Aiden & Jackson: Days 49 - 51: We Give Thanks.

We are falling short on updates folks, but for no other reason than just being busy, and aside from growth in size, progress has not been as remarkable as it was in the past weeks. Granted, everyday is an improvement, and growth is obviously occurring, it is just not as physically noticeable until you look at it over the course of a few days. So, for the updates of last week (Tues. - Thurs.), we'll celebrate reasons to be thankful. First, we are thankful that medical science and technology continues to advance each day, and has gotten to the point that it has allowed us to conceive not only one child, but two. Without these advances, we would never have Aiden or Jackson. Religious beliefs aside for a moment, medical research and scientific advances occur each day, so much so that fertility treatments available to us did not exist 30 years ago to the extent that they do today. In fact, the first 'test-tube' baby (IVF) was not conceived until 1978. Who would have thought? Unless we are faced with experiencing (and benefiting) from these advances first hand, we typically take them for granted. So, we all should be thankful for these developments in medicine even if we have not yet benefited from them, because one day we may need that one rare life saving procedure.

We are also so very thankful for the NICU/Special Care Nursery Unit at Sisters Hospital, specficially the nurses, doctors, and medical staff, because without them, the boys would not have grown and progressed to the stages they are at, and Christie and I would not have gotten through this adventure without their support and patience.