Medical Bills

First, I want to say thank goodness for medical insurance.
Second, if anyone would ever like to know how much it cost to have twins born at 35 weeks who need a little extra help their first weeks of life, here is a pretty close estimate.
Owen: Stayed at IMC in the NICU for 13 days:
Cost $75,000
Caleb: Stayed at Alta View Hospital in the well baby nursery for 24 days:
Cost $35,000
Grand Total: $110,000.
Having two little babies to hold, love and cherish at the exact same time: PRICELESS.

The Dad

Mike is such a great dad to the boys. He probably changes more diapers then I do and he is always willing to take one of the night feedings. Seriously, I don't know what I would do without him.

Kicking

I realize I am slightly out of control, but hey it's my blog and they are my boys and I think they are pretty cute.

Few Updates

A few updates: The boys have finally outgrown their newborn outfits and they are now in 0-3 month clothes.
I started working out. I still have about 12 lbs of baby weight to lose and unfortunately it's in no hurry to shed itself from my body, so I decided it was time to put the treadmill to good use. Wish me luck.
The boys have also started to sleep less, which makes my day a little more busy. They aren't sleeping after every feeding, they want to stay up now and have fun with mom. (What they don't know is that I'm pretty boring and looking for some entertainment myself.) I'm still trying to figure out exactly when their naps should be and for how long. Today I didn't do a very good job. When Owen's been awake, Caleb has been sleeping and vice versa, so I need to get them on the same schedule, so I can still have some down time during the day.

Tummy Time

This is for you Becca.



PS. Now that I've finally figured out how to load videos onto Blogger, you'll probably be seeing a lot more.

Pictures of the Boys

This post is dedicated to my sisters: to Rebecca, who wanted to see more pictures of the boys and to Mariah, who wanted to see pictures of the boys in their Bumbos.



R to L: Owen & Caleb


Front to Back: Owen & Caleb


Caleb


A deer in the head lights, I mean Owen. Ha.

Grandpa Beesley

Last week I had a doctor's appointment that I didn't want to take the boys to. I mentioned this to my Dad and he said he could come over and watch them. I was a little hesitant at first, since it has been over 20 years since he has taken care of a baby, but I figured if I had them fed, changed and sleeping, all he would have to do is get them out of the house if it started burning down. Well the house is still standing and the boys survived. :-) It must have not been to bad for my dad, because he said he could do it again if I ever needed him to. So, I decided to take him up on it again this week. I still made sure the boys were fed, changed and down for a nap, but when I got home, not only had everyone survived, but he had cleaned the kitchen and dusted the family room. He even helped me bottle feed the boys before he left. I had my doubts at first about how he would handle the babies, but he is proving himself to be a great grandpa. Next time I'll put him to work on the bathrooms. :-)

Being a Mom of Twins

I know I'm just barley getting into this whole motherhood thing and maybe my opinion will change as the boys get older and life gets more busy and more crazy, but right now I enjoy being a mom of twins. Here is the deal. When I was pregnant I read all these books about how hard twins would be, how I was going to need all this help, and how life would just be crazy and chaotic for the first while. And while it has been nice to have people come over and watch the boys while I get out for a few hours and when both babies are crying and I'm the only one home, it does feel crazy and chaotic, I also feel like it really hasn't been that bad. I feel like I was overly prepared, because when we brought the boys home, both Mike and I said, "this doesn't seem so bad, we can do this." Sure everything takes twice as long and sometimes when I get up in the middle of the night to do a feeding, I think of how nice it will be when there is only one child to feed and I can go to bed after the first feeding instead of having to do the whole routine a second time, but since these are our first, I don't know any different, so we just make it work. Maybe it's because we have good boys, maybe I was so overly prepared for the worst and when we finally got them home, it didn't seem that bad and maybe it's because Mike has been so good with the boys and is such a great helper. Whatever the case may be I feel blessed to be a mom and enjoy having these two little babies in my life.

Our Decade in Review 2000-2009

Our Family 2009

-2000- Mike continues to serve in the Phillipine Ilagan Mission. (May) Sue graduates from the University of Utah with a degree in Psychology. (July) Sue receives her mission call to the Brazil, Porto Alegre North Mission.
-2001- (April) Mike returns home from his mission. (Sept) Mike starts school at Salt Lake Community College. (Oct) Mike gets a job working for the 2002 Winter Olympics.
-2002- (Jan) Sue returns home from her mission. (Feb) Sue starts working for Back to Basics. (March) Mike starts working for Back to Basics. He and Sue meet. He was the strong, hunky warehouse worker and she was the cute office girl. (June) Mike and Sue have their first kiss the night before she leaves to China. Sue's family travels to China and Taiwan where Sue's brother, Will, had been living and working. Mike goes to Boston for a few months during the summer to work for the Patriots.
-2003- Mike and Sue continue to date. Mike and Sue continue to work for Back to Basics. (Dec) Sue's family goes on a cruise to the Western Caribbean. She gets to bring a friend, so she chooses Mike.
-2004- (April) Mike proposes and Sue says, "Yes". (August 18th) Sue and Mike get married. (Nov) Marilyn Beesley, Sue's mom, is diagnosed with cancer.
-2005- Sue and Mike spend the year taking care of and trying to fit in a lifetime of memories and love with Marilyn that they will miss out on when she is gone. (May) Mike and Sue buy some property in Herriman and start building their first house. (Sept) Mike transfers to the University of Utah.
-2006- (Jan) Mike and Sue move into their new home. (Jan 22nd) Marilyn Hacking Beesley dies and our lives change forever. We miss her everyday. (Feb) Back to Basics takes all their employees on a cruise to the Mexican Rivera. (August) Sue travels with her sister, Rebecca, to Alaska, to visit their other sister, Mariah, who is working in Skagway for the summer. They have a blast together and almost get attacked by a squirrel. :-)(November) Mike quits working at Back to Basics to go to school full time.
-2007- (Jan) Back to Basics sells to Focus Electrics, a company located in Chicago, IL. Focus Electrics keeps Back to Basics in tact, so Sue continues to work for them. (April) Mike graduates from the University of Utah with a degree in Accounting. (June) Sue travels to Europe with Mariah and Rebecca. They have fun, but Sue did not enjoy the walking tours. :-) (August) Mike gets a job as an accountant working for DSD. (Oct) Focus Electrics shuts down Back to Basics in Utah. Sue loses her job and spends the next 8 months enjoying being unemployed.
-2008- (March) Sue plans a trip for the Beesley Family to New Zealand to visit Nick and Mariah, who are living and working in Fox Glacier, NZ.
(June) Sue decides to get a part time job and starts working for Farmers Insurance. (December) Mike gets a new job working for Craig Hancey and Company doing tax accounting.
-2009- (March) Mike and Sue find out they are pregnant. (May) Mike and Sue find out they are going to be having twins. What a shock! Sue has a great pregnancy besides her water breaking a few weeks too early. (Oct 21st) Owen and Caleb are born 5 weeks early. (November) Both boys get to come home from the hospital this month. They are both growing well and continue to get big and strong.

We look forward to what the new decade will bring our family. We hope all of you have a great 2010.