Twenty Fingers & Twenty Toes

First off, Thanks for updating my blog mom! :) We were very proud parents and wanted to share our news as soon as we could! Secondly,...YES,..I know it has been just over a week since my baby girls were born, but all new mothers know that THAT is a valid enough excuse to fall off the face of the earth for a bit! ;)

So,...we are home! How incredibly blessed our little family has been the past week. All of my concerns are behind me (well not all,...ok,...they are probably just starting but you know what I mean). There was so much worry building up throughout my pregancy: Will I lose a baby? Will I deliever early? Will I be on bed rest? Will I go full term? Will they have to be in the NICU? Will I be okay delivering TWO babies? These two perfect little girls have completely stolen our hearts. I knew that I was having twins,..I really did,..but I didn't REALLY believe it until I saw these two perfect little girls in their daddy's arms for the first time. It is mind boggling to me how our bodies can create ONE baby, yet alone two at the same time. There is so obvilously a larger hand in the miracle of it all. As for the details of it all,...(I'll spare you the detailed details)... I was induced early in the morning on May 27th. They had to monitor each twin very closely, so they were administering pitocin VERY slowly to make sure they were handling labor well. I was getting discouraged because it was taking so long to progess much. At 4:30ish they nurse started getting a little flustered because she realized I was ready and we needed to head back to the Operation Room immediatley. (I had to deliver in the O.R. in case of an emergency,..standard procedure for twins). We headed back and I was overwhelmed to see about a dozen Dr.'s in the room "waiting for that emergency". 30 minutes, a breeze of a delivery, and 10 uncessary Dr's later, we had our two baby girls in our arms. It was one of the most emotional and spiritual experience of my life. The only other time that I remember feeling that way was when Noah B was born. Having that one experience for that one moment makes going through the pregancy worth it.

The hospital experience was wonderful at St. Alphonsus. The nurses were top notch, accomodations comfy (full size bed for me and hubby), complimentary romantical "Celebration Dinner" from the hospital, and massage before checkout. I can't say enough good about St. Al's. If you live in Boise, give it a go! ;)

The past few days we've been "adjusting" and quite honestly I've been a blob of a blob. All of you moms out there know that the first few weeks after giving birth can be hard. No sleep, adoring your new miracle, hurting boobs (TMI I know), hormones, emotions, crying, laughing, feeling so blessed, feeling overwhelmed, etc. etc. etc. Give me another week and hopefully I'll be back in the swing of things. Noah has been so sweet with the girls. He loves to help and to give hugs & kisses whenever he can.

Thanks to everyone who has sent their love and congratulations. We feel so blessed not only to have these two spirits in our home,...but also because we have such wonderful friends and family to share in our joy. Thank you for thinking of us at this special time.