And then there were three....

One year ago today, we welcomed Maren and Beckett into our family.  We made the jump from one child to three, and embarked on the crazy ride that would take us through life with twins.  I'd spent a lot of time worrying about what life would be like, how their arrival would change us, how it would affect Maeve, etc., but nothing could prepare me for the highs and the lows of the year to come.  I won't lie, the first few months were brutally hard.  In fact, I don't remember much from the first 3 months, other than that Beckett's colic almost drove me to insanity.  I can almost forget the hourly wakeups, or round the clock feedings.  And, I'm proud of how we all fared given the chaos that surrounded us.

But, when all is said and done, I am so glad they are here, and ours.  I can't imagine life without these sweet little souls in our life.

Here's a little retrospective of the past 365 days:

35 weeks 2 days.  Stick a fork in me, I'm done.

Anxiously awaiting the walk to the OR.

Daddy and Maren in recovery.

Big sister Maeve and Beckett.

Maren and Beckett - 2 days old.  Reunited after Beckett's 2 day stint in the NICU.

My three loves.

Nanny and Maren.  The bond begins...

Wearing their "coming home outfits" at 2 months old.  Boy, was I naive.

Mr. B.

Pebbles and Bam Bam.

Sweet Maren, before she had hair.

Mr. B, practicing his charm.

Maeve, providing some much needed comic relief.

The dog days of summer....

Sweet, sweet baby doll.

Big sister, little brother.

Sweet boy.

Bedtime fun.

Smile!

He gets sweeter every day...

All dressed up and nowhere to go...

Hurry up and take the picture, Mom.  I want candy!

The 5 of us.

Christmas jammie fun.

The last gummy grin!

Bullseye!

Looking far too grown up...

Looking oh so cute.

Double trouble.

The sheriff is in town.

Beck loves PB and bananas.

Maren opening up her birthday gift.

Maeve helping Beckett open up his.