Beautiful Babies Due in 2011 (Combined Group)

[smoon0021]

Blair! Congrats on your twin girls! So i think now you can start shopping for their clothes and stuffs. I do envy you, i just hope that my baby's also a girl. Dh's family wants a girl since there are much guy in the family while on my side wants a boy coz i have a bunch of nieces lol. I desire to have a daughter so I can buy stuffs that I love and would fit her(thinking if baby boy can wear pink lol) I love dressing infants. So crossing my toes and fingers for that. But if it's going to be a boy 'still' he's a blessing and would grateful for that!


I'm really a stalker on this board! And congrats to everyone who already have their little ones! And for those who are almost on their DD or on labor! Good luck and hope everything goes well! Hands up for a healthy baby/ies!

[riogirl71]

Ryann - congratulations on your beans! I am so sorry you have not been able to hold them and can only imagine how elated, exhausted and heartbroken and happy you are, so many feelings together! We are all praying for strong babies and 2 weeks sound like a good timeline for them to get strong and go home!

Blair - congrats on 2 little precious girls! DH is seriously out numbered! We'll have to wear you down so you can fess up the names!

SD - would you want to be delivered at 38/39 with GD because of a size issue or something else? Do most 38 week olds need any NICU time or help? THanks! Helps to have a doc on board here!!!

Freckles - ok can you guys be more beautiful as a family? You look amazing! Congratulations! I went to a lactation consultant and then was able to bfeed only after that.

Leora - love the pics - you look so happy and glowing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bliss - West very cool name!

Mamaboo - huge relief! I am so glad your LO is ok, I hope everything gets resolved as far as the twin goes, I am sorry you have to go through this.

kjm - good job on your OB appt! Post pics!

Sweetpea - thanks for the encouragement that your son was 2 weeks early and was fine!

Annas Good point, I haven't been checked for anything so far, no cervix check nothing so I guess you are right no clue if I am getting there soon or not even close! So I really have no idea if the contractions are moving things along or just "practicing" it is just that I never had so many contractions and so early with DS and never actually went into labor since he was breech and was a needed c-sec. You are next in line so no jumping in front of me

Thank you so much for all the opinions, it is hard, I guess I will just take it day by day now and see what happens next week after 38 week mark, I just wish I knew what was best for baby! Maybe I should ask next time for a cervix check... Alright enough jumping in line now I am next! But not too soon!!!!!!

[riogirl71]

12th Baby_blu Jaxson and Brady born on June 21st
23rd Gina Will and Wyatt born on April 19th
29th Happy Bunny Brooke born on June 29th



5th Dandme Brogan born on July 4th
5th Freckles Christian born on July 1st
7th Klinger Maribel born on July 5th
19th Karen Gemma born on June 24th
26th Riogirl71




1st Rypell Dylan and Isabella born on July 13th
8th Mellow4 Miss Marlo born on May 8th and Claire, a little angel
8th Karin1Maddox and McCoy born on July 4th

17th Anacris
18th Annashope



6th Karian
17th Karen Vancouver



14th Lou
17th kjm1824
21st Hope is all I have
30th SDTrying



3rd crissylove
8th Leora
22nd Margi
to have fun
Waitingkay Huge hugs



8th Blair
11th Sweetpea



11th Nwquiz
27th Blissfull


Everyone that is not on the list - please let me know your EDD, how many and flavor of your bean if you already know!!!!

[smoon0021]

Ryann- my prayers goes to you and hoping everything will be fine soon....
Great job on delivering your twins!

[blairwh58]

Smoon- Thanks for the congrats- we are very excited about our 2 little girls. Everyone was expecting one of each but we couldn’t be happier. They both looked healthy and that’s all that mattered to us. Hoping you get your little girl but no matter what Im sure that baby will be spoiled rotten and you can dress him up in cute stuff too. And on the plus side- for some reason all boy outfits say Mommys boy…its so hard to find girl stuff that says anything about mommy.

