A week ago today we got to bring Lucy and Elise home with us. It is a wonderful blessing to be all together as a family in our own home. Annika is adjusting nicely with a little stability, and she loves her sisters to death. Lucy and Elise are eating constantly and growing quickly. It is already hard to imagine how our family felt complete without them. So far having three children isn’t as hard as I thought it would be. The twins just sleep all day, and Annika loves to hang out with us when I am feeding them. It also helps that Brad’s Mom is here now, and so Annika has a constant playmate. I can hear them laughing together all day long. I feel wonderful — it is a great feeling to be able to walk up and down the stairs and bend over to pick things up. I am getting much less sleep now than when I was pregnant, but I don’t feel nearly as tired. I didn’t realize how uncomfortable I was until I wasn’t pregnant anymore.
Having Lucy and Elise in the NICU was harder than I thought it would be, but once again my heart is full of gratitude — to the Lord for giving me experiences that teach me to trust Him and help me grow, for three beautiful little girls, for a husband who cooks and cleans and feeds the twins once a night so I can sleep, for a mother-in-law who has already been extremely helpful, and for so many friends who have sent hand-me-downs and gifts, brought in meals, and offered any help I might ever need. Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Welcome home, beautiful baby girls. You don’t know how loved you are.
by Erica Holland Photography
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