Miracles Can Happen: Brothers

10 May 2013

Brothers

There was a time when the boys were babies that I worried they wouldn't share that "special twin bond" because of their differences. Cohen was growing and exploring but seemed to not pay much attention to Bryce. Bryce on the other hand has ALWAYS studied Cohen watching his every move. He has always truly idolized him. As the boys got older, Cohen started having more of a love/hate (hate might be a little strong but you get the idea) relationship with Bryce. One minute he would be giving him hugs and the other minute slapping him. You could see Cohen struggling with feeling like Bryce got more attention than what he was getting. Even though Cohen got plenty of attention; in his 3 year old mind it must have appeared he didn't. About a month ago Cohen started asking questions...

Why can't Bryce talk? Why won't Bryce get up and dance with me?

The questions caught me off guard and I have to admit that I really didn't know what to say at first. Each time (after a long awkward pause while I am figuring out how to approach the conversation) I tried to explain to him why Bryce couldn't do some of these things. Truth is - I fumbled more than I should and Cohen could probably tell. He quickly changed the subject each time. He even laughed off that Bryce couldn't talk by saying "He is kind of like Tax - he doesn't have a voice."
-Side note - Tax is our Dog.

The last few weeks Cohen has really been changing with Bryce. For a while now Cohen has called him "Brycie" which I love. He wants Brycie to do this or Brycie to do that... always wanting him to do whatever he is doing. It is even going as far as Cohen wanting to wear the same clothes or similar clothes as Bryce. Cohen often tells us what Brycie said or what Brycie did.... He even magically knows when "Brycie wants some cookies." Imagine that :o)

Last night Matt mowed the yard and let Bryce ride with him. Cohen threw a fit until Bryce was off the mower and next to him. We had thought Cohen was throwing the fit because he didn't go first but it wasn't that at all. He wanted Brycie with him. Whenever Bryce goes to appointments or to his "other school" Cohen always says he is going to miss Brycie. I can see more than ever that "twin bond" or "brotherly bond" really forming into something strong. They seem to be able to communicate on another level. I couldn't be happier seeing this.

Cohen is starting to realize that he needs Bryce just as much as Bryce needs him.

Aren't they just the best looking two you have ever seen?

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From the beginning...

On January 5, 2009 we found out we were having twins!!! We were so excited and never dreamed that we would have any problems getting them here. All we could think about was how special it would be to bring two little ones into this world at one time.

It was a few weeks later that we found out there were issues with the pregnancy. It appeared that the twins had Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome (TTTS), but after several tests it was found that there was a growth discordance in the twins. Baby A (Cohen) had more placental share that Baby B (Bryce). After finding this out I was put on full bed rest at home. We had ultrasounds every other week to check the babies growth. It was a constant worry whether the babies would make it.

At 20 weeks I would be admitted into Good Sam Hospital with pre-term labor complications. Those complications would turn into cervical length problems and from there a one night stay turned into 54 days of trying not to go absolutely insane. Each week we would have a new scare. I became very ill with blood poisoning and there was a fear that the infection got to the babies, luckily it did not. I also had daily contractions, some days more than others and began dialating. I developed gestational diabetes, only after passing the glucose test a week before.

At 28 weeks (and one day) real labor set in and I gave birth to two very small but very beautiful boys - Cohen Matthew and Bryce Anthony. This is their story...