Handsome Holden

December 2009

Beautiful Collin
December 2009

Collin & Holden's first snow day! They were watching their snowman being built!

My miracles are here...before you were an hour old...I would give my life for you!

Only a mother who has looked into the eyes of her child for the first time can understand the fullness of my heart when I saw Collin and Holden for the first time. They are 16 days old today and I still am spending my days and a good part of my nights looking at them in complete amazement. I am so full of love and contentment. How could I ask for more?
Both boys are perfect! They are loving and both have a gentle spirit. They have been adorn by so many visitors. I believe that so many people look at them and see many answered prayers. Thank you to everyone that prayed for these little miracles to come into this world healthy and happy. I am so blessed!

Miracles Coming Very Soon...July 23rd at noon!

"Before you were conceived I wanted you
Before you were born I loved you
Before you were an hour old I would give my life for you
This is the miracle of life"Maureen Hawkins

I have held on to this quote for years now, dreaming of the day when I would actually be holding my little one at only an hour old. I am truly standing amazed that this moment is about to happen and that I am going to be a mom to two very special little boys.

My last appointment with my OB/GYN prior to my c-section was last Thursday. When I was about to leave, she told me that Dr. Crochet, her office partner that delivered my triplets, asked to assist during the c-section. She said we all needed to experience these little ones coming into the world together. Everyone has worked hard to make sure that I have healthy babies and now are ready to celebrate such an accomplishment. The office staff and nurses all told me that they would come over to Baylor Hospital to meet the boys!

Tomorrow, July 22nd, I am going to go to my Fetal Care Specialist Office for the last time as a patient. Dr. Magee asked me to be a part of a photo shoot celebrating his practice being awarded a VERY significant amount of money to further expand services for high risk pregnancies. I think he chose me because I am probably the MOST pregnant woman he could think of. The photographer is going to take picture of Dr. Magee looking at the boys on the sonogram with Karry looking on! The pictures will be published to help to announce the donation of money for the practice. He told me last Thursday that his office would have an "emergency" at the hospital on Thurs so they could come and meet my sweet little guys!

I think that I am nesting! I have washed everything I have owned, packed for me and the boys and keep thinking over and over about things left to do! There is only one day that we have left in our home without the boys!

I guess it is normal, but I feel so many things right now. I am anxious about the birth, still praying that they are perfect in every way. I want to leave the hospital with both boys healthy and thriving. I pray every day that I will have wisdom even at the very beginning of establishing a happy life for them focusing of growing them up as men of faith. I am overwhelmed with gratitude for the people who want to be such a big part of the boys' lives!

Thank you to the many people that have prayed for these little boys. I know that this outcome is a product of those prayers and faith.

The next post should come with pictures of the cutest little boys ! Between my mother, family and friends it sounds as though there will be a hand full of cameras represented.

I will be dreaming of Thursday and looking forward to the magical moments!

A Special Prayer...

I have been on bed rest since May 7th. For an active and on the go person, there are times when the days get very long and it seems that time is standing still. To get me through each day, I think about what it will feel like to hear them cry for the first time, imagine what their sweet faces will look like, try to organize (in my mind and with tons of help from Karry) our home to prepare for them and relish the thought of walking in our front door with them! I have had so much encouragement from so many people! I am overly blessed and try to stay focused on that as I am going through this journey!
I go back to the doctor on July 2nd and think that I will know more about the expected delivery date. If they deliver at 35 weeks and 4 days, they will be able to eat on their own! I have 14 days until that time! I think at this point that I will be scheduled for a c-section no later than 36 weeks. If they stay on track with their growth, they should both be around 6lbs each! When I think of carrying even more baby in the Texas heat...well...let's just say that clothes are not appealing to me!!!
I can't believe that I am so close to meeting these little guys and am humbled daily with the gifts that are about to be given to me!
Thank you Charlotte for the special prayer for my little family!

Addition to the nursery....and already 4 1/2 lbs!

The boys will be staying in a daycare about 30 feet from my office next year! We are opening the daycare for employee's children. The teacher lead for the daycare, Elsa Tarango, painted the tricycle and airplane on the nursery wall. I am so impressed with how cute they both look! The nursery is ready for two boys that today weighed in at 4 1/2lbs each. If you add that up and add a couple of pounds for the amniotic fluid for both babies...you can visualize my belly! If you have ever been pregnant, you also must know how my back feels! I have arms, legs and several other body parts making it very hard to get comfortable!

I am continuing to be monitored 2 times daily for contractions. I have had as many as 10 in an hour and as few as 1 in an hour. I had a doctor's appointment today and they adjusted my medicine. Hopefully this medicine works or the next step is to have a pump that administers medicine continuously. They will insert a cathedar in my stomache and I will have to wear the pump that contains the medicine. The same company that monitors the contractions will also monitor and adjust the medication in the pump. Hopefully I will not get to that option!

If these little miracle boys stay put, I will more than likely have a scheduled c-section in 3 weeks. Collin, baby A, is breech. His little bum is sitting at the top of my cervix. Holden, Baby B, is spread out high in my abdomen!

Just thinking about seeing their sweet faces for the first time floods my heart with joy!