9 Days and Counting

We've have been a family for 9 days now. Wow! The first few days in the hospital were rough. I got sick to my stomach on the second night and third day and thought I would feel better if I could crawl out of my skin. There's nothing like sitting in a hospital bed around midnight trying to nurse your daughter and having to turn your head and throw up on the other side of the bed. At least I was thinking and kept her from getting covered. I was so thankful for Saturday to come and get out of there and return to the comforts of our home. Little did I know that things would still be stressful and at home you didn't have the call button to push and get instant help.

The days and nights at home have been both good and bad. It's amazing how much one can cry in a 24 hour period. (and I'm not talking about the girls) We've had our good times and our bad. The worst is at night. I am just starting to get some sleep and it's time for one to eat again.

Instant Family

Last Wednesday (3/12) Billy and I entered the hospital as husband and wife and left three days later as a family. It's amazing how one's emotions can change so quickly and how everything in life looks so different. We were scheduled for the operating room at 5pm, but were pushed back due to an emergency deliver and entered the OR doors shortly before 7pm. Laying there on that table with only Billy and a blue paper curtain to look at I heard the beautiful noise of our girls' first cries as they entered the world 1 minute apart. I thought we looked rather good for our first family portrait. Billy and the girls were whisked out of the room and I was left there strapped to the table as they finished me up. Later that evening in the recovery room I learned that our first precious gift has swallowed mucus as she was being delivered and had to be suctioned and put on oxygen for a short time. The second miracle entered the world just fine. We were able to spend family time with Baby B two hours after delivery, but it wasn't until 4 hours later that we were able to meet Baby A. The girls spent their first night in this world being referred to as Baby A and Baby B. Deciding who got what name didn't happen until the next morning.