wonder woman

so here are our little cupcakes... our awesome photographer, jennifer mullinax, put this collage together for us.  we had what we thought wouldn't be, but a very successful photo shoot a few weeks ago and these are a few of the pictures that came out really well... there are only about a million more that we have to choose from!  i learned about this photographer through tiffany, who follows her blog because they both have similar family situations... tiffany had told me that she thought she might be from around here and that if she ever came to kansas with her babies, she was going to have jennifer take some pictures of them... well, that's of course easier said than done, but i am so grateful that tiffany found her because now we have these amazing pictures of our little babes... a few wardrobe changes (for me, who was holding naked liam who wouldn't stop peeing), some set changes, and 4 1/2 hours later, jennifer's new name is now wonder woman!!!

daddy and his boys

little finn, waiting in line for lunch-

notice their hands... :)

this is how liam is comfortable after he eats...

an update

so... we had our one month appointment today at the pediatrician's office... good news all around: finn is weighing in at 5 pounds 9 ounces (5 ounces up from 9 days ago...) and mr. chunko, i mean liam, has gained 10! ounces in 9 days, bringing him to an impressive 6 pounds 1 ounce! this does make sense, considering he eats for a straight 20 minutes, has a couple good burps, goes back to sleep fairly easily and doesn't do much else in the world... his adorable brother, however, lives up to his name, being very finn-icky, usually eating at least 15 minutes before my poking and prodding is useless, sits up, maybe burps but not always, then waits until the second we're starting to fall back asleep before spitting up everywhere.  we asked today about a wedge under his head being a SIDS risk and the answer was no, so twice now, we've laid him down with a rolled up blanket under his head to prop it up, and (knock on wood) there's been no spit-up!  other than all of that, the storks are doing pretty well... we've kind of settled into our groove and are dealing well with the standard sleep deprivation that comes with any new baby(ies)... and i'm sorry i've been a loser about posting pictures, but our camera is too fancy and they won't ever download, the files are too big. so most of you can go to my facebook page and see the pics there... enjoy!

my definition of bliss

more pics...

liam

liam, sleeping peacefully

seriously

thanks for the sausage fingers...

finn, looking like a drunken bird :)

and making a fist, because his grandma said he looked like a drunken bird

introducing...

so it's a tad early, but apparently my uterus didn't want to hold out any longer... christmas was too much for it, and i went into labor yesterday, the day after christmas. i had a scheduled non-stress test that i showed up for at 4pm, contracted through the entire thing, was checked at the end of it, and turned out to be 5-6cm with a bulging bag of water. my doctor being out of town, my nurse being out of town, and my two least favorite doctors in the group there to do my c-section all made for an interesting, but wonderful ride... i had a great! anesthesiologist, so isn't that what really counts?!?! onto what you're really reading for... we now introduce, with surprise and so much love it's unbelievable: Finn Patrick Stork and Liam Andrew Stork, born December 26, 2008 at 6:13 pm and 6:15 pm, respectively. Finn weighed 4 lbs 6 oz and was 18 inches long, Liam came right behind at 4 lbs 5 oz and only 16 1/4 inches!! finn was having a little trouble breathing at first, but has since stopped requiring any sort of assistance, liam never needed any help at all. both had sugars of around 30 at delivery, so they required a little bolus of some sugar and haven't needed any more help in that department either... they are obviously in the NICU, next door to each other, but because it's so crowded, will hopefully be moved to the same room and maybe the same crib. that's what i'm hoping- they've been kicking each other in the head for the last 7 months, they miss each other! :) neither one is on oxygen, and they'll probably start feeding them through their NG tubes later today! so we have been extremely blessed, albeit a tad early, but they couldn't be doing better!!! here they are! :):)

daddy, an itchy mommy, and baby liam

liam with a mohawk just for auntie mel

adorable little liam

liam, already looking very smart

finn, holding daddy's finger

finn, striking a pose

long overdue pictures of our house!

so we've been meaning to do this since we've settled, but let's face it, we're still really not settled.  we only got these last few pieces of art up a couple of weeks ago, and that was probably only because we had our baby shower to motivate us to get it done.  but we've since felt like we're finally done for a little bit 'moving in' and can enjoy our new home.  and i wanted to get some pictures of our christmas decorations, just because it's 4 days before christmas and we only just got the chance today to do it...  i'm super sad we're not going to do a tree this year, but the time that we would have done it was kind of taken up by a certain uterus misbehaving...  here is our home!! :)

the view from the front door

our living room/view into the dining room

my favorite- the mantel with our stockings- bryan noticed 

we're going to have to get a bigger word next year :):)

our dining room- yes, those are unwrapped

christmas presents and miscellaneous baby things

the other side of our dining room- painting

by my bf, the great and talented jen stirling :)

the blue paper in the crib is what i'll be covering

cardboard letters with once we have their names :)

our nursery's shaping up- looks a lot better

now that the cribs have sheets/bumpers etc. on them, right? :)

the aforementioned changing table/wall mounted CD player :)

and notice our gnome on his little shelf to the right :)

and don't worry, all of you who are thinking- those babies are going to pull that cord and that CD player is going to come right down on their little heads!!, bryan is going to drill a hole in the wall and run the cord back into the babies' closet- problem solved! so obviously, these are just a few rooms, but our office, guest bedroom, and our bedroom were not presentable at the time this article was run... stay tuned for those :)