Showered with Love.

August 14,  2015: When we came back for a visit to Montana back in May, My co-worker/good friend Deb stopped over for a visit and to see the twins. We were talking and she mentioned that her and some other girls from work were thinking of doing a "sip and see" for me and Z&Z when we were home and settled as I did not get a baby shower prior to the twins being born. I looked at her and told her well if you want you can still "Do both." Haha. Her face was great. She looked a little confused and then said "congrats" and gave me a hug.

Beautiful Flowers. I ddn't take many pics. I will get more. 

So her and a few of my co-workers planned a beautiful baby shower for me. Many came and it was so wonderful to hang out with them and chat. I received some wonderful gifts but same thing here I had asked for no gifts and to just do a donation to the NBICU and Womens Special Care. They put together several beautiful baskets for me to take back to SLC at some point and give back to the two units that we spent so much time in.

Two baskets to donate back.

This too was a bit emotional for me. These emotions are wild. I don't know where they come from. But they are there. Maybe part of it is pregnancy. Maybe it's just me. But, I do know that a lot of it is situational and PTSD. It's what I have to deal with right now and continue to process these emotions and work through them. But, the reflection process will always be there. You can't go through what we have went through and not reflect back, It has forever changed us and it is something we will continue to grow and learn from.

At the baby shower they girls did these cute little cards "BABY LOVE: Wishes for Baby." I wanted to share a few of my favorites.

*I hope you love to Snowmobile (So do we little one, So do we)
*I hope you get to travel the world. (9 out of 12 said this.. Which is so cool- Andy and I always talk about how important it is that our kids travel and do what they want, and we will encourage them to. Even if they choose to do that before college. We hope it is something they will do).
*I hope you become the best you can be.
*I hope you grow to appreciate life always. 
*I hope you are always grateful. (Remember Little One, It is the small things that mean the most)
*I hope you love the mountains. 
*I hope you grow vegetables. (Your Dad will teach you)
*I hope you Respect life. (Love your life. It's that simple)
*I hope you Grow Flowers. 
*I hope you always find the beauty in life. (Enjoy the simple things, Treasure the Moments).
*I hope you become your brother and sisters best friend. (So do we.) 
*I hope you Grow up Slowly. (Don't Rush It)
*I hope you Respect Yourself. (Love yourself little one).
*I hope you learn to have fun no matter what (You only live once, Enjoy it.)
*I hope you always Smile. (We want nothing but happiness for you). 
*I hope you become creative and unafraid
*I hope you learn to Paint-Very therapeutic.
*I hope you realize a dream come true
*I hope you respect all people and the Earth. 
*I hope you become whatever you want to be. 
*I hope you laugh at your Mom- She really is Funny!
*I hope you respect you "Elders"
*I hope you aren't afraid to take chances in life.
*I hope you respect and embrace each age along the way.
*I hope you never forget how much your Parents love you. 
*I hope you always know how much you are loved. 
*I hope you never forget to tell your parents you love them.

I really enjoyed reading these and look forward to sharing these with Baby C someday. I will tell them all about their Bozeman Family. Actually these are some of my favorites and I hope to share them with all 3 of them and hope they will influence them on this little journey we call life. 

We will do our best to teach them all we can, show them all the love we can, whats truly important in life, and to give them the best we can. But it the end, I think they will give us more than they could ever imagine. Teach us more than we could ever imagine, and show us what life is all about.