• AMAZON STOREFRONT
  • WALMART FAVS
  • FOOD
    • APPETIZERS
    • BREAD
    • BREAKFAST
    • DRINKS
    • SIDE DISHES
    • SNACKS
    • SWEETS
    • DINNER
  • DISCOUNT CODES
  • INFERTILITY SUPPORT
  • OUR INFERTILITY STORY
    • FROZEN EMBRYO TRANSFER (Current Cycle!!)
    • BEGINNING OF OUR INFERTILITY JOURNEY
    • 3RD ROUND OF IVF
    • THE IVF CYCLE THAT WORKED – WHAT WAS DIFFERENT
    • TWIN PREGNANCY
    • BIRTH STORY
  • SIGN UP FOR TEXTS
  • Nav Social Menu

    • Facebook
    • Instagram
    • Pinterest
    • Twitter
    • YouTube

A Slice of Style

  • About
  • Contact
  • Blog Posts
    • Fashion
    • Amazon
    • Walmart Favorites
    • Skincare
    • Home Decor
    • Family
    • To My Beautiful Child
    • Travel

The Last Month with Our Twins!

To My Beautiful Child

26 Sep


To my beautiful children,








Well, it’s official. I get more and more obsessed with you every single day. Also, I have literally been coming back and writing this post several times over the past MONTH because I keep getting interrupted. Life is absolutely insanely busy…and I love you more and more each moment. 




I’m with you 24/7, but when I do get the chance to get out of the house to work out or run some errands, it refreshes me and I’m so excited to get back to you. Your dad is amazing; he happily watches you so I can get out whenever I want to in the evenings. I was at the gym the other day and I found myself looking at pictures and videos of you two dolls. I’m wondering when it will set in that I get to keep you? How are you mine?! What a treasure.



There have been a couple times when I have been holding you in the last few weeks and I have had tears come to my eyes because I’m so grateful and amazed at what miracles you are! 



So, what have the last few weeks been like? Poor Harris had his circumcision almost four weeks ago and I couldn’t even stay in the procedure room because I felt so bad for you and I couldn’t stand to hear you cry! Goldie and I went into another room while daddy stayed with you. You have healed very well, but the first day was a little hard on you. We would squeeze tons of Vaseline all over your diaper and on your cut so that you would be more comfortable and you were a champ. You’re such a good, brave boy. On the same day you had your circumcision, your sweet sister Goldie was having a really hard time eating because she was so congested. Every time I would feed her a bottle with my breastmilk fortified with formula, she would cough and choke. It was heartbreaking to see her so hungry and trying again and again to eat but not being able to!

I had the doctor weigh her and she had lost some weight since her last visit which is not normal at all. I could tell she didn’t feel good and she was starting to get bags under her poor little eyes. She was so hungry and couldn’t eat! I felt so helpless because I had tried a cool mist humidifier, saline drops, suctioning out her nose with the Nose Frida and a bulb, sleeping her at an incline…you name it. The doctor told us that he would write a prescription for nasal suction at the hospital but that seemed like a very temporary fix. I wanted to know what was CAUSING the congestion. I went back to the doctor a few days later because you had blood in your poop, Goldie. I felt so bad for you. Your sweet little eyes looked so exhausted and I was getting very worried about you. We came to the conclusion that you were allergic to milk. I stopped eating anything dairy and within a couple days it made a really big difference.








During your two month checkup, Harris weighed 8 lbs 5 oz and was 21.25 inches long and Goldie weighed 7 lbs 4 oz. and was 20.25 inches long. You were both brave during your shots and only cried for a second, but you both felt horrible for about 3 days after.







All of the sudden a couple days ago, you started getting congested again and then I noticed blood in your poop the next morning. I was so surprised and alarmed because I have been being meticulous not to eat anything with milk in it. Then I said, “Tyler, what kind of protein did you put in my protein shake yesterday morning?” He accidentally put in whey protein! NOOOOO!!! I literally started crying a couple hours later because you were miserable. I have been trying to so hard to eat so right for you and I was so exhausted at the thought of you feeling horrible again. Oh, and did I mention that I went to the doctor and found out that I have epstein barr? AKA mono. So I am exhausted. I guess I had it in the past and it’s flaring up again because I’m run down. When you go through something exhausting and traumatic like pregnancy and giving birth, NICU stay for your twins, etc. it can really have a toll on you and your immune system decides that it can’t handle it all. I’m now taking lots of herbs and vitamins and I hope that will help. You cute Gram Gram (my mom) watched you while I went to that doctor appointment. She said that I’m allowed to have a break down any time I want to because having two babies is really hard ha ha ๐Ÿ™‚







Your aunt Jocelyn was here all week and it was so nice to have her here! It’s safe to say that she is 100% obsessed with you. She simply can’t get enough.







