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Isaac & Bethany at 8 weeks!

7-week photos by Johanna

I hate to spoil the surprise, but I can't contain myself. Johanna and Talmage, Jared's sis and bro-in-law were here for a few days to round up our fabulous 2 months worth of visitors/helpers. Being the amazing woman and photographer that she is, Johanna turned our nursery into a photo studio for portraits of the kids that could be used for baby announcements. So, I should totally not share this and wait til we send out the official announcement, but I just think they are such great pictures that I can't not share immediately.

Here's the link to the photos on Johanna's blog. Be sure to check out Johanna's other great work, too.

Thanks, Joh & Tal for being such fabulous helpers! Come back soon!!

rub a dub dub, we scream in the tub

The twins hate bath time. Haaaaate it. A strong but appropriate word. This photo gives some indication of the decibel level Bethany reached during her first bath.


So, when my friend Andrea showed me this video of the Tummy Tub, I was sold. I mean, just look at all those happy babies, and the twins in the middle! This was the answer to our bathing problems. I did wrestle a bit with the fact that it's basically a $40 bucket, but that wrestling was mostly just for show so that Jared wouldn't think I was being completely unreasonable. Plus, is $40 too much to pay for your children's happiness AND hygiene? Of course not. Divide that by two and it's really a steal.

So we got it.

They still hate bath time, only less now. And it's getting less and less torturous each time. Definitely worth the $40.

baby blessings

Bethany and Isaac received their baby blessings at church on February 7. It was a great day to have the blessings because both sets of grandparents could be there, and it was a special way to celebrate Grandma Lee's birthday! Pictured above are the twins with Grandpa Lee, Jon Horey, Dad, Brendan Smith and Grandpa Dixon.

I admittedly had anxiety over all the unknowns of the day. Will the twins scream through their entire blessings? How will they do on the subway? Can we make it through the hour-plus long Sacrament meeting? Will they pee/poo/puke all over their gorgeous family heirloom outfits? How do I feed them and what goes on in that mother's room anyway? What do we do with all the guests we've invited after the meeting?

Fortunately it all happened without a hitch. The blessings were beautiful, the kids were happy, our friends and family were wonderful. It was a great day.

The twins' first subway ride... headed to church!

With Grandpa & Grandma Lee

With Grandpa & Grandma Dixon

With Mom & Dad, in blessing blankets from great aunt LaNetta

photos from Feb

Click HERE for the babies' second month, in pictures.

photos from Jan

Click HERE for pictures from the babies' first few weeks of life!

and two became four...

Introducing Bethany Brynn Lee and Isaac Christian Lee!

Our twins joined us on Thursday, January 7, and have changed the world as we know it.

Bethany was born at 8:11 AM weighing 8 pounds, 13 ounces and measuring 21.5 inches long. Isaac was born at 8:26 AM weighing 7 pounds, 8 ounces and measuring 21.75 inches long. There was an audible gasp in the delivery room when their weights were announced. Big kids, especially for twins!

Here's the slideshow Jared put together the night the kids arrived.