Rio- DH will be outnumbered. Since we are finding new homes for our 2 dogs right now- 1 going to his moms, and the larger Lab is going to a friends farm to join 2 other labs…DH mentioned to his mom last night that we wouldn’t be getting a new dog until the girls (who he assumes will have him wrapped around their little fingers) convince him they want one. He said and when that happens it will have to be a boy dog! As for the names..good luck. We have had the same ones picked out for 2+ years and I haven’t cracked. It is a little harder not to tell people now that we know that baby A & B actually have names. Everyone tries to say they need to know for embroidery but I guess itll have to wait a few months.

Ryann- 12 hours isn’t too bad, and only 1 hour of pushing- Congrats! Dylan must have been stealing some of little Bellas food to chunk up 7 oz more than her. Im so sorry they are having some issues but they sound minor and hopefully they will get healthy in no time. Even though poor Bella came out bruised I wanted you to know the same thing happened with one of my cousins twins and her legs were black and blue from where the MD tried pulling her out by her legs (to avoid a c section). Her bruises healed right away so hopefully Bellas will be gone in no time too. Hoping you’ve gotten to hold them and that you are doing well. Cant wait to see their little faces.

Freckles- What adorable pics!! Your little boy is so handsome and you look great!! Glad you shared.

Alisa- Yep 2 girls…but despite that they will still have blue/white UK gear. Im not so much into the random pink and white and other colors that aren’t really the team colors. True fans stick with the team colors. So excited to have 2 girls join the fan club though. I also love the name West- too cute! Sorry it took awhile for the Doppler but I think as you get further along it will be sooo much easier. Then it wont be as hard or as uncomfortable. Even though feeling awful sucks it is a good sign that he/she is doing well in there.

Mamaboo- Congrats on a great US!!! Im so glad Denver does not have any defects and is doing well. Hopefully they can get the issue fixed so his little heart isn’t overworking itself. Congrats again for team blue!

Kjm- Thanks- I guess I just feel huge. But like you said I felt like I was getting big at 9 wks and then you could still see my hip bones sticking out so I guess its just our point of view lol. Sounds like things are going well for you and you are measuring great. Sucks to hear he had to up your iron again but hopefully the 2 pills works and you wont have to do the iron transfusion- sounds not fun. Youll have to post pics of your shower this wknd- how exciting.

Stephanie- Yep…I had a feeling since no one on the board was having 2 girls that mine may end up being girls. There were lots of boy sets and mixed sets so Im happy to start the girl set group. As for names we had 2 girls and 2 boys names set so we are ready to go. We aren’t telling anyone until the girls get here though…I don’t know why but I guess im just weird about that. But I do love the names we have picked.

Kat- Thanks- we are excited about 2 baby girls. Dh laughed a little when we found out because that means we would have ended up with 3 baby girls had we not lost the identical twin…which is a little scary.

AFM- Still so excited to know that we are expecting 2 little girls. I couldn’t stop smiling after yesterdays apt. Go to regular OB next wk and then back to MFM on July 29 for another cervix check and the Anatomy scan. Went back to babies R us last night to exchange some blue stuff that DHs mom bought for pink. It will be so much fun picking out little dresses and bows. DH said hes glad its 2 girls so we can go shopping and leave him at home. Hope everyone is well. Sorry if I missed anyone.

[kjm1824]

Ryann - Congrats on the birth of Dylan and Bella. I am sorry you haven'y been able to hold them. I hope you and the babies quickly recover. You and the babies are in my thoughts and prayers. Keep us posted. Poor Bella - she will heal quickly.

[Sweetpea614]

Quick post to congratulate Ryann on the birth of Dylan and Bella!!

Freckles- gorgeous family!!!

[klinger13]

Ryann - CONGRATULATIONS on the arrival of Dylan and Bella! You did so good mama with your bed rest to get them to such great weights! I'm hoping by now that you've had a chance to hold them and give them some good kangaroo care. Sending you & the babies lots of positive thoughts and prayers and I hope their stay in the NICU will be a short one. HUGS girl!!