This last month has been full of so many ups and downs. The greatest joy and sheer exhaustion to the point of tears. The hardest part about being a mama is knowing there is something wrong but not being able to pinpoint it and help your baby. 










A few of the great joys that I don’t want to forget:




– The sound Goldie makes when she needs to sneeze but it doesn’t come out. It’s the cutest little sigh you’ll ever hear in your entire life!
– Harris’ squeaky cries. It breaks my heart!


– During our newborn family photoshoot, I decided that I would give Goldie my “mama” necklace on the day that she has her first baby. I got chills!! 


– Goldie’s eyes when she looks up at me as I nurse her. The most innocent, sweet eyes I’ve seen (besides Harris’…both straight from heaven)


– Tyler and I always say a prayer before we go to bed each night and we always do it while holding hands. Goldie was up when we were going to do it so both held her hand and held each others’ hands as well in a little circle. Her hands were so tiny in ours and I thought it was so cute!


– I was about to go back to bed after feeding Goldie in the middle of the night one night and I had resolved to just letting her rest on me. Tyler had already put Harris back to bed and he said, “can I hold her for a minute?” He walked around the house rocking her back to sleep so I could go back to sleep. He’s an unbelievable dad and husband. It’s hard to be selfless like that when it’s 4 am!







Okay, that’s all for now my sweet babies! We have had a hard week, but the crazy thing about parenting is that we wouldn’t trade it for anything and would do it all over again.







You’re worth it.







xo



Mama




I have about a million photos from the past month, but here are some of my favorites:





Freshly Picked came out with a less expensive version of their moccs here! The soft soles are really good for baby’s feet when they are learning how to walk.

Meeting baby Jackson for the first time!

This is one of my favorite pictures to date. The twins look like they are conspiring against me!




Oh, and I just found these photos from over a month ago that I forgot about!


This is Tyler and his dad on the day of his birth!!

 The day we brought the babies home from the hospital!

Their cute little outfits are from KB Cute Designs




Related Posts

  • Day in the Life: 9-Month-Old Twins!

    Shirt | Jeans (order one size down) | Similar shoes…

  • 7 Month Old Twins!

    {Nursery detailsย here} To my beautiful children, You are SEVEN MONTHS…

  • Video: A Day in the Life with 7-Month-Old Twins!

    These two!! Do I really have 7-month-old twins? Time goes…

6 Comments

Previous Post: « Black and Red Back Porch
Next Post: You Always Need Your Mama »

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Erin Fairchild says

    September 26, 2016 at 11:29 am

    What cuties!! Thank you for sharing their story with us!

    Her Heartland Soul
    herheartlandsoul.com

    Reply
    • Jenica Parcell says

      September 27, 2016 at 3:50 pm

      Thanks, Erin!

      Reply
  2. Elizabeth Adao says

    September 26, 2016 at 9:50 pm

    I always look forward to updates on these cuties!!!

    Reply
  3. Amanda Burkett says

    September 26, 2016 at 11:49 pm

    They are darling! Thank you for sharing them with us! I'm nursing my darling five month old as I read this, and it takes me right back to the newborn stage!! My first son really struggled with dairy, in my milk, just like Goldie. He also had a hard time with soy. Just FYI, in case Goldie has any future congestion. The wonderful news is many outgrow protein allergies! XOXO!

    Reply
    • Jenica Parcell says

      September 27, 2016 at 3:50 pm

      Thank you so much for the tip! I'll make sure I keep that in mind about the soy. Congrats on your new addition!

      Have a great day!! xo

      Reply
  4. Carly Conners Kenihan says

    September 29, 2016 at 4:33 pm

    So many sweet photos! I'm sorry about your mono-I can't imagine how rough that is with your twinnies. Sounds like you got the milk thing figured out though so that's a big plus! Hoping you and your family are staying well, and love all your little highlights at the end of this post ๐Ÿ™‚
    xx
    Carly
    http://bunbunbook.com

    Reply

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




Primary Sidebar

Let’s Connect

  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • YouTube

MEET JENICA

 

My name is Jenica and I'm so glad that you're here! I started this blog in 2014 to share the best deals on the nicest things because I believe we all deserve to live the best life on less. Read more...

