The boys first Christmas
Saturday, December 26, 2009
Friday, December 25, 2009
Christmas 2009
Santa came!
Christmas morning
Christmas morning
They boys are super excited about opening their presents...
Getting some Gigi love
Another fried turkey (this time I was able to document the process).
Ta-da!
More presents.
Will discovered the joy of canned whipped cream :)
Merry Christmas to everyone!!
Saturday, December 19, 2009
Grandma & Grandpa
Me and the boys were lucky enough to have Grandma and Grandpa for the majority of December. We all know that Grandma just barely made it in time for the boys arrival, but Grandpa wasn't able to come until the next week (he did ask if I could 'cross my legs' and wait to birth the boys til he got here... yeah, that wasn't going to happen!). Grandpa did bring us an unexpected and unwelcomed gift with him...
Brrrr!!! I don't like snow here in NC. It's ok out in UT or CO, but it's supposed to be NICE here. I AM glad that you're here though, Dad :)
I'm SO happy you guys are here!!!
SNOW!
Seriously, Dad, you didn't have to bring that all the way from UT...
Seriously, Dad, you didn't have to bring that all the way from UT...
Brrrr!!! I don't like snow here in NC. It's ok out in UT or CO, but it's supposed to be NICE here. I AM glad that you're here though, Dad :)Grandma and Grandpa LOVE holding the boys (these are grandchildren #5 and #6 for them).
I'm SO happy you guys are here!!!
Meeting the cousins
Kristin and Patrick brought will and Audrey over to meet their new cousins. Will was such a good boy. His mommy told he needed to whisper when he was around the boys. He did SO good he was so quiet and gentle with them. I'm sure they are going to LOVE their big cousin Will. Jonas was still on his bili-blanket so Will was only able to hold Elliott. It was SO cute to see Will holding his little cousin. His interest only lasted a few minutes but them Matt introduced him to Christmas popcorn! Will was in popcorn heaven! He just loved the gingantic bucket of popcorn. Will carried around the bucket of popcorn for the rest of the evening.
Audrey (who is totally into dolls right now) LOVED the boys. She just wanted to 'play with them' all night.
He was camera shy for a minute, but then I finally got him to look at the camera.
Audrey (who is totally into dolls right now) LOVED the boys. She just wanted to 'play with them' all night.
Friday, December 18, 2009
Glow Worms
At the boys 5 day doctors visit the doc thought that we should have their bilirubin levels checked. Mom and I took the boys over to the hospital lab for more feet pricks. The doc was right and their levels were a bit elevated. So we had some 'bili-blankets' delivered to the house. We were to keep the boys in the blankets as much as possible.
Elliott only had to be a glow worm for 24 hours :)
Jonas had to be on it for 2 days. They think his numbers were higher because of the huge bruise on his head from birth.
I'm SO happy that they weren't stuck to the light boxes for very long. It was hard not to be able to snuggle them.
The boys strapped in
Elliott only had to be a glow worm for 24 hours :)
Jonas had to be on it for 2 days. They think his numbers were higher because of the huge bruise on his head from birth.
I'm SO happy that they weren't stuck to the light boxes for very long. It was hard not to be able to snuggle them.
Boys & Bears (1 week)
This is a series/idea that I am shamelessly stealing stealing from a friend. A photo of the boys once a month with their bears to track how they are growing.Jonas
Elliott
Thursday, December 17, 2009
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
New arrivals!
I'll blog the full story later... (but soon...). I just wanted to go ahead and share some cute photos of our little bundles of joy!
Jonas Robert
12-11-09 7:46 pm
5 lbs 8 oz
17 1/4 in
Elliott Thomas
12-11-09 7:47 pm
5 lbs 2 oz
17 3/4 in
Jonas Robert12-11-09 7:46 pm
5 lbs 8 oz
17 1/4 in
Elliott Thomas12-11-09 7:47 pm
5 lbs 2 oz
17 3/4 in
Sunday, December 13, 2009
Labor & Delivery
Ok, here's the story...
