Thursday, September 10, 2009

Update

Two weeks have gone by and I'm feeling a lot better after my surgery. The first week was pretty hard but I'm up and moving around much better. I know the babies are what everyone wants to hear about, so I'll move on. I LOVE them!

It was so fun to finally have the mystery solved as to if they were identical vs. fraternal. The entire pregnancy we thought they were identical because the technicians could only see one placenta but when they were born, there were actually two placentas right next to each other that were fused together. And with blood tests, they found they have two different blood types. So we have fraternal twins. Just looking at them it's so obvious. They look nothing alike!

Spencer who was born first is our little guy and such a sweetheart. He is so relaxed all of the time and only fusses when he really needs something. He will sit through his twin brother crying in his ear and not even budge. He looks %100 like the Peterson side. So cute and melts my heart.

Tanner is our younger but bigger one. He is a little more high maintenance but still a great baby. I still can't see any resemblance in him with anyone in our family. I keep staring at him to figure out who he looks like but I think he has his own look. He is beautiful.

They love to be by each other. They sleep better when snuggled up in the same bed. I love that they already have a special bond. Here are a bunch of pictures of their first two weeks of life. They are already growing up too fast. Knowing that they are my last babies, I want them to slow down and let me enjoy each stage. They are so sweet and I feel so blessed to have them in our family.

Note: I know there aren't a lot of pictures with Jake. When we got home from the hospital, he had a skin infection on his face. So we kept him away until he finished his medicine. Also, the beautiful blonde is my sister Emme.


10 comments:

  1. They are SO cute. How fun. I love the blue and brown matching outfits. I'm glad you've got help. I can't imagine two. You are amazing.

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  2. OH.MY.GOODNESS. They are so very adorable. I cannot wait to watch them grow up...they are too cute!

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  3. Michelle Miles
    I just found you guys via Bonnie. Wow Spain. Are you guys staying with the Navy? Brian has 2 more years left & is leaving for a MEW to the pacific in May. Who knows he might drop anchor in Spain? Congrats on 2 more boys!

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  4. So precious! It was good to see Jake, Max and Caden too. What handsome boys you have!

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  5. Rebecca and Family,
    I hope you don't mind that I stopped in for a peek. I kept asking my mom about you guys, and finally she mentioned you had a blog. We are so happy for you. We love twins! Congratulations, I'm so glad that everything went so well. All the boys are very handsome and I agree that silly teenaged girls will be driving you crazy. So happy to see you.
    Angie (Putnam)Winward

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  6. Rebecca - these little guys are so beautiful. All your boys are so handsome. I can't believe the size of your bump!!

    Glad to hear that you're moving about a bit. Take it easy though - it's still early days!

    Take care of yourself!

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  7. These are just precious! Such a beautiful family!
    Isaac is still talking about Caden ... we miss you guys.
    Your sister and Mom are beautiful as always.
    So happy for you!!

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  8. So beautiful!!! I love the pictures and am so happy to hear that things are getting a little better each day. I hope you continue to heal and that you get to enjoy the newborn phase. Your family is so beautiful and we miss you a ton. Keep us posted!

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  9. Wow! You did it! Way to go, Rebecca! They are so adorable! I hope all is going well. That is so great you had your mom there - I am sure her help was immeasurable! Tell Nick hello for me!

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