Search

A Slice of Style Newsletter

get latest updates, new releases, & exclusive tips and deals straight to your inbox!

Latest Favs

Latest Videos

Shop My Instagram Pictures!

  • About
  • Infertility & Pregnancy
  • Motherhood
  • Recipes
  • Privacy Policy

jenicaparcell

โœจ fashion, home & lifestyle deals
โœจ mom to twins + baby on the way!
โœจ @fearless.infertility podcast host๐ŸŽ™
Links to shop + learn! โค๏ธ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿป

Jenica Parcell I Amazon | Walmart | Fashion | Infertility Coach
The craziness of our #parcellsundayselfie each wee The craziness of our #parcellsundayselfie each week! ๐Ÿคช I subbed for the kidโ€™s Sunday school class today and was sitting next to Goldie in singing time. She took both of my hands in hers, leaned over and whispered in my ear, โ€œYou got a lesson prepared?โ€ ๐Ÿ˜‚ Yeah, girl. I got you ๐Ÿ‘Š๐Ÿผ It didnโ€™t really matter to her it turns out because she decided to be a class clown while mom and dad were in her class which affirms my belief and gratitude in good teachers who arenโ€™t their parents ๐Ÿ˜‚ Hope yโ€™all had a good day with your people! #sundaybest #sundayschool
I finally organized my vitamin, supplement and med I finally organized my vitamin, supplement and medicine cabinets! It got to the point where I had to take out EVERYTHING when I needed to find something and that just wasnโ€™t working for me ๐Ÿคช

โœจ You can find the labels and containers in my LTK App Store here: https://liketk.it/3Matr
โœจ You can find the label maker I use all the time here on my Amazon favorites page: https://amzn.to/38BqQvX

#organization #organizingideas #kitchencabinets #kitchenorganization #organizing
Our family has been doing our #parcellsundayselfie Our family has been doing our #parcellsundayselfie since Tyler and were doing IVF to get these two to join our family! I used to do weekly blog posts on our personal family blog but havenโ€™t done that for years so I love this little way of documenting our family ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’—๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’— Do you have a way you love documenting your life thatโ€™s easy and sustainable? Share with the group!
I love playing sports. ๐Ÿ€๐Ÿˆโšฝ๏ธ #sportsreels I love playing sports. ๐Ÿ€๐Ÿˆโšฝ๏ธ #sportsreels #talentedathlete #basketballdrills
I found the cutest affordable back to school cloth I found the cutest affordable back to school clothes from @walmart! #ad

โœจ WANT THE LINKS? โœจ 
- Shop them all in the @Shop.LTK app @jenicaparcell!
- I saved the link under my Reels highlight
- Type this into your web browser: https://liketk.it/3JXvw
- Comment below and Iโ€™ll DM you the link!
#walmart #Walmartfashion #backtoschool #liketkit
Goldie is mad that Harris is taller than her. Bein Goldie is mad that Harris is taller than her. Being a human is hard sometimes. ๐Ÿ˜‚โค๏ธ

Happy Sunday, friends! #parcellsundayselfie 7/24/22 #sundaybest #familytime #25weekspregnant
I got dressed and did my makeup today for the firs I got dressed and did my makeup today for the first time in a week. Not bad!
Not a bad way to spend a summer night! ๐Ÿ˜ Iโ€™ve Not a bad way to spend a summer night! ๐Ÿ˜ Iโ€™ve been looking forward to this week for MONTHS! When itโ€™s cold and snowy for the 6th month in Utah, I take my vitamin D, close my eyes and pretend Iโ€™m here ๐Ÿ˜‚โ˜€๏ธ๐ŸŒŠ #lakepowell #rainbow #24weekspregnant
Load More... Follow on Instagram

Copyright © 2022 · Refined theme by Restored 316

We are using cookies to give you the best experience on our website.

You can find out more about which cookies we are using or switch them off in settings.

A Slice of Style
Powered by  GDPR Cookie Compliance
Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies so that we can provide you with the best user experience possible. Cookie information is stored in your browser and performs functions such as recognising you when you return to our website and helping our team to understand which sections of the website you find most interesting and useful.

Strictly Necessary Cookies

Strictly Necessary Cookie should be enabled at all times so that we can save your preferences for cookie settings.

If you disable this cookie, we will not be able to save your preferences. This means that every time you visit this website you will need to enable or disable cookies again.