Leading up
On Monday before the boys were born I went to my usual 11 am Pilates lesson. I only did a half this week, it was just getting a bit hard to move around. I also had a doctor's check up in the afternoon (36 weeks, well on Wednesday). I saw Dr. Wilson and he said that I was 2 cm dilated. He also said not to get too excited as I could stay at that point for at least 2 weeks if they weren't ready to come. I was just glad to see that something was happening.
I started having regular contractions Monday night. About 7-15 minutes apart, but they weren't bad and they went away in the morning.
Tuesday I had an appointment to get my hair cut. I didn't want to be 'needing' to get my hair cut right after they boys were born.
I was supposed to go to the Cub Committee meeting Tuesday night, but the contractions decided to come back. And they went away again in the morning. So much for getting any sleep :)
Wednesday Matt and I went to meet with the pediatrician. We were the first appointment of the day and it still took over 45 minutes before we were taken back. How do you get behind that early in the day?
Thursday night I met up with some wedding clients to give them their wedding album (which was awesome by the way...). Then Matt and I dined at Cracker Barrell and headed to the airport to pick up my mom. Yay! Mom's plane got in about a half an hour early, so we were a little late. It felt SO good to have her here. The nightly contractions continued.
Friday morning I woke up pretty early (well, I 'got out of bed' early... there had not been any sleep for several nights now). I tried to keep busy and not wake my mom up too early 'cause she needed to get used to Eastern time. At 8:30 I knocked on her door because the nightly contractions weren't going away this morning. She was awake, but still in bed. We talked for a while discussing all the things we needed to get done (go to Sam's, get pedicures, make sure everything was in order for the boys arrival... lots, needed attention). The contractions continues throughout our conversation. They weren't bad at this point and mom decided that it was still going to be at least a few days before the babies came.
Around 9:30 they started getting a bit worse, still not horrible, but they took all of my attention. I decided to start timing them. They were coming about every 3-5 min. I thought I should call the doc, but mom said that they weren't bad enough yet, so I should hold off. Mom then headed off to Mickey D's for some DC and breakfast. While she was gone I decided that I should at least call the doc and let them know what was going on. While speaking to the nurse I explained that I was 36 week pregnant with twins having regular contractions. She asked if they were taking my breath away and I said yes, but they weren't super horrible. She then asked how long it would take me to get to the office. 10 min. She then said that I should just come on in and get checked. I hadn't packed a hospital bag yet, so between contractions I threw a few things in a bag and waited for mom to get home. Mom was still skeptical about going in to see the doc (because my contractions just weren't bad enough yet...). She was sure I was just going to get sent home, so she thought it was funny I packed my bag.
At the doc, I checked in and had a seat in the waiting area and waited! All the time having contractions every 3 min and breathing funny. Yeah, everybody was staring at me. I even happened to see another preggo friend of mine in the waiting area. Finally, they called me back to see Dr. Al. Did the usual weight check and pee in a cup. They checked my blood pressure and it was a bit elevated from its normal super low state. The doc checked my cervix and announced that I was 5 cm and should take my self next door to the hospital and get checked in! Mom was shocked!!!
It's time!
The nurse walked us over to the labor and delivery desk at the hospital and helped me get checked in. Mom called Matt to leave work and get over to the hospital. I striped down and put on all the hospital garb and then they started prepping me for delivery. I had to have the IV for at least an hour before they would give me an epidural. I just wanted to make sure that I would get one, 'cause I wasn't delivery 2 babies without one. I also had to be given an antibiotic drip because I had tested positive on my strep test (which I didn't know about until this point, I had just had the test on Monday).
Matt got to the hospital right before they gave me the epidural. I was relieved to have Matt there and the epidural in place. I was also relieved that the boys waited until grandma was in town before deciding to come out! At this point the doc came in (Dr. Miller) to do one final ultrasound to make sure baby 'b' was in the head down position (they could obviously tell that baby 'a' was in the correct position). 'b' was cooperating and still head down. Things seemed to be progressing fairly quickly, and the doc thought I'd for sure be delivered by 5:30 or so. At 5:30 they weren't here yet, so the doc decided to break my water. At 6:30 I was fully dilated and ready to start pushing. They don't let twin moms deliver in the regular delivery room just in case they needed to do a last minute c-section. So, I was moved into the operating room and ready to push. Because we were in the OR, had 2 sets of nurses, 2 docs and experiencing a shift change there were at least 15 people in the room besides myself, Matt and my mom. Crazy!