Rio - It's a tough call but I agree with having a cervix check to see if the contractions are doing anything. That was one thing I couldn't have done because my cervix wouldn't dilate with the TAC. And honestly you just never know if a baby will require a NICU stay. We delivered at 38w5d and Maribel had the steroid shots just shy of 34w and she still had difficulty breathing. I know with c-sections they don't get the liquid squeezed out of their lungs as would happen during the process of a vaginal delivery so that was most likely what caused Maribel to have her issues. Then because she only had IV nutrition that first night, they had to slowly wean her off the IV while she did more and more breastfeeding. That weaning process is what extended her stay in the NICU for the duration of our hospital stay. Good luck with what you decide!

Kaylie - I LOVE the family shots. Just gorgeous! And I agree with contacting a lactation counselor, either at the hospital you delivered at, your pediatrician's office, or you can contact the la leche league. They should definitely be able to help with the issues you're having.

Blair - YAY for 2 little girls! How wonderful that you're joining Team Pink x 2!

Kelley - Hope your iron levels start cooperating! I've heard great things about the RaR's, but I don't have any friends that have used the Grow Via so you'll have to let me know how they are. In addition to reading reviews and blog posts for hours on end, I polled all of my CD'ing friends to see what they liked. A couple used prefolds & covers but I knew I wanted either pockets or AIO's. All of my pocket-using friends loved the Bum Genius (all recommended snaps vs the velcro) so I got a dozen of those when they were on sale at kellyscloset.com. Then I'd seen a lot of positive posts about Sunbaby dipes online. They come from China and they're super cheap so I figured even if they're not as high quality as the BG's I can use them more for daytime use (I must say though they are soooo soft and they don't seem cheaply made.) The Oh Katy one I got as a freebie when I bought things at kellys closet. I also bought some Joey Bunz hemp inserts as they're supposed to be really absorbent for overnights, when used with the microfiber insert that comes with the dipe. I'll definitely post my thoughts on all of them once Maribel starts using them.

Mamaboo - Great news from the level II u/s! And congrats for joining Team Blue! And cute name too!

Bliss - I love your name choice too! Very cute!

[leorira11]

Ryann - CONGRATS! Welcome to the world, Bella and Dylan! Great job, momma! They'll be home before you know it.

Rio - you are really next! Soooo close!

Kaylie - beautiful. Absolutely amazing. I've told my husband that one gift I'd really like is a photographer to come by and take newborn pictures as well as some of all 4 of us after the babies are born. That's something I'd love to splurge on. A crib, a carseat, all those things are temporary - those gorgeous photographs are forever. Amazing!

Blair - congrats! Very few pairs of girl/girl around here (only Mellow also had 2 girls) - so you are special Boy/girl has the advantage of both sexes in one shot, but I think same sex will probably be easier to raise. People STILL ask us "oh... didn't you want boy/girl twins?" First of all - NOTHING I can do about it! I'm not about to sex-change one of my boys so that I can have a girl! Second - I love the idea of two boys. I think there is a special connection between same sex twins that there isn't between boy/girl twins. Congrats on 2 healthy looking girls! --- btw, I'll be COMPLETELY outnumbered in my house! 2 boys, DH and our dog is a boy! I'll be the only girl!

MamaBoo --- soooo relieved to hear everything looks okay with your baby boy.

AFM - I did feel the babies move in my last twin pregnancy, but only when I was lying down and thinking about it (for some reason, I've always had anterior placentas!). I'm now about 1.5 weeks further along (and these babies seem more active) and I'm amazed at how much I'm feeling them. They are surprising me! I was at the checkout counter and suddenly got a giant nudge - and must have jumped a mile! I can't see the belly moving yet (too much extra padding, I guess), but DH is feeling them too and it's sooooo weird to have all this going on in my body that I'm not consciously controlling.

OB appt today went great. I got a referral for a fetal echocardiogram, the 1 hr glucose test and another growth/cervical check u/s all to be done in the 3 weeks until I see him again. Phew! Being pregnant is sometimes a full time job, huh?

and the best news of all.... WE BOUGHT AN AIR CONDITIONER! For some reason, window-unit ACs totally don't exist here. Everyone has units installed into the wall (half inside, half outside). We couldn't do that in our rental, so we bought a portable AC (tube that goes out the window). I'm soooooo excited to go shower and then crawl into a nice, cool bed! It's been over 95degrees F everyday -- what a relief!

