I am happy to say goodbye to 2012 and hello to the new year! Aside from my beautiful MoMo babies being born and coming home, 2012 kicked my butt! Mentally, physically and with my MoMo pregnancy starting in April-I am pooped. We lived in 4 houses, 2 countries and 2 states in 2012.
Strapped to the fetal monitors before our MoMo girls were born. Enjoying a hospital dinner with Kai while he feasted on the daily movie Nemo for 32 days.
It’s cold outside and very grey but I don’t care. Today, I love myself and my family! I’m grateful for a healthy body that helped create two beautiful little girls. I’m grateful for a body that stretched itself to it’s limit and now produces enough breast milk to feed four babies let alone two babies.
After 8 months of sacrifice, worry and morning sickness that lasted all day (I started taking zofran for unbelievable morning sickness at 16 weeks, which was pushed on me by my perinatologist. Thank God because it was a game changer! I continued taking zofran until the day the girls were born) I got to snuggle my little MoMo angels.
I’m grateful for our little boy named Kai who is funny and full of life ALL THE TIME.
Kai sporting my sunnies upside down with his “nude outfit” (which is all the time at home) We can barely get clothes on our little nudist 
I’m grateful for a husband that has held my hand all year through the thick and the thin of life. He continues to support, love and push the boundries of what’s possible with a family with three kids under the age of three.
Sean squeezing in a little work on my hospital bed
Sean taking a 5min nap in Kai’s room at the end of the day before we feed the girls for the 6th time that day.
Travel in 2013 here we come! 3 carseats, 1 double BOB stroller, 1 single BOB stroller, countless bottles, binkys, thomas trains, surfboards, 2 travel pak n play bassinet/cribs along with the usual gadgets (iphone, ipad, laptops, kindle, bose travel music player, headphones) I called myself the CEO of packing in our family BEFORE the girls were born. In my mind, I just got promoted… Doubt I’ll be on the floor at pdx trying to stuff hundreds of protein bars in my carry on bag to avoid the extra charge for checked bags weighing more than 50lbs for our annual New Zealand trip in 2013. Pretty sure I’ll be wearing at least one baby and will have my hands full to say the least.
Blaize and Pepper-worth every tear and gray hair!
Let the good times roll!
Tags: family, Momo twins, Travel
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All better than good – excellent outcome for a really intense and lengthy mama/papa workout!
YAY!!!! Beautiful! Happy New Years to you guys. You have babysitters waiting for you in NZ!
wow! so very wonderful. embrace the glory. love you
Loved reading your blog! It’s like reading our own story. Our MoMo twins weighed 4.3 and 3.10 and are now healthy happy 5 year olds! It gets easier…we now have 5, 5 and under! God bless you and your family.
Hi Brandy, my wife and I are expecting momo’s and have found your posts to be incredibly helpful. We’re 20 weeks along and are starting to research strollers & baby seats etc. My plan was to wait until the babies are born to purchase most of these items but wanted to have everything picked out in advance. My wife and I are both runners (more her than me — Boston vs. 1/2 Marathon
I was just curious what model of Bob Dualie stroller you decided on?
Thanks,
Sean & Eileen
Thanks Rachel! 5 under 5 sounds intense! Wonder if you’re going to have one more and make it a 6 under 6 party?!
Rach, Happy new year to you guys! Yes-we need some babysitters! Mind if we drop them off next summer in Auckland for a few days?!
Love!
Ma-glory hallelujah!
Thanks Mary! Love!
Congratulations Sean and Elleen! So happy to hear that you’re 20 weeks along with MoMo babies. Keep up the good work! We also didn’t buy anything until the girls were born and in the Nicu. Personally, I’m really happy we waited to buy anything because a momo pregnancy is high anxiety and buying stuff that I might not need wasn’t what I wanted to spend my energy on.
We were really set on the double BOB stroller before the girls were born. The reason is that we’re also runners like you guys and we had the single BOB stroller with our 2 1/2 year old son. I remember taking him for a run around 4 months old and loved it! We used the crap out of it and took it everywhere! The BOB stroller went to New York, Canada, Mexico, LA, New Zealand, Washington and Oregon all in one little year.
However, we haven’t bought a stroller yet because the girls are only 39 weeks and we’re in the middle of winter. Basically, our girls have barely been down stairs so I don’t imagine we’ll be bopping around outside anytime soon. Doctor appointments are the only time we’ve taken the girls out and we wisk them into the car and into the examining room at Doctor’s appointments (tip-request that you can go straight to your room so you don’t have to wait one minute in the lobby at the Dr appointmens with the sick little kids) The other day I saw a city select stroller and it definitely got my attention. I heard it’s like purchasing a vehicle but am leaning toward something awesome like that. I feel like surviving newborn twins is a bit like surviving bad weather when running. It’s all very possible and can even be fun with the right gear!
As soon as we bite the bullet and purchase a stroller (which will be soon) I’ll be sure to write about it!
Cheers to you, Elleen, Baby A and Baby B!