Missing Daddy! - Looking back!

I hate when Brady has to go away for the Guard. He went to Canada for 3 weeks last april and to Texas for 3 weeks in October. This time he is in Virginia for 3 MONTHS!!! He just left on the 11th and we are so ready for him to come home. I think this trip is going to be harder because the babies have realized who mommy and daddy are. Every morning I wake up to Aiden and Addi yelling da da da da. It breaks my heart that every time they hear a door open or somebody making noise in the other room they run over to the baby gate and start saying da da and looking for him. We decided to come down and stay at my parents house for a couple of weeks. It has helped alot- they really love grandma! Aiden started to get another cold and he has been waking up really early in the mornings. The sad thing is he used to be a complete mamas boy, but lately, especially when he doesn't feel good, he cries for his daddy- now why couldn't this have happened when Brady was still here? I know I shouldn't be whining about him being gone for 3 months but when you have two little ones that always want their daddy its hard. Im just dreading when he has to be deployed- his unit is scheduled to leave Nov 2011. I've already told my mom that she might as well just move in with us! We are so proud of him, he is a great husband and daddy!

On a happier note, Addi has started walking!!! She can take up to 10 steps at a time!! Woo hoo! I am so proud of her! Aiden is doing really great also, he is cruising furniture much faster than he use to, he is even brave enough to hold on with only one hand and move from the couch to the chair. All of their therapist's are so surprised at how well they are doing. Its hard to believe that only a year ago Addi wouldn't even take a bottle and she was completely fed through her g-tube. They have both made such amazing progress, we are so blessed to have both of them with us.

As I was unpacking some of our stuff the other day I came across a little book that my grandma made for us. It is full of pictures of the babies and also posts from the blog we had when they were in the NBICU (aidenandaddison2.spaces.live.com). I couldn't stop myself from crying. I think about what a rough start they had and how all the odds were against them. I must have been crazy but I can honestly say that when they were in the hospital I never once thought that we wouldn't bring both of them home and that they wouldn't be just as perfect as they are today. I am so grateful for the power of the priesthood and all the wonderful blessings that Aiden and Addi received during their long stay. I don't think we would be where we are today without them.