the wait is over!

Can you believe I haven't had time to update our blog?! :) I started this entry a few days ago, let's see if I actually finish it now...

Well, after months of waiting to hold our boys in our arms, the time finally came! We

checked into the hospital on Friday, November 27th, to be induced. The doctor had decided the babies were big enough and

it was time for them to be born.

I was started on Pitocin first thing, which meant I had to be on monitors constantly - one for each baby, and one for contractions. Ugh, what a pain. Our very active boys kept moving around and they had trouble keeping them on the monitors. Plus, I was very uncomfortable in bed, but anytime I tried to shift positions they'd lose one of the babies on the monitor. So, most of the day was spent with a nurse fiddling with the monitors - very annoying and frustrating. And, of course, labor wasn't progressing.

Friday night the doctor gave us three options: 1. stay on Pitocin and hope things kicked in 2. go home and come back in a couple days (no way!!!) 3. try a different drug overnight and go back on Pitocin the next day. The doctor was leaning towards #3 and that sounded good to us. What was nice about this other medication was that I only had to take it every 4 hours, and only had to be on the monitors for 1/2 before taking it and an hour after - so I actually had some 'free' time!

Saturday late morning the contractions finally got stronger and more regular. They put me back on Pitocin to make sure things kept progressing. Mid-afternoon I got an epidural. The contractions stayed strong and regular, but things just didn't move along. It was a long night - I had to push the button every 15 minutes to keep my epidural up - they kept reminding me I needed to be good and numb at delivery time because of Baby B being breech.

Sunday morning, after two days in the hospital it was finally time to bring these boys into the world. It was around a shift change for the nurses, and the doctor wanted to make sure it happened with them all there because he knew Baby B would be a little stunned by the breech delivery. So, he sped things up by delivering Baby A with forceps - he cried right away and it was just amazing to see him. Then the doctor grabbed Baby B and we got him out - it was a good thing the doctor warned me he would be stunned from the delivery because he was limp and not breathing. But, they got him going right away and he was just fine!

After seeing both babies we decided to name Baby A, Caleb Donald, and Baby B, Logan Harold. For those of you who don't know us as well, the middle names are after their grandfathers. Kinda handy to have two boys at once so we didn't have to choose one! :) Caleb weighed in at 6lbs 7oz, and Logan was 7lbs 3oz. I'm really not sure how they both fit in my belly!

Sunday afternoon we had a bit of a scare with Logan. Being the second born and breech, he ended up with a bunch of fluids that he needed to get rid of. He started choking at one point and was not getting any air - he turned purple fast! Mike yelled for the nurses and they were in the room and working on him immediately (we love the nurses, they were wonderful through our whole stay!). They had him breathing again in no time.

We came home on Tuesday, December 1. The first couple nights weren't so hot, but then the boys started to figure out daytime and nighttime. We have to get up a few times to feed, but for the most part they are sleeping well - what a blessing! Mike went back to work this past Tuesday, it has been so hard for him! He just wants to stay home and be with his boys - and I would certainly love it if he could. :) My sister has been here this week helping during the day and it's been great. It's wonderful to have an extra pair of hands, plus she's been cooking, cleaning, and even decorated our Christmas tree.

Last Friday we took Caleb and Logan to their first doctor's appointment. They had normal weight loss - Caleb was down to 5lbs 13oz, and Logan was down to 6lbs 7oz. The doctor thought they looked a little jaundiced, so we had to take them in for bloodwork. What a pain! Their levels were up from what they were in the hospital, but not high enough to need the special blanket. We had to take them in again on Saturday for more bloodwork (again, what a pain!), and their levels were decreasing so that's a good sign.

They stayed quietly sleeping so I could finish this entry - yay! :)