4th of July Weekend

Well since 4th of July weekend it's been a little crazy around here.

We had a friend from down South come stay and help out, which was not only a blessing but tons of fun. After she left, she and I got some kind of food poisoning or the flu, but I was down for four days and had to back track again with the twins. Jason and I have been through the ringer since the twins have been born; sickness, ants, worms in the kitchen... We are definitely longing to have family in the area to help out...

4th of July Weekend Jerry & Dee came to visit

Aren't they so cute and festive.
Dylan Cole what a cutie!
The five of us trying to take a picture. It was a hot afternoon and the babies were fussy and we were all a little tired, but we managed to get in a few photos.
Jason took this one...

How tired we are

How tired we are...Jason didn't even know i took this picture.

The twins were suppose to be in their beds and didn't exactly make it there.

BTW: Where is Dylan?

Friends from Indiana

Friends from Bakersfield, but now live in Indiana

visited on Sunday.

It was great to see them and have them meet the twins

Dylan and their son played so well we wished we lived closer.

It was a great visit.

Jason and Jeff with the twins


Christine and her daughter with Taryn

Taryn Grace

As girly as a girl can get (thus far)

She's a total opposite of Nolan in every way

She cares more about sleeping than eating and gets

rather upset when you disturb her beauty rest

Nolan Luke
What a sweet boy he is...
This photo really captures Nolan.

Nolan's main priority is eating, if his tummy is full he is content for a long time

He is cuddly, sweet and ten pounds already

NASCAR RACES

Jason got special NASCAR tickets from work

so Jason and Dylan went to the races in Sonoma.

What it's like to have twins

A little info :)

For all of you wondering what it's like to have twins :)

This past week...

Jason and I are so exhausted from getting up at night that the other day

while getting a bottle for Jason's night time feeding (the only time I try to feed them bottles) I poured the milk into the bottle and then quickly realized I poured it into a empty bottle without the bottle liner...so it was all over the counter...

This morning I was so tired I left the frig open and Jason came in at 7am before work and asked how long the frig had been opened...luckily it was only since 5am, but it could of been worse...but it wasn't...

Lovely...we need these two to start sleeping more at night. Last night one went for five hours so I don't think it will be long now, but you never know.

We are enjoying them though...

BTW: Out the window of the picture with jason and Taryn you can see the sky is orange from the Santa Cruz fires.

Jason and Taryn spending some quality time

Taryn is wearing her first dress, o'so cute.

It is strange to me still to see little girl clothing and stuff around the house. All is fun though and Taryn has daddy around her finger already.

Notice how tired Jason looks...we are both exhausted...but enjoying our time with the kids.

Dylan and the twins

Dylan graduates from Pre-Kindergarten

The decision was made awhile back to wait a year before sending Dylan to Kindergarten. To wait to send him worked out perfectly. Dylan was given a year to mature and adjust to San Jose. We found a great Pre-K program for him this last year, it was hard at the beginning, but in the end it all worked out and we (including us because aren't we in on the journey) are ready for Kindergarten next year.
For those who are debating i say no harm in waiting, they have their whole life ahead of them.

Dylan and some of his buddies at school...

Minor Set Back

Well on Memorial Day I was taken to the ER due to incredible back, abdominal and leg pain.

Although I fought staying at the hospital I was admitted in the morning due to a infection on the lining of my uterus...talk about pain...wow...

In any case i was there until Thursday morning...

More pictures later...

Thank you for your prayers.

The Twins at Home

Whew we are tired...already...

On May 14th the twins came home from being in the NICU for a week.

Big Brother Dylan finally gets to meet the twins!!!
He was just thrilled to finally see them and O'so proud to
finally be a BIG brother!

It was perfect too becasue the nurses made a big to do about him being a big brother, it was so cute. I don't think i've ever seen him so excited and proud at the same time.

Jason ended up in a meeting when the doctor finally dismissed them from the hospital so we had a couple nurses help us down stairs with all the stuff!!! Jason was so bummed he missed it...and we were too.

I couldn't believe all the stuff, we had to use a cart to get it down to the car.

THE STUFF~!

The car ride home Dylan was just beaming that he now had a brother/sister!
In the drive way...when we got hom.

Coming home

The twins are coming home today!

We are so excited.

Twins...Twins...Twins

The Twins have finally arrived

Nolan Luke


Taryn Grace
Taryn Grace

The sweet email Jason sent out to all our friends and family:)

We are pleased to announce the arrival of the Weller twins, Nolan Luke and Taryn Grace. These cuties were born on Wednesday 5/7/08 at 4:40 and 4:41 PM. Nolan weighed 6 lbs, 4 oz, and 20” long and Taryn weighed 4 lbs, 13 oz, and 18.5” long. They were born a little premature at +34 weeks and are currently being monitored in the NICU, but are healthy and doing well. Shelly is pain and recovering from an unexpected caesarean section. During labor, Nolan’s vital signs started to drop and they had to deliver the babies immediately. We anticipate Shelly returning home on Mother’s Day and the twins staying in the NICU for an unknown amount of time. Attached are pictures of the guys and gals together. We are so blessed and thank you all for your prayers and support.

