March of Dimes Walk 2011

What if hardest day of your life was also your first? This is true for the thousands of babies every day who are born too soon or very sick. In newborn intensive care unit (NICUs) across the country, they struggle to survive.
For Dave and I, having our babies hospitalized in the NICU was frightening, confusing and overwhelming. When doctors and nurses are focused on their little patients, the March of Dimes is there for their families.
Babies shouldn’t have to fight for their lives. But, with your help, we can work to improve the health of babies, preventing birth deffects, premature birth and infant mortality.

On April 30th The Wothers family will again be Marching for babies. You are receiving this email because you are either related to Joshua and Jared or you are a close family friend who was there and has continued to be there for our family. If you look at Jared and Joshua today you would not know that they were born at a small 2.11 and 2.12. They have come a long way in the last 4 years.

The following links will take you right to the donation pages. I have one as does Dave. Please help us reach our goals and also help other preemies.


http://www.marchforbabies.org/personal_page.asp?pp=2839507&ct=4&w=4497580&u=joshandjared

http://www.marchforbabies.org/personal_page.asp?pp=3206566&ct=4&w=4757818&u=djw1155


Love, Amy Dave Joshua and Jared

And now they are 4

What a busy month February was. We celebrated the boy’s birthday numerous times. A party at school, a party with friends, a party at home and then a party at church, these little men are very loved and spoiled. This year they decided that they wanted to go bowling with their friends. What a day that was, they loved it. It was complete with How to Train your Dragon party gear (that mind you I had to search high and low for).




Joshua and Jared got big boy bikes. Now all we need is some nice weather so that we can go outside and ride them. They also got hamsters. Our pets now outnumber the humans in the house. We have Bella, Thunder, 2 frogs and now Jesse and Lightning McQueen.




We are constantly changing things up in the playroom. We had to buy more cubbies in order to store all their new toys. It is the first room you see when you enter our house so I am always cleaning and picking up toys.

Jared and Joshua are doing so well in school. They can now write their own names (when they want to). They are also allowing their teachers to separate them for certain parts of their day.

Now that they are 4 we have decided that their room needs a makeover. We are going to paint and then convert their beds into big beds. We have them ordered and now we are just waiting for them to come in. We try to prep the boys about changes as much as we can without going overboard. I told the boys that we were going to paint their room and that they were getting new beds. I pointed to where their beds would be and Jared told me “NO.” I asked him why not and he told me that his bed needs to be next to Joshua’s. Since they were born their beds have always been on the same wall and next to each other. They can touch if they want to. In order for everything to fit we have to put them on opposite walls, with 25 inches in between, we will see how that goes. They have both asked if they can sleep in one bed, they have never been ones to climb into bed with each other so this could be the first.

Goodbye 2010

As I sit here just hours away from the begining of a new year I can only wonder what is in store for the Wothers Family.

The boys have grown so much lately. Sometimes I just want to cuddle them and hold them forever. They are doing wonderful in school. They are even letting their teachers separate them for small parts of their day. Anyone who knows them knows that this is a BIG step for Joshua and Jared. Christmas was amazing. Watching them open presents and get so excited each and every time we saw Santa (another big step for them) was one of the best feelings out there.

Happy New Year from the Wothers Family

School

Summer has come to an end and School has started. Today marks the first day of fall and I can say if you look outside our window it sure does look like fall at our house. The leaves are EVERYWHERE. We can now play outside again without sweating and we love it.
The boys went back to school this week. They seemed to warm up nicely to their new teachers, classroom and even some new friends. They are going 2 days a week this year. I now have 6 hours kid free every week. What did I do with myself this past week, I tagged and tagged and tagged some more. My MOM's clothing sale is coming up soon and I swear that I will be done tagging and things will be separated in time for pre-sales the week of.

August

August is Birthday month for me. This year was a special year as I entered into my 30's. Dave planned a party with the help of his family and mine. I knew about a party but that was all. The details were a surprise. The boys had Sports Camp on Friday (my birthday) so Dave and I took them. While there I received texted messages from my sister Shelby telling me where she and my other sister Courtney were along their journey from NY to PA to help me celebrate my birthday. After camp we came home only to see that my Dad's truck was in my driveway not my sisters car. Dave said surprise, my dad was suppose to be a a training for the State but everyone LIED to me. It was a good lie and I loved having my Dad here for my special day and also for my party. We had a party on Saturday with my family and some of my closest friends. Thank you all for coming out to help me celebrate entering my 30's.

Joshua and Jared could not wait to help Mommy blow out the candles on her cake. Of course Grammy could not just buy a 3 and a 0. No she put 30 candles on my cake. Thanks Mom.





4 days and counting until we return to NY, this time for a wedding and a 1st Birthday party.