Happy 4th Birthday Cohen and Bryce!

Today the boys have wrapped up their first year of Preschool. It has been a great experience and they absolutely loved it. I remember sending them off that first day - it was so hard to let both of them go (without us) and to trust complete strangers. Since that first day the school staff - from teacher to nurse to therapists - have been great to our family. They called with any concern - no matter how small. They kept a communication log for Bryce and sent it home with him each day. We loved hearing about new friends that Bryce was making and what he did that day. It was easy for Cohen to come home and tell us what they did but Bryce wasn't able to do that. The communication log was our way of talking to Bryce about what happened. I will never forget one of the notes from early on...

"Bryce has made a new friend and her name is Abigail."

When we asked Bryce about Abigail his face just lit up. It was the best note for the entire year.

Tomorrow these two little miracles will turn 4 years old. I will never forget the day they were born. It was a day that was scary, exciting, sad and happy. To see how far all of us have come since then is pretty amazing. Cohen and Bryce are both doing so much better than anyone ever predicted. It is hard to believe that Cohen was just a little 2 pound baby - there is absolutely no sign of prematurity in him now.

We were told Bryce would never do anything - he would never breathe or eat on his own. We refused to believe that - it was the only way we could get through that time. I am more than happy to say that he can eat and breathe on his own... Sure there are many things that he cannot do - but what he can do - what he has done- far outweighs what he doesn't do.

I am forever thankful that I have these two boys.

They have forever changed our lives and have made us better people in the process.

Happy Birthday Cohen and Bryce!

- Mommy and Daddy (and a host of others) love you so much!