With smiles,

Jason

Nolan in transition from isolate to crib (yipee)

Taryn in transition from isolate to crib

Dylan hasn't seen the twins yet due to being in the NICU. We can't wait for him to meet his new brother/sister. This has been hard for him and us; it's a bummer they don't let children in the NICU, but we understand. Anyway, Dylan drew this pictures for their isolates.

A little update

On the way back from purchasing the van in Petaluma we stopped to stretch our legs off of HWY 1 at this great hiking area. Although I couldn't hike a ton, we were able to get up high enough to see some of the old army barracks and explore a little. We were all tired from waking up early and rushing to Petaluma, but it was great to get out for awhile. It was a beautiful day in SF.

Some friends in Bakersfield were so sweet to throw us a twin shower before Easter.

It was so great to see everyone.

My mom came and Sharon and our nieces came from Santa Clarita. They were so cute at the shower. Little Miss Aubrey helped me open gifts, which helped so much and was such a sweet time between the two of us.

The gals who helped do the shower...

Dylan and his cousin Trevor at the Weller's House

Dylan earned his vest at Sparks (we just started)...he was so excited.

Easter this year was interesting without family...

We had some friends invite us to their house up in the Los Gatos Mtns. They had a great Easter egg hunt for the kids, they hid about 300 eggs...

I'm not as active as I used to be, but I'm making it to the end...

Dylan found his Easter basket...

We are doing well. Since week 29 hit I've been a lot more tired and i'm in a lot of pain with my back. The doctor said this is where a single/twin pregnancy differs the last couple of weeks are much harder on a woman carrying twins. WIth that said I think it's hard for all the last month of the pregnancy. I've been in a lot of pain though, so if you can keep me in your prayers that would be great. Week 33 starts Monday and they are hoping I make it to week 36; babies are very healthy and moving a TON.

Dylan is imitating what I do on the couch...it was pretty funny.

Alright now we are on a ten week countdown. Ten weeks meaning, I'm at 26 weeks now and ten more weeks until 36 weeks, which is what my doctor hopes I will make it to.

I'm thrilled it's ten more weeks, I NEED A RUN!!!

Is that selfish or what! Give me a little grace though I've been running consistently since college and exercising since six, so a little grace is needed... Running can be addictive you know...and it definitely was a "love hate" situation for me (as the gals in Bakersfield can testify).

In any case, I have a goal, which is to do the Nike half in October of 2009, which is a fair goal.

I met a gal at church the other day with 12 month old twins (we've never met so many people with twins, there are tons of twins up here). Anyway, the gal said she ran marathons before twins and at about six weeks after giving birth she started running again (although it was tough) she stuck with it and just ran another marathon.

Okay so i will not be running a marathon, but Nike Half Fall of 2009 is a fair goal and if anyone wants to join me they are welcome.

Hey, just because we have kids doesn't mean we can not have goals and hobbies.

(Notice time...having a little issue with insomnia again tonight, i've actually done a lot better lately, but for whatever reason i'm up tonight).

BTW: For those that know us well know we were strongly opposed to the idea of ever owning a mini-van, but we bit our pride and took the plung over the weekend. We found a loaded Honda Odyssey in Petaluma and it was the exact color Jason wanted. We still can't believe we did it, but you know we really like the van. We looked and looked at different automobiles and finally God just provided the right one for our family.

On the side: Jason and I had this talk about saying we will never do things...every time we say we will never...ever...do something we always end up coming around to, so ENOUGH already.

Life is changing for us...and we are embracing the changes ahead.

Some pregnancy photos in SLO.

A friend is letting me borrow some

maternity clothing, which is so helpful.

I have a feeling I will grow out of them quickly,

but nonetheless they are tremendously helpful.

This is one of the shirts.

I think I look a little funny pregnant,

but o'well it's not forever and it is

certainly not about me is it...

Dylan is excited for the little boy to come

out, but not sure about the girl. He kisses my

tummy on the side the boy is, it's hilarious. He

always ends with a quick kiss to the girl.

With all our transitions we area so pleased

with Dylan's growth. He is maturing everyday

and doing so great in so many ways. We

couldn't be more pleased to call him our son.

We love him so much and are thrilled to add

two more to our family and see how we all grow

as a family. (Need your prayers though we know

it won't be easy)

Despite having just about every

preganancy side effect I'm ("we" Jason

is effected by the side effects as well) are pressing

on. My latest is my feet are so swollen and painful that

I was unable to put shoes on the other day. I don't have

hypertension, just too much salt in my diet as well as doing

too much. In any case...

"I run in such a way, as not without aim; I box in such a way as not beating the air; but I buffet my body and make it my slave, lest possibily, after I have preached to others, I myself should be disqualified." (I Cor 9:26-27)