Pushing was a LOT harder and longer than I had imagined! I'm pretty sure they had turned off my epidural, 'cause I could feel everything! The whole time I was pushing for baby 'a' I was just thinking 'there is NO WAY I can do this again! I can't push like this a second time, right after this!'. I pushed for about an hour to get 'a' out. He also gave me the inconvenience of coming out posterior with the fattest part of his head first! Finally, 'a' was out but there was only a moment of relief. The doc was concerned about 'b' as his umbilical cord wanted to come out before he did. They let me push once to see if he'd come out. And he sure did! Matt and mom were just surprised that the doc caught him, because they really weren't expecting him to come out. Then I was truly relieved! I did it!!! I was done! No more pushing! I was a mommy! (of 2!!).
I got to hold them briefly because they needed to be wisked off to be checked by the neonatologist. Then I was taken back to the labor room to recover. It was another hour before I got to see them again.
baby 'a'. look at his poor little head.
baby 'b'
holding 'a' for the first time (I look a little worn out...)
holding 'b' for the first time.
They're here!
Perfect and healthy! What more could a mother ask for?
Jonas Robert (aka baby 'a', aka 'party baby')
both together :)
Elliott Thomas (aka baby 'b', aka 'quiet baby')
Our hospital stay was the usual 48 hours after delivery. We had several visitors (Mom, Gigi & Papa, Kristin, Kim & Bruce, Clair, and The Bishop and his wife). It was fun to see all the 'love' for the boys.
Proud daddy!
exhausted mommy...
their first outfit
all packed up
on our way home :)
Leading up
On Monday before the boys were born I went to my usual 11 am Pilates lesson. I only did a half this week, it was just getting a bit hard to move around. I also had a doctor's check up in the afternoon (36 weeks, well on Wednesday). I saw Dr. Wilson and he said that I was 2 cm dilated. He also said not to get too excited as I could stay at that point for at least 2 weeks if they weren't ready to come. I was just glad to see that something was happening.
I started having regular contractions Monday night. About 7-15 minutes apart, but they weren't bad and they went away in the morning.
Tuesday I had an appointment to get my hair cut. I didn't want to be 'needing' to get my hair cut right after they boys were born.
I was supposed to go to the Cub Committee meeting Tuesday night, but the contractions decided to come back. And they went away again in the morning. So much for getting any sleep :)
Wednesday Matt and I went to meet with the pediatrician. We were the first appointment of the day and it still took over 45 minutes before we were taken back. How do you get behind that early in the day?
Thursday night I met up with some wedding clients to give them their wedding album (which was awesome by the way...). Then Matt and I dined at Cracker Barrell and headed to the airport to pick up my mom. Yay! Mom's plane got in about a half an hour early, so we were a little late. It felt SO good to have her here. The nightly contractions continued.
Friday morning I woke up pretty early (well, I 'got out of bed' early... there had not been any sleep for several nights now). I tried to keep busy and not wake my mom up too early 'cause she needed to get used to Eastern time. At 8:30 I knocked on her door because the nightly contractions weren't going away this morning. She was awake, but still in bed. We talked for a while discussing all the things we needed to get done (go to Sam's, get pedicures, make sure everything was in order for the boys arrival... lots, needed attention). The contractions continues throughout our conversation. They weren't bad at this point and mom decided that it was still going to be at least a few days before the babies came.
Around 9:30 they started getting a bit worse, still not horrible, but they took all of my attention. I decided to start timing them. They were coming about every 3-5 min. I thought I should call the doc, but mom said that they weren't bad enough yet, so I should hold off. Mom then headed off to Mickey D's for some DC and breakfast. While she was gone I decided that I should at least call the doc and let them know what was going on. While speaking to the nurse I explained that I was 36 week pregnant with twins having regular contractions. She asked if they were taking my breath away and I said yes, but they weren't super horrible. She then asked how long it would take me to get to the office. 10 min. She then said that I should just come on in and get checked. I hadn't packed a hospital bag yet, so between contractions I threw a few things in a bag and waited for mom to get home. Mom was still skeptical about going in to see the doc (because my contractions just weren't bad enough yet...). She was sure I was just going to get sent home, so she thought it was funny I packed my bag.
