day before Grayson. They both had no trouble perfecting that skill! Rogan has been pulling himself up for a couple of weeks now. Grayson hasn't done that yet...but I'm sure he will soon...and do it better. ;o)