Update

OK, so the boys were born and we didn't even blog about it. Sorry. As you can imagine we have barely had time to take a shower let alone update the blog. But today, I've found a crease in the middle of the day that gives me a few minutes to write out some thoughts and update you on what's going on.

Owen and Amos were born on October 30, 2011. Owen was born at 7:54 AM,  7lbs 3 oz 20 inches long. Amos was born at 8:25 AM,  6lbs 3oz and also 20 inches. They are both healthy and have a great set of lungs. Especially Amos. 

When people were scaring us into parenthood, I tried my best to take everything in with a grain of salt. Yes, I did say scare. The last two months of the pregnancy all people did was tell us horror stories of their experiences of the first 2 or 3 months with their child. If you ever get pregnant, I promise to never tell you a horror story right before your baby is born, it's just not nice. And by horror story I mean stuff like how they never slept again, or how they had some scares with abnormal behavior of sorts. These stories can set up a new parent to be with quite a bit of stress and anxiety. 

But I will say this. The no sleep thing is legit. But I don't think that people warn others accurately. It's not that you never sleep again. It's more like the day has no end. It used to be that when a day was over, you would go to bed and get 6-7 hours of sleep to set you up for the next day. Now it's more like one long continuous day ever since the boys were born. When you sleep for 2 hours at a time through the night, it no longer feels like a day has ended. It just feels like you're taking a nap until they finally sleep through the night. 

We would love for any of you to come and see us. Actually, our goal is to have company over as often as possible in the evenings because we know how much help we are going to need and we are open to any takers. The only catch is that we ask you to help us when you arrive. How can you help, you ask? Bring a meal, do the laundry, do the dishes, hold one when he cries, help feed, change a diaper, vacuum the carpet, dust the furniture, play music with Matt, give Sam a break so she can write for her Grad-School, bring a movie (or snacks), etc. I mean it's pretty endless on how you can help us. The reward is being in the presence of two awesome little dudes. All we ask is that you let us know beforehand that you want to come. Drop by visits must absolutely involve a full course meal. 

We have tons more to share but we thought that we would at least start here. So who's coming over?

-Matt

Here are some pic's of the boys!