A new beginning

You may be thinking, another blog? I've stopped and started so many times. But, what can I say--I am relentless. I started writing my first blog about six years ago soon after Nathan and Ryan were born. It served as a good form of communication when the boys were so little, as I struggled with keeping family up to date on their early arrival and progress as preemies. You may remember they were born prematurely at 29 weeks and spent about three months in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Meriter Hospital in Madison, Wisconsin. It was a rough pregnancy for me being on bed rest. I had just completed graduate school, ran my first marathon, started a new career, and was pregnant with twins at the age of 30. I wasn't used to lying in bed all day, so I planned for things I would do once they were born and make a commitment to myself that I would always try to make the most of life. Nathan and Ryan came home from the hospital and I started to document and take pictures of our twin journey. The blog started off as, "Ryan and Nathan's page." I did well for a while, keeping things up to date, then time seemed to sneak by and I didn't stick with it. My second blog was named, "Momfriends" in which the stress of raising twins, a travelling husband, and full time job seemed to catch up with me. It was perhaps more of a "venting experience" than anything else. My third attempt at a blog was named, "She said, She thought, She wrote" trying to capture a bit of my days working, perspective on life, and train rides to the city. It too ended as I didn't feel I had the right material and really needed more of a focus..... After reflecting on all of these blogs, I've come full circle and am starting where I left things off....in the beginning. My life. Our life. As just the 4 of us. I realized we have a lot to share and say and hope we can bring you along our crazy ride of a life. It will hopefully be entertaining and I welcome any feedback! Here's to another round of blogging, because I really do enjoy it. I just need a little encouragement to keep me going and not give up.