perfection

party of 5

Reid Michael Kofford
11.27.1o 2:14am
4 pounds 6 ounces

Drew Benjamin Kofford
11.27.10 2:15am
4 pounds 7 ounces

The challenges this pregnancy brought became a distant memory the second these 2 entered the world! My heart instantly grew, and we are completely in love with every piece of them.

Nate and I had planned a night out together to go to dinner & a movie. I had a doctor's appointment that we went to first where we found out our date night was going to be a night in labor & delivery instead!

Proud papa holding the little ones for the first time

There really is nothing better than meeting your new child for the first time. Everything happened so quickly, and was kind of a blur...but this moment...I'll never forget.

Where would we be without Dena? It was such an amazing blessing having her here with us for the last 4 weeks. We could have never made it this far without her. This picture captured such a priceless moment, I am so thankful for her!

And there a no words to describe how much I love my Chase. I have been so worried about adding 2 new babies to our perfect little duo. He is no doubt my best buddy, I LOVE being his mom. He has made this scary transition seem so natural. It feels like he knew right away that he has a new role in our family--the big brother!

Everyone is doing great! Drew had a very quick stay in the NICU to make sure he was breathing ok, he got the green light after a few hours and he was back in my arms right where he belongs.

Happy Halloween

We had such a fun Halloween this year! Chase was so excited about everything, it made it so much more fun. Chase painted his own pumpkin this year, if I do say so myself, I think it was a masterpiece!

And...why hasn't anyone told me I have the 'pregnancy face'? I didn't notice until I saw the pictures-and trust me, this one was the best angle...

Apparently, carved pumpkins are scary to the child who I really wasn't sure was fearful of anything. He always kept a safe distance. When we were done carving the pumpkins we had to turn the faces around so he would stop hyperventilating!

Chase has loved every minute with his Great-Grandma Verna. He simply adores her as much as the rest of us! We are so sad to let her go tomorrow, but we know she has a huge fan club awaiting her arrival back in Utah. Thanks for letting us take her away from all of you for so long!

Well, this was the popular pose this year for Chase? Every time he would see the flash he would immediately put his head down. Looking at the camera or not, he looked adorable, and he loved his costume! He is my favorite.

At our ward Halloween party, Chase galloped around the parade with such excitement. The best part was that Nate was galloping right behind him! Chase really has no idea how lucky he is to have such a fun Daddy! They are so unbelievably cute together. The rest of the world doesn't seem to exist, or matter, when they are together.

This was Nate's first and only attempt at getting Chase to look at the camera. Little stinker!

I love my boys, and can't wait to have 2 more!!!

one day at a time

We have been so lucky to have Nate's Grandma Kofford come out and take care of us for the last 4 weeks! She has saved us more than she will ever know. At 79 years old, she feeds us, cares for Chase, cleans our house, does the grocery shopping, oh did I mention she feeds us? Because of her feeding us such amazing meals everyday, I have her to thank for my steady incline on the scale....I know it has to be done, but I'm seeing numbers I have never seen before-yikes!

After not leaving the house for 2 weeks, I finally convinced Nate and Grandma that I was ok for a quick visit to Quechee. Fall is magical here, and I was so upset to think that it was going to pass me by while I lay on the couch.

Chase LOVES trains. Like, a lot. He was so excited to ride on the train at Quechee, and watching him light up when he saw and rode on the train was just what we all needed. Thanks to Nate, Grandma, and some really great friends, the babies room is coming right along! The room is painted, the cribs are ready, the clothes are washed and put away, the carseats are ready, we found a new car, sold the Land Rover ( Nate is still recovering from the loss), now all we need are diapers and the babies--and from what my pediatrician told me yesterday, a nanny!

I love this boy! He just loves life. His sweet smile has kept me going during these past 5 weeks on bedrest...he is just the best.

This is a sneak peak at part of his halloween costume....

Watching him play with his Great Grandma Kofford is priceless. Since we moved to Vermont right after he was born, she rarely sees Chase. When she arrived it took no time for them to become the best of friends. She is simply amazing with how she keeps up with a very active 2.5 year old boy! We could never thank her enough for coming all the way from Utah with only 48 hours notice, for 5 weeks! That pretty sums up what an amazing women she is, and we are so lucky to have her!

