Happy Halloween!!!!!!!!!!
Finley and Zane thoroughly enjoyed their first Halloween…can’t you tell?!?
Blakeley came over in her butterfly costume and she was just too cute!!
We were even able to get a cousin picture this time!
Grammy is here to celebrate also!
Actually they will be 5 weeks Thursday, but we had their 1 month appt today. Overall, they got a great report. He now outweighs her at 8lbs 7 oz and she weighs 7lbs 14 oz…both gaining nicely!!
Lately they are much more alert during the day and we are having fun talking to them and watching them grow…tracking objects, lifting their heads while on their tummy, and cooing just a bit!! They do tend to get very fussy late evening making for a very long night! As they were crying (or screaming, rather) during the appt for all their measurements and such, the pediatrician called them VERY COLICKY. Uh oh…that is what I was afraid of. Not much you can do ‘bout that! If any of you have any suggestions, PLEASE share! The doc said that it tends to peak at 3 months and could last until 5 months…WHAT!?!?! If you have had experience with Colic, how long did it last? One good thing…the doc said that babies who have colic tend to be very bright and be great leaders! Then we have 2 GENIUSES on our hands!
Here is a pic from Finley’s bath last night! Zane was not as happy afterwards, so I did not capture a pic of him!
Little buddy asleep on Grammy!
Our first family walk…
Vader getting a little too comfortable!
We are trying to increase the number of times we have tummy time, but they are still pretty sleepy during the day. If we weren’t wanting them to sleep at night, there would be plenty of time for them do do it during the wee hours of the night since they are awake!
Zane during tummy time! I just love the end of this video…how his head just bobbles down!
Finley works on her tummy time too!
Don’t mind the dates on the video…I guess I need to change that on the Flip…now how do you do that?
We cheered on the Longhorns to a 16-13 victory over OU!!! Finley and Zane got in the spirit and sported burnt orange for the game, too!!
We had our 2 week appt and they look great! I was a little surprised when the doc told me that we could start tummy time! So we are having tummy time a couple times a day for about 5 minutes! Blakeley was over and she showed them how to do it!
Zane was the superstar this time…just look at his head lift! Finley just wasn’t having any part of it!
My sleeping beauty!
My precious prince!
I just love watching them sleep! I just wish they’d do more of it at night!!!!!!!!!!!
So I want to start out by saying that even though my recovery has not been a breeze so far, I would endure all of these symptoms and more for the precious angels I have been blessed with. I love them so much, but it was so tough to take care of them the first few days because mommy was in so much pain. I felt like I was not able to take care of them the way I had always envisioned.
Okay so here it goes…there may be TMI posted below so beware!
Each day I am getting better and better…as of right now I am only taking ibuprofen a couple times a day, so I’d say that is pretty good!
We had their first family dinner, pediatrician appointment and their first sponge bath, and meeting their cousin Blakeley for the first time! What a week!.
First Family Dinner!
First Pediatrician appt!
First Sponge bath…boy were they not happy!
First attempt at a cousin pic…we are going to have to work on this!
As glad as I was to be headed home, I was not feeling very well (as you can see in the pics!). The babies did great during their first car ride!
All strapped in!
Cheking out!
Loaded in the car!
Home at last!
Meeting big brother and big sister!
Finley and Zane had so many visitors while in the hospital!
Grammy and GiGi
Gran P and GiGi
Papa Tank
Grammy
Uncle Joe and Aunt Angela all the way from Phoenix!
Aunt Jan and Uncle Ryan
I think my mom has one of Aunt Sarah!! So sorry, Sarah, but i am sure we’ll make up for it I am sure!
We arrived at the hospital on Thursday, September 24 to welcome Finley and Zane into the world. We had a wonderful nurse, Sarah who got me all hooked up and settled in….she was great and explained everything in detail.
I was still at 4 cm, but fully effaced that morning. We got the pitocin hooked up along with fluids and monitors. The doc came in and broke my water and I started to progress nicely! It was neat to be able to watch the contractions and heartbeats of the babies. It took me a while to actually feel the contractions (I am so not complaining!). But once I did, it was shortly after that I requested drugs!
The anesthesiologist came in a did the epidural. It wasn’t easy for her to do since I had so much swelling and edema . She also informed me that my spine was curved making it difficult to place and that she was not sure if it was a spinal that she had given or an epidural because she was blindly placing it. At the end of the day, it was an epidural and placed correctly.
I could feel the pressure of the contractions and that is when I called the nurse and she came to check and I was 9.5 cm. Off to the OR!!! We got settled into the OR and started pushing around 4:00…it was just Gary,, the nurse, and me for a while pushing, and pushing, and pushing. 5:00 shift change was quickly approaching and I started progressing slowly. My nurse called her hubby to try to stay longer, but wasn’t able to. Unfortunately that is where things started to change. I stopped being able to feel the contractions and therefore was not pushing properly. I continued to push a while longer until no progress was being made. It was then that we had to make a decision. My doc came in and told us our options, and that is when we decided that c-section would be the safest route.
As soon as we made that decision, the room filled with docs, nurses, anesthesiologists and pediatricians. It was amazing how fast they had me ready. Within 10 minutes, the babies had arrived. Needless to say I was exhausted, emotional, and immediately in love with the 2 most precious miracles.
Zane
Finley 
First family photo! 
My sweetest babies! 
My recovery is a whole other story! I am on the mend, but it sure started out rough.