[margi26]

Blair: Congratulations on 2 girls!! I am sure they will indeed have your DH wrapped around their fingers!! Glad that you are enjoying some time shopping for bows and dresses.

Kat: Thanks for the well wishes! I am anxiously awaiting my appt next week.

Anna: Can’t remember if I already commented to you, but I think your photos are beautiful. They will certainly be something wonderful to cherish.

Kaylie/Freckles: LOVE the family picture...oh how completely beautiful. You look like you are indeed on “freakin’ cloud 9”...lol...enjoy every moment.

Rio: Not sure how to advice, but I would agree about getting yourself cervical checks to see if anything is “happening” down there....best of luck during this difficult last leg of such a long and wondrous journey. I am beyond excited and happy for you in that you will be meeting your little girl so soon. ((HUGS)) for these last few hard days.

Ryann: Congratulations!! Sorry to hear that dear Isabella had some bruising and Dylan some issues with breathing, but they are both over 5 lbs which is great...hoping to see pictures soon, and hoping their stay in the NICU is short-lived so you can get those beautiful babies to their beautiful nursery!! Take care of yourself...and congrats too on delivering vaginally...I really hope to do the same.

Mamaboo: Sorry that you are having to deal with that stress, but also glad that your LO will be ok. Is there anything they can do prior to delivery to relieve the stress on his heart? And congrats on Team Blue!

Leora: So glad that your appt went well today ( and I too am getting that echocardiogram). And it sounds like you are getting to “enjoy” your pregnant self which is fabulous. And some air? Ah....that will definitely be a nice relief for you.

[baby_blu73]

So, I finally have a few minutes to post Brady and Jaxon's Birthday story...

June 21st was our scheduled induction day at exactly 38 weeks. I couldn't sleep at all the night before, so when our alarm clock went off at 5 am, I was already awake. Following procedure, I had to call L&D to make sure they had room for me and when I got the thumbs up. I jumped in the shower, that's where the nerves started setting in.

We gathered my bag and the diaper bag along with my DD and DS and headed to the hospital. My BFF was already there waiting to take my kids to stay with her during my hospital stay. By 7 am, I was in my room and ready to go. My mom and MIL were both there with DH and I. After my two wonderful nurses had me all hooked up, we discovered I was contracting pretty regularly on my own. They had to stick me twice to get my IV in, which left a bruise that lasted for 2 weeks. Sometime around 9 am, my OB appeared, checked my cervix (which was 3 cm), broke my water, and then went on about her day.

The order for pitocin came in a little while later, and I got started on that. My contractions were slowly intensifying, but not as painful as I remembered at that point. It was left up to me when to get my epidural which was necessary just in case of an emergency c-section. I decided around 12:30 pm to hold off until 1:30 since I wasn't in a lot of pain and wasn't looking forward to actually getting the epi. They started squeezing some bag of fluid into my IV at that time and called their pain guy to let him know I was ready.

Getting the epi in wasn't horrendous, far from fun, I was glad when it was over. Of course once it was in, they upped my pitocin. DH made a Starbucks run since he had a window of opportunity. I was looking forward to a small nap while he was gone. The only problem was... the epi didn't take on my left side! Which was the side the presenting baby, Brady, was on. So, with my contractions on top of each other, thanks to the high pitocin, and my half an epidural... I was suddenly in the worst pain out of all my labors, hands down. DH arrived, with coffee in hand, having run up 10 flights of stairs since the elevators were taking too long, to find me in tears and writhing in pain.

During the very short breaks between contractions, I noticed how nervous and helpless poor DH was. I tried so hard to be tough, but the pain was unreal and the end of each one could be felt in my butt. I kept telling the nurses I felt like I was "gonna crap". LOL (after the fact!)

Pitocin was slowed and the "happy" man returned. He asked a couple questions before injecting something into my epi line that made all my pain magically disappear. I was numb to my toes! But after 45 minutes of God awful pain, I did not mind at all. I got about 10 minutes of a nap when my OB reappeared to check me. She barely touched me and said that it was time to go because "his head is right there".

