Well it has been a month now since the girls were born! If you know what it is like to have a newborn at home, multiply that by two, and you will understand why I have not posted anything yet. We have taken plenty of pics, so has Grandpa and G-pa, but just haven't had time to do anything with them yet. Before the next feeding starts I will fill you in a bit.
For a quick update on the first month of our girls life, let me start of by praising God for these sweet angels and for blessing us more than we could ever imagine. We feel so honored to be the parents of two beautiful girls. We can see how God has truly been in control from day one of their lives in the womb. And even before he created them! It is amazing to see how perfectly they were created. It is a wonder to think that people don't believe in God after having a child of their own. Life, is a precious, miraculous gift. The girls were born 30 minutes shy of 36 weeks into my pregnancy. I had a C-section because Samantha decided she wanted to hang out sideways inside of me. We arrived at the hospital at about 9:30pm on Sunday, September 14th and the girls arrived at 11:33 and 11:35 that night. Everything happened so quickly. Elizabeth was first, coming in at 19 inches and 5.8lbs and Samantha came 2 minutes later at 19 inches and 4.13lbs. They did not have to go to NICU, which was a huge blessing. They were given a clean bill of health. We have been working hard to help them gain weight. At their one month check up Elizabeth was up to 7.15 and Samantha was 6.11! They are wonderful babies who are always happy unless they are hungry, which is an easy fix. Right now they sleep most of the time, we can't wait until they sleep most of the night! We thank the Lord for our wonderful families, we couldn't make it without them. Grandma and Grammy are here throughout the week to help Erin during the day and G-pa helps with some midnight feedings. We are so glad to live only 2 miles away! So far the only places the girls have been is the doctor and to get their pictures taken. The Dr. doesn't want them to be out in public or around young children until they are at least 6 weeks old. After that we hope their weights will be up and they will be stronger against germs and infections. We don't want to go back to the hospital!
I have to wrap this up for now, Elizabeth is hungry! I will try to update more later. Overall we couldn't be happier, more rested, yes, but the sacrifice is well worth it!! We love our girls more than anything and can't wait for them to meet you all.
Thanks to everyone for your love and support, prayers, phone calls, cards, and FOOD!
I will include a few pics today, more to come when I get some more time!
