http://bitsandpiecesofme.com Our story of Micropreemie twins with Cerebral Palsy Sat, 28 Feb 2009 04:17:07 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It is February 27, and Lena is in surgery as I type this. Last time Lena had shunt surgery, she was just a little baby and took it all in stride pretty well. She'd been through so many surgeries that she'd become a little trooper at the process. It's been ... http://bitsandpiecesofme.com/shunt-surgery-say-a-prayer-for-lena/ All those gifts and what does she want? Lena ripped the paper!!! Glamour Girl! Sitting with her singin puppy! I was trying to get a picture of her playing with the ornaments but she saw me. (Yes, we do put 2 socks on her in the morning) Baking cookies with Aunty Leah! Hugs for Papa! ... http://bitsandpiecesofme.com/random-holiday-pictures/ These were taken this summer. The tables the girls are at are adaptive tables  and chairs that were designed for them by our OT Laura (who just had a baby boy congrats!) and our PT Shelley. We use them a lot. http://bitsandpiecesofme.com/finger-painting/ WOW! I can hardly believe that they are two years old already. It is really interesting how time flies, yet in some circumstances it seems to stand still. When we were in the NICU I could not wait for the days to go by the time just seemed to drag ... http://bitsandpiecesofme.com/its-terrific-being-two/ Who can resist two cute little girls in the tub? The girls are both finally both stable enough that I can put them both in the tub rings so they can safely have baths together. Lena bears the brunt of Kassie's incessant splashing but I think she likes it; she's starting to ... http://bitsandpiecesofme.com/bubble-bath-fun/ Today we made a special trip to the Doctor's office, for a photo shoot. Late last week our fabulous family doctor, Dr. Alanna Danilkewich,  called and asked if I would mind bringing the girls into the office to have thier picture taken for an advertisement. Dr. Danilkewich works out of the Department of Family Medicine at the College of Medicine , University ... http://bitsandpiecesofme.com/were-going-to-be-famous/   This summer Papa bought a buch of exotic chickens and other birds to come and live at our acerage. This little silkie chicken wasn't big enough to live with the other chickens yet so he stayed inside with us for awhile. Silkie chickens are unique in several ways; they do ... http://bitsandpiecesofme.com/peeper-the-silkie-chicken/ On Tuesday after hmmming and haaaaing about it for just about a year, we took the girls to get their ears pierced. They were troopers, cried a little more than I thought they would (Lena especially) but it had been a really long, hot day and no nap to speak ... http://bitsandpiecesofme.com/sparkling-ears/ A video of the girls having fun in the sun. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SChuwHFdkEk http://bitsandpiecesofme.com/fun-in-the-sun/ Well, it finally arrived. A few weeks ago I ordered the girls the Disney Princess Swing Set from Sears. they love to swing in our arms. The stores here do not stock them so we had to wait for it to be shipped here. It arrived on Tuesday and we picked it ... http://bitsandpiecesofme.com/disney-swing-set-princesses/