As far as the babies go, all is looking really good! They are growing a lot, moving like crazy, and we are all falling more and more in love. We expect they will arrive within the next 3-4 weeks, but we would be pleasently surprised if they wait even longer! For now, we are just taking it one day at a time!

there is no place like home

I'm home! I have never been happier to be here!! All is looking pretty well right now. The contractions haven't stopped much, but they aren't making me progress any further so they let me break free and enjoy the endless contractions at home...in bed...for the rest of the pregnancy! At any rate, I'm home, and everyone is still right where they belong! Thank you all for you love, help, prayers, and support.
xox

no babies today, please.

Just last week, I was feeling pretty good, really, not much to complain about. Then the contractions started...

I am currently lying in a hospital bed at 26 weeks pregnant, praying with all I've got that this is just a bad dream. It could be worse, I just have to keep reminding myself of that. So far, we're able to get the contractions to slow down with a lot of meds, but they unfortunately won't send me home on these meds. So we are just waiting to see if my body can not go into labor without the the meds so I can go home....yes, please, I REALLY want to go home. Home is where everything is ok. Where the babies are ok, and where Chase is ok. And they are everything, and I really want all of them to be ok.

Last night was my first night away from my little guy. Not because I wouldn't have loved to have an opportunity to have a night away, but because quite frankly I have just never had the opportunity. I really wish my first night away from him could have been on a super romantic getaway with my hubby where we have no worries in the world, instead, I am here, worrying about far too much for my brain to handle. Chase woke up in the middle of the night and wanted me. It broke my heart to hear he wanted me and I was here, not there for him, and there is where I should be, where we all should be.

We are very lucky, in so many ways....but I just want a little more luck, more importantly, our babies need the luck. They are so little, they need more time, a lot more time. Even though I am unbelievably excited to have our two littliest ones here...no babies today, please!

Martha's Vineyard

Martha's Vineyard, 3 days with my hubby, Chase, and great friends was just what I needed! It was amazing. It was a miracle that we along with so many of our friends were able to get 3 days off and head to the Vineyard. Thanks Ben and Julie for inviting us, and thank you Hurricane Earl for not destroying my new favorite place!

Loving the ferry ride over from Cape Cod to Martha's Vineyard....

but all of that fresh air made him tired, he zonked out 15 minutes into our 40 minute ride

Big Chase, me, Julie, and little Chase. I don't really like that my Chase is known as "big"--I wanted him to stay little forever. But in any case, I love this girl. She has been keeping me sane the last several months. Good friends like her make life so much better!

Relaxin' on the beach. Life is good

We spent a lot of time on this porch, but who wouldn't? Look at the view!

Again...look at that view! Seriously amazing.

Eating nuggets with his Maddie! These two are quite a pair--wow!

I guess he really is "big" Chase--sad

My boys!

ADORABLE! I love every minute with this boy

And I didn't want to forget the little ones! They are doing great, and growing like crazy!

SURPRISE!

We had a pretty big surprise yesterday to find out the we are actually having twin BOYS!!! Right as the ultrasound began I saw that "baby B" who was supposed to be a girl, was most definetly a boy. The sonographer said, they probably just labeled them opposite at my previous ultrasound. Sure enough she headed over to take a peak at "baby A" and he was most definetly a boy as well! We just started laughing thinking of all of the fun and memories 3 boys are going to bring us. Even though it was a big surprise, it's perfect! We are so happy, and can't wait to meet these little guys.

I'm 18.5 weeks along and finally starting to feel better. And it's showing quick, I went from not gaining a pound to gaining 8 pounds in 4 weeks-yikes! But it feels so good to have an appetite, and have enough energy to care that the garbages are overflowing, the dust has grown a family, I haven't showered in 3 days...you get the picture! It wasn't pretty, but we're slowly sifting our way out of the mess, and it feels great!

we couldn't be more excited!!!