Ella and Zoë: Happy Birthday Mom,

Sunday, September 19, 2010

Happy Birthday Mom,

Love, Zoe and Ella

*my gift also sings 'Take Me Out to the Ball Game' and dispenses candy*

3 comments:

Lisa @ Two Bears Farm said...: Ha ha awesome. how big is that? Happy birthday! :-); September 19, 2010 at 1:33 PM
Annie said...: Haha, too cute!!!; September 19, 2010 at 8:55 PM
Taylor said...: Great gift! Happy Birthday!! Hope it was a fantastic day for you.; September 20, 2010 at 9:55 PM

The Beginning of the Adventure . . .

After trying and waiting for a long time, June 26th 2006 was the estimated due date of Baby A and Baby B. We were thrilled. But a little over 10 weeks early our doctor decided it was time for us to meet the babies. On Wednesday, April 19th at 6:49 pm, Ella Marie was born. We named her after Tom’s mom, Della Marie, and her name means 'Light'. She weighed 2 pounds 14 ounces, was 16 inches long and was perfect. At 6:51 pm, Zoë Dianne was born. We named her after my mom, Dianne, and her name means ‘Life’. She weighed 3 pounds 5 ounces, was also 16 inches long and was perfect too.

Both girls stayed in the NICU for almost 2 months and did really well, especially considering all of the 'what could have/should have beens'. It was a 'one step forward two steps backwards' type of dance those first few weeks, but after 47 days we brought Zoe home and 10 days later brought Ella home. FINALLY, we were all four under the same roof, and were ready to start the next exciting chapter in our lives . . .

Ella and Zoe turned FIVE this April and are THRIVING. They are fun, funny, naughty and sweet. The joy they bring to our lives is immeasurable. They are also really fun to take pictures of : )