Happy 2nd Birthday!

I can't believe my twiners are 2!! On May 23rd Brinley & Brigham turned 2. They are such little toddlers...babies no more. :( I am hoping and praying that one day soon their trouble making days will subside, but I think that is wishful thinking! Brinley still loves to Mommy every one and her new favorite is to tilt her head to one side with her disappointed face, no idea where she got that ;) and say, no, no, Brigham, huff, and walk away while shaking her head. Geez!! She is only 2, I can't believe she acts like that already. Brigham is such a boy and reminds me so much of Austin. He loves everything boy and he is so sweet. Last year I did a list of things I loved about each of the kids on their B-day, this year I decided to (for journal purposes) remember afew things about their birth. So feel free to skip all the boring details!

First a funny story. All the time that my parents lived in Arkansas I would tease my mom
that she had to hurry and move here so i could have my twins. I got pregnant with the twins within a few months of them moving here!! Crazy huh!!
When I was finally aloud to go into labor (after 3 weeks on bed rest) it was still a long process. I got to the hospital maybe around 6 pm and AFTER calling all my family and having a room full of people waiting to meet the twins, my Dr. decided not to come and break my water till morning. So I got my epidural, everyone went home and I tried to get a little bit of sleep. (Like that was really supposed to happen when you are at the end of a long wait for 2 babies!!) I think I slept for about 2 hours. The Dr. came in around 5 am and broke my water, so I re-called everyone and told them that it would be really soon. Thank goodness my Mom & Dad were only about 10 min. away b/c everything else happened so fast! The next thing I knew I was being taken to the operating room (no hospital delivers twins, any more, in any room but the OR in case of emergencies). Devin was left in my room to get his scrubs on and wait for my mom. They get me in the OR and start getting me ready and I will never forget the flood of emotions that followed. It was quiet and cold and kind of scary in there. I was all by myself wanting Devin to come and hold my hand. The pregnancy had been such a long journey that I kind of didn't do much thinking about actually taking home two babies. The realization of how much our lives were going to change hit me like a ton of bricks. I was so glad when my mom & Devin finally got into the room. Brinley Kristina was born at 7 (I think, I am going to have to look that up!) with hardly any effort and no pain. I mean seriously, she was 6lbs. 15oz and I was used to 8 and 9 lb babies! Then Brigham decided that he loved having all that space to himself and did this cool flipping trick so he was no longer head down. Yipee! So the Dr. had to reach inside and grab his feet and pull him out. That might sound like no big deal, but it was the weirdest experience of my life, one of which I will spare you the details of. :) Brigham Devin was born 9 min. later weighing 6lbs 10oz. He was such a cute tiny little man with the most beautiful head, b/c he was never in the birth canal! Unfortunately I didn't even get to hold him b/c he was having difficulty breathing. I think they held him up for me to look at as they were taking him out the door. So we snuggled and took pictures with Brinley, happy that my two babies were finally here, safe and sound, AND that I was able to have the delivery that I wanted. Throughout the whole pregnancy I was so grateful for how well everything went and that the babies were so healthy. Brigham was in the NICU for about a day and a half. His lung had actually collapsed and re-inflated, but had no ill or lasting effects from it. It was a bit scary to take home two little tiny babies, but it was such a joy to sit at home and have everyone take turns holding a baby. It worked out great that two people could love on a baby at one time!! I am SO incredibly grateful for the experience of having twins. I STILL look at them and think "I am so blessed that I got two at once!" I hope to have the chance to do it again some day. Yes folks, you heard me right...I would love to have twins again!...it is so worth it! Happy Birthday my sweet babies!