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Little Wonders

Elk River, Minnesota
Blog: http://estherslittlewonders.blogspot.com/
After a heart-breaking struggle with infertility, we conceived our identical twin girls through IVF. They suffered from life-threatening Twin-to-Twin Transfusion in-utero, causing me to undergo laser surgery, and 13 weeks of bed rest, 10 of which in the hospital. Every day for a long 13 weeks, we... Full Bio
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A quick update! by Little Wonders Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility Sorry for the lack of updates this week, blog friends! It's been another crazy one. But good news! First of all, I don't have mono. Not that I really think I did - but it ... Read on »
Liana has Mono! (we think!) by Little Wonders Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility Okay, here's finally a real update: Liana's comprehensive metabolic panel and her complete CBC with platelets (for those familiar with these things) were all normal. H ... Read on »
Two steps forward ... by Little Wonders Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility ... one GIGANTIC step back. That's what it feels we are taking in regards to the girls' health right now. We had such a good last 12 months, got through another nasty flu ... Read on »
Liana "speaking" German by Little Wonders Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility There isn't much to report in the way of improving health (especially Liana's - who now developed a mean itchy rash all over her body. What on earth?) But I'll spare you ... Read on »
You'll never believe it ... by Little Wonders Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility Liana was completely fever- and symptom-free for precisely two days. Two days, people! That's 48 hours! And then she got sick again. I'm not kidding - even though I reall ... Read on »
Goodbye Germany! by Little Wonders Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility With all the crazieness of trying to deal with Liana's illness during our last week in Germany, and then our quick and early departure, I feel like I didn't get to proper ... Read on »
We're back in "Minne"!! by Little Wonders Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility We're all made it back in one piece to "Minne" (as our flight attendant called it yesterday!) Liana and I thankfully had fairly uneventful travels. Unfortunately, Bjorn a ... Read on »
Another day in the life of ... by Little Wonders Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility You guys!! Are you tired for the drama we seem to create every year during our annual Germany trip? Well, get ready for another edition! I'm going to keep this short be ... Read on »
Surprise again! We're STILL sick! by Little Wonders Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility I know, I know - we've had so many positive developments during this trip, I hate to ruin it all by telling you about our ongoing struggles to get healthy again :( But bo ... Read on »
Family Reunion by Little Wonders Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility The reason we make this crazy trip to Germany every year, of course, is for the girls (and us!) to spend time with my family. I have 3 siblings who all have families, so ... Read on »
Happy 3rd birthday, Liana and Amaya! by Little Wonders Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility During the last 12 months, Liana and Amaya started talking in full sentences, said good-bye to pacifiers and their cribs, graduated from high-chairs and their stroller. T ... Read on »
Surprise! We're sick again! by Little Wonders Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility Despite all the vast improvements we've seen in other areas during this Germany trip, we weren't lucky enough to make it through without getting sick. Actually, I just ne ... Read on »
Hot Diggity Dog! by Little Wonders Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility After 10 days of rainy, windy and chilly weather, summer hit us fast and hard today! I went for a run during the girls' nap time (at noon) and completely underestimated h ... Read on »
First Day of "Kindergarten!" by Little Wonders Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility Yes, at not even 3 years of age, Liana and Amaya started "Kindergarten!" Which is, of course, a German word, and instead of describing the first year of eleme ... Read on »
Jet-lag is no Joke by Little Wonders Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility Yes, the girls have handled jet-lag "better" than in previous years, but boy, it has still been a rough few days (and nights!) around here! Amaya did pretty well the firs ... Read on »
Hi again! by Little Wonders Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility In their first "Dirndls" (Amaya left) In the past, the first few days of our trip have given us a pretty good idea of what to expect for the remai ... Read on »
Third Time's the Charm! (Hello from Germany!) by Little Wonders Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility So from now on, when someone asks me for advice about traveling (internationally) with multiple small children, I will finally have something helpful to say: "Wait until ... Read on »
Ready, set, GO! by Little Wonders Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility We packed our bags .... (Yes, we thought we needed lots of toys for the long plane ride!) We practiced wearing our headphones (... and all of a sudden do ... Read on »
Easter Videos by Little Wonders Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility I'm fully aware of the fact that videos of other people's kids are really only then interesting when you're closely related to them ... so I won't take offense if you cho ... Read on »
Easter Weekend by Little Wonders Posted in: Blog Posts in Pregnancy & Fertility What a fun and busy weekend we had! This just has to be the funnest age when it comes to celebrating holidays because the girls are so excited about every little thing! O ... Read on »
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