Can't Silence These Lambs: Max and Laney are turning 5!!!

It's February!!! That means Laney and Max are getting read to have their Birthdays. I can't believe they are getting ready to turn 5. I thought in honor of their 5th Birthdays I would write a recap blog on the past 5 years. In June 2008, when I found out Jennie was pregnant with Laney, I was excited that we were going to be pregnant together. Little did I know we would have the cousins so close together in birth and much they would add to our lives. Next year Laney and Max both start Kindergarten.....get ready world...here they come!

Christmas before they arrived - December 2008

Last picture before Grandma and Grandpa double their grand kid count

Laney arrives!!! Thursday February 12th - 2009

Family of 5

Jennie and Laney

Me and Mike meet Laney for the first time

Grandma and Grandpa with Laney

Saturday February 14th - we take care of the kids for Valentine's Day so Todd and Jennie could be with Laney

Me and Mike go to see a movie, Valentine's Day, on Valentine's Day night

we got home around 10pm....go to sleep

3:45am Sunday February 15th my water breaks....16 days early, we head to the hospital

26.5 hours later, almost 6am on Monday February 16th, Max was born via Csection

Grandma and Grandpa meet Max

Family of 3

Grandma and Grandpa meet their 2 new grand baby in a 4 days. Do they look tired to you?!

Max had to be under the "lights" for a week due to his jaundis. He had such high levels he was not released to go home until that Saturday February 21st. I also had to be in the hospital for some complications after surgery dealing with my blood disorder. Luckily I begged my doctor to let me go home with Max that Saturday....and we both got to go home....

Max under the lights

After a week away from home in the hospital, finally we were home as a family of 3. Mom bought us a cake to celebrate

The next week after everything calmed down, we had Todd and Jennie and my mom and dad over to the house.....The cousins meet each other.

Max and Laney travel to Russellville to meet the family

Trip to A to Z with the 4 grandkids

Max and Laney in their car seats

November 2009 - Their 1st Thanksgiving

Silver Dollar City time

Silver dollar City buddies - 10 months old

February 2010, Laney turns 1

4 days later....Max turns 1

After Laney turned one she immediately the next week got her first cochlear implant....I remember getting this video of her hearing for the first time....In this case, hearing your baby cry, is a great thing...

Easter 2010

getting big....means big enough to start getting into things together

Christmas 2010, I've always loved this picture...who knows what they were laughing about

Best friends one minute....mad at each other the next. Max was tailgatiting :)

movie buddies

Both had to be on Grandpa's lap

Both getting their hair dried by grandpa

Brave Aunt Kelley invited the family to Hilton Head to see her get married. Max and Laney were 17 months old. Here is precious shot Mike took of them on the beach.