Burlington Baby Shower...

Three words: Beautiful, Pink and Loved.   

These are the 3 words that come to mind when I think about our shower this past Sunday.   Pink decorated cupcakes centered each table with special baggies of Hersey kisses reading “Stephanie’s Baby Shower”, handmade white chocolate baby face pop’s wrapped in a cute little onsie with a photo frame and a bottle of lotion as favors.  So many games to play and beautiful balloons with precious ceramic baby booties as weights. So many people there to celebrate Sophia and Alexa.. Billy and I felt very special to be surrounded by everyone!

Down to every detail I have to thank my mother-in-law Kathy, my sister-in-law Chrissy and Carly for all their time spent and the details they put into this shower.  Bill and I were blown away by everything the minute we reached the doorway.  I think pink is everyone’s favorite color now!

The day was perfect, the breakfast buffet was delicious and the gifts overflowed.  We thank everyone for coming and sharing our special day with us.  We received so many amazing & unexpected presents for our girls including our stroller, red flyer wagon, Red Sox diaper cake, our bassinet, a portable DVD player for car rides, all the classic Disney DVD’s with matching story books, the most beautiful toy box that matches the nursery perfectly, a hand knit red sox sweater that is so adorable and so much more! I can’t list them all because we were definitely spoiled by everyone and words can not explain how thankful we are to have such an amazing family.  I for one feel like the luckiest girl in the world to be married into such a wonderful family.

Thank you all so much!

Love,
Stephanie

Cape Baby Shower...

I don‘t even know were to begin.  Our shower this past Sunday was absolutely perfect.   From the beautiful sweets table, to the homemade food made by our family and friends, tons of beautifully wrapped presents, onsie and bib station (which people amazed me with their creativity), special message cards to our baby girls and most importantly being surrounded by the best family and friends any girl could ask for.  I felt so loved and so spoiled! 

A couple of months ago I was not even going to have a shower.  There is not an hour that goes by that I am not thinking about Sophia and Alexa, so how could I manage my emotions enough to get through a shower in their honor?   I must say that I was happy that I did because being around family and friends is exactly what I needed at that point.  I will never forget the pain that we are dealing with but it was a day were I could just enjoy being pregnant with our twin girls.  I have not had that feeling in quite sometime. Thank you  to everyone for just being there to celebrate our girls and not to be sad or talk about the “what if”.. It was a perfect afternoon with family and friends preparing us for our girls to enter into this world and I can’t thank you all enough for making us feel so comfortable and for understanding what Bill and I are going through.

Special thank you to

*Niki for her delicious veggie lasagna and to my aunts for their yummy side dishes!

*Mary, Katie, Casey and my Aunt Laura for their delicious fancy deserts which complimented the sweets table perfectly

*Heather R for her homemade princess onsie cookies that were not only adorable but also so delicious!

*Mama W and Chrissy for making the trip down and making her famous Chicken Salad.

*Special thank you to my little sisters Gabrielle and Madison for their hand written letters to me that I couldn’t read at the shower because I knew I would get upset.  They were the sweetest letters I have ever read and I will keep them forever.

*My Dad and brother for moving all the heavy furniture around the house and setting up the tent outside.. Good thing you were still able to fit in 18 holes that day or I would have really felt bad!

 *And of course to my mom and my sister Heather for taking days to set up for this shower… Being covered in white chocolate and cup cake mix, elbows deep in lasagna to making lime lemonade by scratch until 12am just because I wanted pink and green special drinks… This list would never end if I had to list all that you two put into our special day and I can not thank you enough for making this a shower I will never forget.

Billy and I are so very grateful for you all!

Can’t wait for our Burlington shower hosted by my amazing mother-in-law in just 2 weeks! I am sure I will love it just as much!

27 Weeks and growing....

 Hey everyone!

God answered our prayers this week and our appointment yesterday went so well.  Alexa amazes me already.  She has gained a full pound since our last appointment and she is now 1 lb 5 oz.  During the u/s she was dancing all around, kicking and holding her hands over her head.   She inspires me every-time I see her on the monitor.

Her sister Sophia was being difficult and we left the office with no good picture of her.  She is doing extremely well and is in the 92nd percentile for weight.  She is 2 lb 14oz!! Almost 3 pounds already.  At first I was concerned that she is growing to big but the doctor assured me that everything is ok and that it is normal.  I don’t think that I will fully believe that there is nothing wrong with Sophia until I hold her in my arms and the doctors confirm that she is healthy. A part of me is so scared to loose both of my girls.

We did not get any good pictures of Sophia but the tech did capture a great picture of both the girls face to face.. Looks like they already have a strong bond.

At our appointment yesterday not only did we meet with our doctor and have an ultrasound but we had an appointment to meet with a doctor from the NICU and was able to get a tour.  The doctor’s appointment went well.  I had to have a glucose test and drink that nasty drink! It got worse with every sip but I PASSED!!  Meeting the NICU doctor was pretty rough on both Bill and I.  We were faced with some tough questions.  Questions that I never thought we would ever have to answer.  We have to make decisions on breathing tubes, feeding tubes, surgeries, etc..  we need to make the right decision for Alexa and try to put our feelings and wants aside.  Of course we would want to do everything we can to try to save our daughter but we need to think of her quality of life and what is the best thing for her.  We just want her to be comfortable.  We are hoping and praying for a miracle every day.

Overall our day in Providence yesterday went well.  Alexa is still with us and Sophia is doing great.  Thank you to my mom and sister Heather who was with us for the day and purchased us these adorable pink teddy bears for the girls.  One was a little smaller than the other and it was just the cutest thing.   When we came back from the NICU they had them on the table facing each other just like the girls were in the u/s picture above.

Our next appointment is in a few weeks.. Within this time, I will have received our maternity photos and will have my Mom’s shower and my mother-in-laws shower so I will post pictures soon after each event!

Thank you again for listening to our story and for being so supportive.  Each prayer counts so we thank you for praying for our girls!

Love,

Stephanie