Three years have now past (July 18) since we placed Sydney's and Abigail's tiny bodies in car seats and nervously drove them home from the Vanderbilt NICU. Even as the nurses cared for them and we looked past the nasal cannulas for breathing, feeding tubes, a PICC line to deliver medicine, and sensors to monitor their heartbeats and oxygen saturation, we could see from Day 1 that they were excellently made . However, we could not have imagined that those helpless, 4 pound babies would become the beautiful, vibrant, sweet, and happy 3 year olds they have become.

We celebrated Sydney's and Abigail's birthday at the end of June with a "Word World" themed birthday cake. This year's party was so very relaxed and enjoyable for us as hosts - I think because most of our immediate families now live in Nashville and we see them all the time anyway. Maybe next year we'll venture into the stage of inviting their friends and classmates for a party.