At the doc, I checked in and had a seat in the waiting area and waited! All the time having contractions every 3 min and breathing funny. Yeah, everybody was staring at me. I even happened to see another preggo friend of mine in the waiting area. Finally, they called me back to see Dr. Al. Did the usual weight check and pee in a cup. They checked my blood pressure and it was a bit elevated from its normal super low state. The doc checked my cervix and announced that I was 5 cm and should take my self next door to the hospital and get checked in! Mom was shocked!!!
It's time!
The nurse walked us over to the labor and delivery desk at the hospital and helped me get checked in. Mom called Matt to leave work and get over to the hospital. I striped down and put on all the hospital garb and then they started prepping me for delivery. I had to have the IV for at least an hour before they would give me an epidural. I just wanted to make sure that I would get one, 'cause I wasn't delivery 2 babies without one. I also had to be given an antibiotic drip because I had tested positive on my strep test (which I didn't know about until this point, I had just had the test on Monday).
Matt got to the hospital right before they gave me the epidural. I was relieved to have Matt there and the epidural in place. I was also relieved that the boys waited until grandma was in town before deciding to come out! At this point the doc came in (Dr. Miller) to do one final ultrasound to make sure baby 'b' was in the head down position (they could obviously tell that baby 'a' was in the correct position). 'b' was cooperating and still head down. Things seemed to be progressing fairly quickly, and the doc thought I'd for sure be delivered by 5:30 or so. At 5:30 they weren't here yet, so the doc decided to break my water. At 6:30 I was fully dilated and ready to start pushing. They don't let twin moms deliver in the regular delivery room just in case they needed to do a last minute c-section. So, I was moved into the operating room and ready to push. Because we were in the OR, had 2 sets of nurses, 2 docs and experiencing a shift change there were at least 15 people in the room besides myself, Matt and my mom. Crazy!Pushing was a LOT harder and longer than I had imagined! I'm pretty sure they had turned off my epidural, 'cause I could feel everything! The whole time I was pushing for baby 'a' I was just thinking 'there is NO WAY I can do this again! I can't push like this a second time, right after this!'. I pushed for about an hour to get 'a' out. He also gave me the inconvenience of coming out posterior with the fattest part of his head first! Finally, 'a' was out but there was only a moment of relief. The doc was concerned about 'b' as his umbilical cord wanted to come out before he did. They let me push once to see if he'd come out. And he sure did! Matt and mom were just surprised that the doc caught him, because they really weren't expecting him to come out. Then I was truly relieved! I did it!!! I was done! No more pushing! I was a mommy! (of 2!!).
I got to hold them briefly because they needed to be wisked off to be checked by the neonatologist. Then I was taken back to the labor room to recover. It was another hour before I got to see them again.
baby 'a'. look at his poor little head.
baby 'b'
holding 'a' for the first time (I look a little worn out...)
holding 'b' for the first time.Perfect and healthy! What more could a mother ask for?
Jonas Robert (aka baby 'a', aka 'party baby')
both together :)
Elliott Thomas (aka baby 'b', aka 'quiet baby')Our hospital stay was the usual 48 hours after delivery. We had several visitors (Mom, Gigi & Papa, Kristin, Kim & Bruce, Clair, and The Bishop and his wife). It was fun to see all the 'love' for the boys.
Proud daddy!
exhausted mommy...Home
It was then time to say good-bye to the helpful nurses and start parenthood at home. I was just thankful mom was here before the boys came so we still had the help of fabulous nurse grandma at home :)
It was then time to say good-bye to the helpful nurses and start parenthood at home. I was just thankful mom was here before the boys came so we still had the help of fabulous nurse grandma at home :)
their first outfit
all packed up
on our way home :)
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