The whirlwind began!

I was suddenly surrounded by people unhooking my IV and monitors from where they were plugged in to move me to the OR. DH was taken to get "prepped". My mom and MIL were giddy like little girls. In the midst of all this, I was in a dream-like state that lasted well after delivery. Everything seemed so surreal and out of my control. It was the weirdest feeling that intensified as I entered the OR. I felt suddenly overwhelmed in the almost spaceship-like room with all the bright lights and people hurrying about.

A masked man, whom I assumed to be another doctor, walked in with the most beautiful brown eyes that smiled a mile wide at me... it took me a minute to realize it was my DH! It was at that time that I noticed the two stations for the boys off to my left and began sobbing due to a flood of emotions. I was so happy and relieved that we were about to meet our sons and so intimidated at the thought that in a few minutes, our lives would be forever changed.

After pushing with three contractions, Brady Edward Dean was welcomed into the world at 4:55 pm. They laid him on my chest while daddy cut his cord and he looked up at me with his round, chubby face and big, beautiful eyes like his daddy's. He was so peaceful and calm. And HUGE at 7 lbs 6 oz 20 inches!

Fifteen minutes later, after a little oxygen break and just a few more pushes, Jaxon Matthew Ray arrived. I was shocked at how different he looked from his older brother. His gorgeous little face was longer and thinner like his Mama's and he seemed so much smaller at 6 lbs 7 oz 20 inches. His visit with me was considerably shorter because they whisked him over to his station to work on getting him to cry.

In my strange trance, I just remember Jason going back and forth between the babies, keeping watch over everything. They handed me both babies to hold as they wheeled me back to the room I labored in. I cried as the grandmas got to say their first hellos and put both boys to breast for about five minutes apiece.

However, shortly after that, I suddenly became very recluse from everything going on around me. I'm not sure if it was hormones, all the pain meds, or just being in shock (maybe all three), but I felt awful. I felt very sick to my stomach and was uncontrollably shaking even under piles of heated blankets. I had been starving all day long and was finally allowed to try to eat which made me feel worse. As they transferred me to another bed to take me to my postpartum room, I started throwing up everything I had just tried to eat.

I was back to my normal self by the next morning, making up for the time I couldn't spend with my brand new sons the day before. Over three weeks later, I'm still just amazed by them and just in awe by these two wonderful miracles we've been blessed with.

[Happy Bunny]

Stephanie: Very touching birth story... I sobbed like a baby.

[mellow4]

GAH! I had 4 pages to catch up on, and boy was there a lot to catch up on.

Ryann, I am so happy for you! Good job growing such good sized babies. Hang in there, the NICU shouldn't be too bad for you since they weren't terribly early. Can't wait to see a picture of your two sweet little ones.

Blair, how exciting to know you are having girls. That is wonderful news.

I know there are so many of you going through all kinds of things, and sitting on pins and needles waiting to get beyond certain dates to feel out of the woods, and waiting on the "big" day to arrive....live in the moment and cherish them all. I am rooting for each one of you. If I wasn't so exhausted I would be able to do more personals, but, I am lucky if I can remember my own kids names.

I love reading all the birth stories! Maybe at some point when I can clear my mind I will post mine. It was crazy and oober emotional, as you all can imagine I'm sure.

A little update on Marlo: She is an ounce away from 4lbs! We are still officially 4 weeks from when she was due, and they are projecting she won't come home by then! UGH. It's wearing me out. It's been 10 weeks since she was born, and they said it might be that she doesn't come home until end of August. I hope she proves them wrong, but I will try to accept that it might be that much longer. Her Dsats are becoming less frequent, and she only has a couple Bradys a day. She started "nippling" a bottle a couple days ago, so that will take some time for her to get used to, and she is breastfeeding. Which I am pretty certain she loves, considering the snorts, cries and whipping her head around as she tries to latch. She is the sweetest girl, and I feel so very blessed to be her Mama.

