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Threat Level Midnight

(Title in honor of the end of The Office the week of the babies’ birth and the fact that I had the babies around midnight- lol)

So, it’s taken me awhile to get to the first post since the babies were born.  Things have been a little hectic, as you can probably imagine. This post is just a bit of an update about how things have gone, during the delivery and since.

I went into the hospital to be induced at 12:45AM on May 14th.  I spent the following 23 hours laying in a bed, numb, hungry, tired but too excited to sleep, and listening to women screaming and crying throughout the delivery ward.  I was finally fully dilated and ready to labor at 11:20PM.  They took Tony and me to the operating room.  Tony was a nervous wreck! Because my belly was so hard and I was so numb, no one could tell when I was having contractions. So, I just pushed at random times when I felt like it. It only took about 20 minutes to deliver Georgia.  She was born at 11:52PM on May 14th.  When Tony and I saw her, we cried… no, we bawled! He went to take photos of her and watch the nurse clean her up.  I took a few minutes to recover, then started on round two.  Olive’s delivery took a little longer because I was just so exhausted.  I started falling asleep between pushes and was given oxygen to keep me awake. Then Olive was born at 12:52AM on May 15th.  I was able to hold her and kiss her before they took her to clean her up. After that, all I could think about was eating then sleeping. My mom, sister Crystal, and nephews Dylan and Kody got to see the girls in the recovery room while I sent Tony to get Spinelli’s pizza.  I was finally in my post partum room, belly full of pizza, and babies asleep in the nursery by 4AM.

I didn’t realize how very blessed my experience was until afterward.  My pregnancy was smooth and healthy, which doesn’t always happen for women having multiples. I carried the babies for 36 weeks (could have gone longer probably), which rarely happens with multiples.  I had a smooth and painless vaginal birth, which is very rare for twins nowadays. My babies were over 5 pounds and needed NO time in the NICU, which is extremely rare for twins. We definitely had God’s favor and we are incredibly blessed! The fact that the girls have different birthdays is just a bonus to make them extra special.

My New Life
Taking care of twins has actually been easier than I expected (knock on wood).  A big reason for that is because I have had an awesome support system and have been given so much help, which I NEVER turn down! The babies are great sleepers and eaters.  They are wonderful at self-soothing. That was my #1 lesson for them when we came home! I’ll write more about that next time. The currently eat about every 3.5 hours during the day and every 4-6 hours at night.

Tony and Georgia
I don't know why his shirt is open, but he refused to button it for the photo.

Olive and Me

At five weeks postpartum, I’m finally feeling like I’m healed and starting to get some of my pre-pregnancy energy back.  I gained 55 lbs during my pregnancy.  That seemed like so much, but I guess it’s pretty normal.  I was down 20 lbs by the time I came home from the hospital.  After a week, I lost another 12 lbs of water and IV fluids.  I know it’s going to take some time to lose the last 23 lbs. My body is still very weak from being sedentary for so long while on bed rest. I am going to try to post an update on how my little “body recovery” process is going (I don’t want to call it weight loss because it’s a lot more than that.). So, here is my first post partum photo. I’m not doing this to brag about how well I’m doing (that is funny to even type!), but to keep myself accountable and stop me from giving up on myself. I can admit that I am very bad about that.

35 weeks pregnant

One month after twins

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