Life lately

Things have been, well, busy.  We got another wave of medical bills, a big ole stack of statements from the boys' NICU stays and my hospitalizations.  I cannot wait until the day when all of this is behind us.  I have invested in a planner solely for medical bills, as well as a binder to file all of the statements and receipts.  It is overwhelming at times, to say the least.  Anyway, that is a big part of why I've been so absent on here- dealing with insurance companies, mistakes on a billing statement, etc.

In other news, here are some pictures of life lately.  First up, Miller's dedication at church.

Declan loves watching the ducks that live near the pond at our apartment complex.  Several ducks recently had babies and there are little ducklings everywhere!  He could sit outside and watch them for hours.  He especially loves the "baby duhs."

It has been way too hot here lately to go outside for long periods of time.  I bought Declan this easel with some of his birthday money and it was money well spent.  It's been a good way to spend some time in the cool, air conditioned apartment without watching TV all day.

My parents watched the kiddos while my hubby and I went to dinner with some friends for my birthday.

All the ladies in this picture and I have been friends since we were about 14.  Love these people!

Possibly one of the biggest events is that Miller is a helmet graduate now!  I took him to the orthotist's office to adjust his helmet since it was fitting really tight.  He wanted to do some measurements before making any adjustments and turns out, Miller had improved so much that the doctor said we can go ahead leave it off.  I'm glad because around here, July and August are miserably hot months!

I came into the living room and see this- Declan taking care of the "baby."  Sweet boy.

On June 13, we celebrated the one year anniversary of Miller coming home from the NICU.

Speaking of Miller, the boy is into everything now!  He is a pro at climbing on things and the little guy is determined, especially when it comes to the mini blinds.  I don't know what he finds so fascinating with mini blinds, but he is always trying to get to them.

We have spent some of the really hot days at the pool.  Miller is a total water baby, but Declan isn't so sure about swimming.  It took a lot of coaxing to get him in the pool and even when he got in, he didn't enjoy it all that much.

We try to go to the park at least once or twice a week.  The boys love it!

And just for kicks, here is a picture I found yesterday of me holding my baby brother the day after he was born.