I've finally uploaded my pictures, but there are so many that I thought I would just start with the day the twins were born, June 16. Hopefully, I'll be able to get more recent ones up in the next day or so.

Lane and Abe are doing well and are somewhat falling into a routine. They eat every 3 to 3 1/2 hours and once we finally get them down they sleep really well. I'm also getting a little more sleep the past few days which is nice although I think it's going to take my body a long time to catch up on 9 months of very little sleep! I'll update more in another post, but wanted to go ahead and get some pictures out here so I don't get too far behind. Hope everyone is doing well!

The morning the twins were born.Lane right after she was born and doesn't seem to like her new world.AbeDaddy holding our new babies! I don't even want to know what those doctors are doing to me behind the sheet.My parents and Andrea the first time they saw the babies.They actually brought the babies back with me to the recovery room instead of the baby nursery. Apparently, this is something new. Lane is on the left and Abe on the right. Lane looks so much bigger than Abe but she weighed a pound less.My dad with one of the babies.Aunt Rea and Lane.Max the first time he met his brother and sister.Grandmommy and Max
Pappy, Max and DonFirst picture of our new family of 5!

Hi everyone!

We brought Lane and Abe home on Saturday afternoon and everyone seems to be doing well. Life with two newborns is, let's just say, very physically and mentally exhausting but we love our babies and we will survive. :) Lane and Abe love to eat, sleep, poop, and then eat again. The feeding thing is going so-so. I've had a few issues, but we're trying to work through those. Don, my mom, and my sister have been HUGE helps and I couldn't have made it through these first few days without them. And the lady who's been helping us at night since Saturday night has also been very helpful.

I haven't had time to download any pictures, but I will try to do that soon. The babies are asleep right now so I've got to get off the computer and lay down for a few minutes...this mama is tired right now! :)

My good friend, Jana, came to the hospital today and took some great photos of my sweet babies. Click HERE to see them and don't forget to check out the slide show at the bottom of her post. Thanks Jana...I LOVE them...you're the best!!!

Sweet husband, sweet son, and two sweet babies we're ready to meet tomorrow!!!

We're still cooking! I had my last doctor's appointment this morning which was just one more thing to cross off my list before these babies are born. My c-section is still planned for this coming Tuesday, June 16, at 2:00 PM. I will admit I've been feeling some different things over the past two days so there's still a chance they could come anytime. But at this point I'd prefer to wait until Tuesday so I can get up, take a shower, shave my legs, put some makeup on, and head to the hospital with as little stress as possible. I'm taking my computer with me so either myself or someone else will update our blog as soon as possible. Not counting today only 4 more days...HALLELUJAH!!!

I took these pictures on Monday - the 1st day of my 37th week.




Oh, several people have asked about names. We think we have the girl's name finalized but the boy's name is still up in the air. We'll let you know what we've decided on Tuesday!

This is what Max has been doing 3 to 4 afternoons a week for the past month...plays in his own personal mud pit! Unfortunately, our landscaping leaves much to be desired so we've allowed him to make one of our flower beds into his dirt and mud playing area. It's his favorite thing to do right now and he will play as long as we'll let him - I sit in my chair watching him so it works well for my situation too! Last week I sat outside with him for two solid hours and he completely entertained himself the entire time. When he's done I spray him down with the hose which is another 10 minutes of pure bliss for him...he screams, runs through the water and thinks it's the best thing ever. But, what boy doesn't love playing in the mud and water!

He gets the hose and "makes mud"...he has to "make mud" about 10 different times so who knows what our water bill will be like this month!




Then he plays with his trains...


Makes some mud patties...


Bakes some mud cakes...


And then it's back to turn the water on and "make more mud!"


I LOVE my dirty boy!!!

All three of us are still here in one body...barely. Only 8 more days left until my scheduled c-section and I seriously don't know if it can get here fast enough. I will whine a little in this post and say that each day gets harder than the one before. I can't really walk far without things really hurting so I tend to not walk much. Putting my trusted black pants on has become something I dread because it also really hurts to lift my legs up - what's up with that? Okay, and baby boy literally climbs up into my rib cage the second I lay down in bed and it feels like his elbow is digging into my ribs. The past 3 nights I have been up from 2ish until 5ish...just hanging out, surfing the net, using the bathroom for the 100th time, etc. So, am I a Debbie Downer or what??? Sorry. At least you're not my husband who has to live with me! :)

But, June 16 is my sister's birthday and I will persevere so that I will never have to buy her another birthday gift...seriously that's what she told me...not a bad deal to me!

Hope everyone has a great week!

By the way, I'm off to watch the season premier of Army Wives on Lifetime. Did anyone watch that last season? I thought it was pretty good so we'll see...

Go see this movie...great story, vibrant colors and cute characters!!!


Oh, and make sure you see it in 3D...we did and we got to bring home our nifty glasses!

Max and I were sitting in the kitchen today eating lunch and I just thought to myself that it was sad that these were probably the last days that Max and I would be by ourselves. But THEN I thought that the babies really were there - in my stomach obviously but nonetheless they were sitting there with us but that I wasn't having to take care of them (except finish eating my ham sandwich so they could have some nutrients). And THEN that led me to start thinking about how my body is doing everything for them right now that I will be doing in a few weeks. For instance, my body is feeding them, changing their diapers, keeping them warm, etc.

And THEN, that made me think back to a conversation we had with our doctor when I was in the hospital a week ago. We were talking about how when babies are born that with just one breath they go from being able to live and breathe in water to breathing air - and that, after that first breath, if they were immediately put back in water they would not live. Amazing if you really think about it! Our doctor, who I've known for awhile but doesn't really know our religious beliefs, then went on to say how she finds it so unbelievable that anyone would think that this whole process just "happened" - that there wasn't an omnipotent God who designed all of it. I couldn't agree more. It completely reinforces my belief in God and that if he can design a woman's body to "grow" a baby then think of all the other things he can do and does do. As horrible as it sounds, I tend to get caught up in life and take these things for granted even though I've been taught all of this since I was a little girl. But when I sat there and contemplated all of it today I was in complete awe...it's absolutely AMAZING!!!