What a difference a year makes

I looked at my two sleeping babes tonight and was overwhelmed at how much life has changed since last Christmas Eve. My heart is literally bursting with gratitude.

I kept a separate private blog to document our ivf experience and I'd almost forgotten all about it until I skimmed through it tonight. This is what I wrote on Christmas Eve last year when we were 17 days away from starting our ivf cycle:

I just know this is going to work and we're going to have our own family soon. I can't wait. I hope at this time next year, we'll have our own babies to buy Santa presents for and to cuddle with on Christmas Eve.

I really did just know. How funny that I even used the word babies rather than baby. I knew my boys were on their way. Ya know what else is funny? It's even better than I imagined. I have so much to be grateful for.

(Christmas Eve 2010. Skinnier, well-rested, and spit-up free.)