Also, at my postpartum appointment, I talked to the Dr. about the pathology report of the placenta to find out what went wrong. According to the report, there was a cord insertion problem for Claire, and there was a clot that had formed behind the placenta on her side. The combination of those two things prevented Claire from getting oxygen and proper blood flow and nutrition. Eventually, it was too much, and she couldn't grow anymore. The autopsy report showed nothing was physically wrong with her, she was perfect...she just didn't have a perfect placenta. It breaks my heart. I am so very thankful for my two girls, but even more thankful that Marlo wasn't affected the same way. We have an answer now as to what happened, so now my mind won't run rampant wondering.

Hope this weekend finds you all well. And congratulations ladies, all these beautiful babies are absolutely perfect.

[lou71]

Seems every time I log in I have so much to catch up on! I'm sorry if I miss anyone.

Ryann -- Congrats x 2!!! How are you feeling? I'm sorry that Bella got bruised and hope she is better soon.

Bliss -- Glad the doppler worked. Which model did you end up getting?

Blair -- Congrats on 2 girls, that sounds really fun! What's your short list of names?

Mamaboo -- I'm sooooo relieved for you and happy your level II did not show defects. Congrats on your boy! Is the undeveloped twin attached just attached by vessels then?

Freckles -- Gorgeous pics! Thanks for sharing.

Rio -- You are officially next!!!!

Steph -- I was smiling through tears all the way through your story. I love when you mention the masked man with the beautiful eyes was your hubby.

Mellow -- So glad to hear Marlo is doing well. Do you know what the cord insertion problem was with Claire? My baby has a cord insertion issue. It's a marginal insertion, meaning it's attached at the very edge instead of the middle, and it *might* be velamentous, meaning that it's attached to the membrane instead of being properly inserted. This does scare me. So far so good though. I'll have frequent NST's and growth scans starting in a couple of weeks. That will put my mind at ease a bit. Right now, every time I think I don't feel her move frequently enough, or have any strange pains, I'm calling my office and running there to be seen!

AFM -- We bought a new car yesterday! We have been on the waiting list for it for almost 2 months. It's the Hyundai Sonata Hybrid with the Premium package on it. Loooove it. DH will be the primary driver but we will use it for our "family car". Hope everyone has a great weekend!!!

[rypell1985]

Stephanie...what an amazing birth story! I was just coming on to type mine out when I saw yours...I feel like there's parts of yours I could just copy and paste!

So since the NICU closes down from 8-12 for rounds I am sitting here bored and with some free time to tell you all about my babies' entrance into this world! I sent DH home this morning to get some good sleep and play with the dogs

Ok-so Tuesday I woke up just a ball of fire! I went downstairs at 7am and washed clothes until 7pm. I knew I was supposed to be bedresting, but between each load I laid back down. I felt like every article
of clothing in our house needed to be rewashed in the free and clear detergent. I think I did at least 10 loads!! After the babies' clothes and blankets were washed I went into the nursery and decided nothing was right. I rearranged how I had all of their things before, changing which drawers held what and thing like that. I laid out the outifts, pacifiers, blankets and hats I wanted to have with me at the hospital. When my clothes were clean I started making my pile and packed all my extras. I cooked some lemon chicken with mashed potatos and corn and at with DH. I collapsed on the couch, but then told DH I needed to cleanthe bathrooms. He told me to relax and they could always get cleaned tomorrow. I pouted, but really was sooooo tired! We went up to bed around 10pm. I laid there facing my hubby and said "i know this is selfish, but I really just can't wait to have them. I hurt all the time and just feel like there's no more room at the inn!" He assured me that I wasn't selfish and was doing a great job and somehow I fell asleep.

At 1:25 am I was woken up because I thought I was wetting the bed. When I tried to control my bladder and couldn't I thought "oh crap! That's my water". I whispered my DH's name and he jolted straight up. I said I think my water is breaking and he said "how do you know?" I giggled and pulled the covers back to show him I was soaking the bed! He jumped up and was like "WHAT DO WE DO?!?!?". I was very calm. I said to get me a towel and we should head to labor and delivery. He got me a towel and I stood up at the side of my bed. Water was just pouring down my legs and I broke out into hysterical laughter. I told there and through my laughing told DH to go get my old cheerleading duffle bag and pack the nice neat pile I had made the day before with my stuff. I also told him to start the shower and he looked at me like I was nuts. I certainly wasn't going in with dirty hair On my way to the shower my laughing turned to tears and I just kept saying "it's too early".

