Lindsay Sturgeon

My dear friend Lindsay will be checking into Stanford Hospital today for her second kidney transplant surgery that will take place tomorrow. Her kidney donor is none other than her husband Chris (they learned on Valentine’s Day 2011 that he was her miracle kidney “match”).

Lindsay is a fighter- she is incredibly strong and resilient. She had her first kidney transplant back in July 2006 from her Dad, Kurt, but the scar tissue that has built around her donated kidney has made that kidney fail.

Of particular concern is that Lindsay will essentially be undergoing two surgeries - one on one side to take out Kurt's kidney and ureter, and the second on the other side to implant Chris' new kidney. It's unusual to take out a kidney like this during transplant, in fact it carries more risk, but the thinking is that the ureter has been a pathway to infection, so removing it and the kidney will give Chris' kidney a head start towards health. Please pray for God's hands on their surgeons and peace for their families.

Happy Father's Day!

Special Father's Day wishes to Adam, my Dad, and my Father-in-law!!! You all deserve a wonderful day- thank you for all that you do and the example you are!

We're One Month Old Today!

Our precious babies are here! We welcomed Caleb Dane and Bria Joy into this world on the afternoon of May 4th. The delivery went well and labor lasted about 7 hours without a c-section, but recovery was much more difficult than expected… painful and swollen all over.
On Bria’s 4th day of life, she was admitted to the NICU at Phoenix Children’s Hospital for significant weight loss and dehydration. Bria had difficultly feeding properly, but the excellent staff at Phoenix Children’s worked with her for 3 days and got her weight back up and eating properly. Once again, we were reminded what a blessing good health really is. Thankfully, Bria has been doing really well since leaving the NICU.
The first 4 weeks have been a lot of work and sorta a blur, but very sweet. Not only do Caleb and Bria look different, but thus far they have shown us that they have different personalities. Caleb is more alert with his eyes open to the world after feedings and Bria loves to cuddle and sleeps more than Caleb throughout the daytime. So far, they have been fairly mellow and enjoy eating and napping. New big brother Tyson has been transitioning into his new role. He likes to help with throwing away diapers, placing dirty clothes in their hamper, assisting in bath time, and watching the twins in their swings.

 Leaving the hospital and heading home

 Resting

 Concerned Mama with Bria in the NICU

 First walk with all three kiddos

Tyson checking on Bria

 Happy after bath time

Caleb likes: being swaddled and burped well.

Caleb dislikes: having gas.

Tender moments: being able to finally hold our baby boy in our arms and watching him stare at Bria when laying next to her in the crib.


Bria likes: being swaddled and being held.
Bria dislikes: having a dirty diaper and an empty stomach.
Tender moments: being able to finally hold our baby girl in our arms and having a GIRL and dressing her in purple and pink.


It has only been a few weeks, but one thing that we know for sure is that having twins means teamwork. We’ve been so blessed to get a great deal of help from family and friends. Stay tuned for (hopefully) frequent updates on our blog.

April Happenings

Early April was exciting with Easter celebrations and Tyson's 3rd Birthday!

Easter Parade and Egg Hunt at school

Hiking with Daddy and Grandpa Coburn

Lunch time at Tyson's birthday

Train ride

Tyson wanted cupcakes instead of a cake this year

First bike!

Being silly with McKenna

Lindsay's homemade Easter cookies = yum!

32 Weeks = Larger than Life

(I just realized that I didn't post this last week, so I am actually 33 weeks to date). I am the biggest I have ever been and I just keep getting bigger! I am borrowing Ashley's support belt and I don't know what I do without it. 32 weeks for a twin pregnancy is the same size as a single pregnancy at 40 weeks... so when I am out in public many people look at me like I should be heading to the hospital for delivery. I am so lucky that it is not over 100 degrees here or I think my ankles might explode in that kind of heat. I am taking it easy and Adam and I are trying our best to get all of our ducks in a row before the babies arrive. At 32 weeks, baby boy weighs 4 pounds 8 ounces and baby girl weighs 4 pounds 6 ounces.

My dear friend Angie made the trek out from California for my baby shower... it was so nice to have a relaxing weekend with her.

Special Visitors

Last week, my parents and grandparents were in town on vacation! My mom and my grandparents made the long trip together from Ohio. It was a treat to spend time with everyone, especially my grandparents who are now in their nineties. My grandparents really enjoyed seeing Tyson since it had been over a year since they last saw him.

Along with special visitors, it was a very eventful week for Tyson: his first broken bone. He fell off of our bed and broke his right collar bone. Crazy! No surgery is necessary, but he has to wear an x-small chest sling for a few weeks along with no climbing or playground slides. He has been a trooper and hasn't complained about pain.

New chest sling and tired of saying "Cheese"Golfing with Grandpa ToberReading with Great-Grandpa Tober

Happy Valentine's Day

Wishing you a great day! Below are some recent photos: Transportation Day at Tyson's school (we got to watch a Black Hawk helicopter land in the school parking lot!) and Tyson "patiently" waiting for his puppy take a bath in the washer (he loves his stuffed-animal puppy and real puppies).

Future fire fighter?

Future pilot?

Or a future veterinarian?