welcome

the last year of life has been pretty insane. found out we were having twins. identical twins. identical twin BOYS. countless doctor appointments, ultrasounds, non stress tests. a super speedy-crazy-intense-amazing labor and delivery. two perfect tiny little babies just in time for christmas.

and then we found out they are deaf.

it's been this kind of weird, drawn out process. first we found out oliver has auditory neuropathy in his left ear, so we figured because he passed the newborn screening on his right he'll be ok. sure, one ear doesn't work but the other will and he'll be totally fine. then we go back to test his right ear and...same issue. we then begin the cochlear implant evaluation process. meanwhile, judah is asked to come in for a hearing test just to make sure he's ok even though he passed the newborn screening on both sides. and what do you know, he gets the exact same diagnosis as his brother.

so here we are. oliver has officially completed the evaluation process and has been approved for bilateral cochlear implants. and judah has just started the whole process. i really wanted to start documenting all of this for all our family and friends to stay updated and follow along this journey with us. because these boys are one big phenomenon over at children's. i mean, they are a phenomenon period. how the heck did we make identical twin boys with red hair and blue eyes?! and how did they end up with the rarest type of hearing loss?! craziness. so please follow along as we trek through this process...times two!