We got to the car at about 1:40 and headed toward the hospital. I called and let them know we were coming and they were going to page my doc. We were at the hospital and in a room by 2:05am. I wasn't really having many contractions and the nurse wasn't going to check me until she talked to my doc. She came back in around 3 and my doc had said to start pitocin, these babies are coming today! DH and I just stared and eachother-I think I really thought they were going to hold me off. She started the pitocin and said she was going to wait to check me until I got my epidural. I think I got the epidural around 8am and it wasn't bad at all. After the epidural she checked me and said I was 3cm.

So a couple hours pass and I realize that my pain is back. She checks me and says I'm almost 4cm. I just burst into tears! I really expected more progress for the pain!! Then somehow my nurse thinks I'm crying because I'm worried about the babies and my doctor comes in and assures me they will do well, all the while I'm writhing in pain! My nurse finally cuts my doctor off and says "honey, are you in pain??" I'm like DuH!!!!! So doc tells me not to expect them until late in the evening and tells my nurse to call the anestesiologist back. Meanwhile DH is holding me as I arch my back with the contractions that seem to never end! The anestesiologist comes back and puts something through the line in my back and suddenly I'm a happy girl again! Except my legs went dead, so DH had to keep helping me rotate

By noon the nurse checked me and said I was a stretchy 6 and I was so excited to hear there was a little change! She said her shift ended at 3:00 and she hoped they would come on her shift. She was the greatest nurse! I think it was about 12:45 when I told her that I just felt like I was gonna crap! She checked and said "9 plus". I said "9 plus what???" she said "centimeters" and I was shocked! I didn't think it was going to move that quickly!!! By 1:00 I was complete and doing my practice push in the room before going to the OR. She said I pushed great so DH changed into scrubs and we shelled me away to deliver!!!

Once we got into the OR everything was a blur! I know it was painful to lay flat so DH had to hold my head and neck up for me-his poor arms!!! I started pushing and could feel Dylan coming out! It was the greatest relief when he came out! One minute they were saying "are you ready to hold your baby" and the next he was whisked away because he wasn't crying or pinking up. So then they tell me I need to push for Bella but I'm too worried about Dylan and I know I'm not pushing as well. I kept telling them I couldn't do it anymore and they got the vacuum ready. A nurse brought Dylan to me to peak at before leaving and my DH looked me straight in the eyes and said "Ryann, get her out-you CAN do it." I just pushed and pushed and pushed and then she was here. Again, she was taken away so quickly. While I was getting sewn back up (second degree tear) they came and put Bella ok my chest for about 10 seconds, I kissed her and she was gone.

DH and I stared at eachother crying and laughing while they finished sewing me up and then I was being wheeled back. My family
tried to get in to see me, but i started trembling and bawling and they were sent away. It took awhile but I calmed down and let my mom dad and sister come see me. Then they said my husband could go be with the babies and I lost it again. But my family stayed with me until he returned with pictures. They were so beautiful and I cried some more!! The nurse finally said I could get cleaned up and go meet them I took one look at them and was forever changed! I don't think I've ever cried so much in my life. I just love them!!!

And today's update is....they are breathing on their own and bottle feeding. Bella forgets to breath while eating so there is talk about a feeding tube. Dylan ripped his feeding tube out and is a champ at the bottle, taking 15cc every 3 hours. Bella was up to 25cc but just can't remember the suck/swallow/breathe part. We shall see. I'm pumpng, but pumping a whole lotta nothing! Every keeps telling me to be patient and I really am trying!!!

So there you have it! Sorry for the spacing and rambling and I apologize for any errors-i'm typing on my iPhone that I dropped in a sink full of water yesterday while cleaning my pump pieces Welcome to mommyhood I guess!!!