The Big Day!

So cute!

This one makes me happy every time I see it.

Poor little thing. This picture was taken right

after he was born after they hooked him up

to everything. He has such big eyes that his eyelids

were swollen.

Here is sweet little Zoe hooked up to everything.

She had to have the ventilator after she was born:(

I didn't put these pictures in the right order but here

is the whale before she birthed her little ones.

Don't I look happy?

Here is the cute supportive husband in his outfit

getting ready for the operating room adventure.

Proud Papa!

Daddy's little girl already!

This is me holding Zoe. I didn't want to put very many
pictures of my face because it got really swollen.

Sweet little Ezra. Can you tell he has my lips?
And Tyler's eyes under there?

I don't know who this is but I just love Tyler's face.

Baby Pictures!

Little Zoe with a nice scream!

Doesn't she look good in pink?

Me holding Zoe with my very swollen hand.

I love the little bows they put on her

The little nuggets together at last!

I was in tears thinking that they missed each other

when they were separated in the isolettes.

I didn't want to use the flash on this one and wake them up

so it's a bit dark.

They're Here!!!!

Well, our little ones decided they couldn't wait any longer and one day short of 35 weeks they made their grand entrance Thursday January 14th. Here is the short version (in my opinion) of their arrival. I had continued to have contractions but they hadn't really gotten worse or a lot closer together but I was feeling a bit crummy when I was trying to sleep Wednesday evening. I woke up at about 5:00 a.m. Thursday morning to my water breaking which scared me a bit, mostly because Tyler decided to go home to Logan, of course the night before so he was an hour away. I called him before I called the nurse so he could speed over here. It had snowed the night before so he nearly got in an accident trying to get here before they arrived. He did make it in time though. The contractions got really painful after my water broke and I went from 1 cm dialated to 4 cm in less than an hour. Needless to say it got very painful very fast, so I didn't hesitate to get the epidural quickly since I would be getting one anyway regardless of which way I finally decided to deliver them. I did decide to go with the c- section because I was so worried they wouldn't be able to get Zoe out quickly enough because she was in there kind of sideways she was going to come out second. The c-section was fairly frightening for me because they had to keep giving me more and more drugs to keep me from freaking out because the pressure and pulling caused me so much pain and anxiety. The doctor showed me the babies for just a second and then they were whisked away to get checked and get oxygen. Ezra Tyler weighed 4 lbs. 12 oz. and 18 in. long. Zoe Renee weighed 4 lbs. 10 oz. and she was 18 & 1/2 in. long. Tyler and I were instantly in love with them when we got to go into the NICU and check them out after they had been born. They both have different features that are from each of us. Ezra got my big lips and Zoe got Tyler's cute nose. She is very feminine looking and Ezra looks like a boy (actually a wrinkly little old man). I'm crazy about them! Even though it's been a painful pregnancy and a painful recovery, staring at them and watching Tyler stare and sing to them makes it all feel so worth all of the pain. Anyway I could gush all day about them but I'll wrap it up. I forgot the cord that connects my camera to my computer so i'll have to post lots of pictures later. More posts to come.

34 Weeks!!

I just wanted to write another update on what's going on with our little ones. They haven't arrived yet, first of all, which is a really good thing for them, but not so comfortable for me. I'm still in the hospital and it's officially been two weeks since I've been in here. I'm still having contractions every 10-20 minutes even with the drugs they are giving me that are supposed to wart them off. I don't want to be a whiner baby but I'm starting to go a little crazy. The past three days since Tyler hasn't been here to wheel me around in the wheelchair I haven't even left this little room!! It's becoming a bit prison like. I just needed to vent that for a minute. On the other hand, I am extremely grateful that these babies are still in me growing and getting healthier. I guess I never realized how much moms have to give up even before their children are born.

Now that I'm officially 34 weeks I could deliver the babies at Logan Regional, but the doctors here told me it would be hospital policy to transport me in an ambulance there, which I'm not sure I want to do. Plus I'd have to know for sure that my insurance would cover that expense otherwise it would not be worth it. I may just end up staying here to avoid all of that. According to the monitoring and ultrasounds they've done the past few days the babies are looking healthy and happy. By now they are both probably in the four pound range, which is good. I'd love it if they could bulk up a bit more and get into the five pound range before they are born but I don't think they'll make it there. Thanks again to family and friends for your prayers, support, visits, and phone calls. I'll try to keep updating my blog with any new information.